Friday, January 18, 2008

Oyster Chowder



Riding my bike back to my apartment tonight, I made up my mind to have a hearty soup for dinner. The temperature dropped more than I had expected, and I was almost frozen to death on my way back.

At the supermarket I dropped by, I spent more time than I wanted to, because I couldn't decide what soup to make. Once I filled my shopping basket with ingredients for chanko-nabe. But when I saw oysters on the shelf, my inner voice said, "Oyster chowder! Juicy, plump oysters in hot milky chowder with black peppers sprinkled on top!!" AH! How could I resist?



So when I finally had this nice, warm oyster chowder at my kotatsu, it was already past 10 pm. Now I'm warm and satisfied, and sleepy...


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Anonymous said...

That soup sounds really delicious. Lately I've been craving clam chowder but I like oysters even more than clams so this would be perfect!

Anonymous said...

Nice to hear you bike ride to get around, a very healthy way to communte. I miss being on my bike. Can't get into drop bar position well enough, (car accident). I should just change my handlebars out.
Well, your oyster chowder makes my mouth water. Everything look good, even your "Bloopers".
Really enjoy your blog.

Anonymous said...

Yummy..!!

Anonymous said...

Miss em small oysters in Japan! They were so good! The chowder looks so yummy!

obachan said...

Shannon
Hi. Thanks for the invitation.

Lori
I love clam chowder, too. But good, big clams are hard to find here. :(

Anonymous commenter
I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying my blog. Keep coming back! ;)
Yeah, bicycling is a healthy way to commute, but very unpleasant on rainy days... especially in winter.

Crunchasarus Rex
Thank you!!

Cocogirl
Good thing is that this year we don't have a severe outbreak of norovirus here like we did in the 2006-2007 winter season. I was really scared to eat oysters last winter.