Is oyster stew still traditional at Christmas?

[Rose65]

I have heard of this dish being a traditional part of Christmas for many families in America.
Has anyone here eaten it and what is it like?
I am not one for seafood and I do not think I could eat it.

 

[-Oy-]

Oysters

I wonder who was the first person to say "Hey this snot looks tasty lets just swallow it without chewing!"

 

[Happyflowerlady]

I love oyster stew, but had no idea it was eaten as part of Christmas meals ! When I was little, my mom made oyster stew sometimes, and my dad did not like oysters, so my mom and I had the oysters and my dad had the broth part.
I also really like pan fried oysters, but seldom have those either, because they are so expensive to buy here. I have been eating some smoked oysters that my daughter gave me.
Oysters are one of the very best foods for a copper supplement, and I try to have some once or twice a week, just to be sure that I am getting enough copper in my diet.
I put the olive oil over the cats’ food, and they love that part, too !

 

[jujube]

It's a New Years Eve tradition in my family, just like pork, greens and black-eyed peas is a New Years Day one.

 

[chic]

I love oyster stew, but had no idea it was eaten as part of Christmas meals ! When I was little, my mom made oyster stew sometimes, and my dad did not like oysters, so my mom and I had the oysters and my dad had the broth part.
I also really like pan fried oysters, but seldom have those either, because they are so expensive to buy here. I have been eating some smoked oysters that my daughter gave me.
Oysters are one of the very best foods for a copper supplement, and I try to have some once or twice a week, just to be sure that I am getting enough copper in my diet.
I put the olive oil over the cats’ food, and they love that part, too !

I agree. Love oyster stew but never knew of any connection to Xmas. Not in my family anyway.

 

[Eupher]

I have heard of this dish being a traditional part of Christmas for many families in America.
Has anyone here eaten it and what is it like?
I am not one for seafood and I do not think I could eat it.

I'm squarely in the "I'm not eating bugs (lobsters, crayfish, crabs, anything that has pincers or crawls), swims in the ocean (unless I can select it out of the tank (sorry, Charley) and it's served breaded with lots of tartar sauce or malt vinegar), or can't be held longer than 20 minutes without going rotten camp."

And if you think I'm bad, you oughta check out my sister. She personifies the word "fussy eater."

IOW, you have to hold a gun to my head to get me to eat ANY kind of seafood. Uh...unless I'm in London and there's a particularly well-rated fish & chips shop. That's the last time I ate fish, btw -- 2016 in London. I can deal with cod, orange roughy, but that's about it. Don't even talk to me about pufferfish, eel, or anything remotely nasty like that.

If I can smell it before I cook it, I don't eat it.

Oysters? Yeah, from what I've seen it's like having sinus trouble without the sneezing and hacking. I dealt with snot enough when I was raising kids.

 

[Brookswood]

This is a joke. Right?

Oysters in any form were never a part of my family’s tradition.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Seafood or meatless meals are still a Christmas Eve tradition, with religious roots, in many American homes but I’m not sure about oyster stew specifically.

My mother used to make it for my father but I always preferred New England style clam chowder.

 

[Rose65]

Oysters

I wonder who was the first person to say "Hey this snot looks tasty lets just swallow it without chewing!"

Yuk!

 

[Bella]

Oyster stew for Christmas isn't traditional where I come from. On Christmas Eve, Italian families celebrate by serving the The Feast of the Seven Fishes. I have fond memories of enjoying this traditional dinner every year at my grandma's house before going to midnight mass. I don't make a seven-course fish supper like my grandmother did, but I do follow tradition and always have fish for Christmas Eve.

That said, I love oysters! All oyster haters, please pass them my way. I'll gladly eat your share. So there.

 

[CallMeKate]

Same here with what @Bella said... love oysters in any form. As for oyster stew being a Christmas tradition... I have a cousin who has always mentioned them making it on Christmas, but other than that, I haven't heard of it being a tradition.

 

[horseless carriage]

Oysters

I wonder who was the first person to say "Hey this snot looks tasty lets just swallow it without chewing!"

Oysters contain an amino acid called D-aspartic acid, which, research suggests, support testosterone production. A review of 23 animal studies and four human studies showed that D-aspartic acid enhanced testosterone levels in males.

Forget the little blue pills, sea-snot is the way to get a hard-on!

 

[chic]

Oyster stew for Christmas isn't traditional where I come from. On Christmas Eve, Italian families celebrate by serving the The Feast of the Seven Fishes. I have fond memories of enjoying this traditional dinner every year at my grandma's house before going to midnight mass. I don't make a seven-course fish supper like my grandmother did, but I do follow tradition and always have fish for Christmas Eve.

I do remember Xmas eve as the night of the seven fishes but never was served oyster stew.

 

[Cornhusker]

We usually have oyster stew on Christmas Eve alongside chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes.