Good to be a local

[L Austin France]

Mme LAF was mutt walking in our sister town & noticed the market fishmonger had mussels for sale.
She ordered 1.5 kg & was going to pay using her phone app. when the guy reminded her he only accepted cash which was a problem as, not anticipating cash shopping, she only had the phone with her.
"No worries" said the guy " I know you're a local so pay me the next time you're here"
Just eat the moules & they were excellent.

[Hotrodder]

Wonderful fish man. Trust hasn't quite gone out of fashion here like it has elsewhere.
Sadly, I'm now allergic to moules but used to enjoy them.

[curtis]

What happens if you eat the moules? Anything exciting?

[L Austin France]

What happens if you eat the moules? Anything exciting?

Like what?

[Polly]

What happens if you eat the moules? Anything exciting?

Like what?

Don’t want too graphic a description in case others of us turn green!

[Hotrodder]

Projectile V******g.
I am only allergic to that and goat's cheese as far as I know.
I could probably have a similar reaction if I came too close to a Conservative but I am careful to avoid them.

[rabbit]

I can eat all shellfish except palourdes. I was ill once after eating some and since then I developed an allergy. I love them but can’t eat without vomiting. My wife put some in a fish stew without me knowing to test if it was psychosomatic. 30 mins later she knew the answer. If you have such an allergy take care it can be dangerous. I never eat mixed shellfish dishes where I don’t know the contents

[Blaze]

I don't eat any shellfish except Coquilles St Jacques, and I will happily eat prawns and langoustines - cooked of course.
A question of taste, and I'm not prepared to take the risk. The thought of swallowing a slimy raw oyster doesn't grab me ...

OH reacted badly to an oyster once and he wasn't sick straight away. It started to hit him 3 or 4 days later and he was affected for about 6 months before specific medication sorted it out. It was very nasty. However, it didn't put him off but he's more careful these days.

[rabbit]

Blaze, oysters aren’t slimey They are delicious and the ones from Cancale, on your doorstep are particularly good. Despite my palourde allergy I eat lots of oysters. I have eaten thousands over the years and never had a bad one. The Brittany oysters have good clean water and are well monitored and regulated.

[Blaze]

Rabbit Slimy or not, oysters aren't for me !!
We know a lot of people in the shellfish business here - as you say the Cancale oysters are renowned as are the moules de bouchot from the Baie de Mont Saint Michel. We buy our fish from a fisherman 100m from here so we're pretty spoilt really.