Smoked oysters from China
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340125)
Rockingham, Australia
December 28, 2021 7:37pm CST
MyLotter Snowy (@snowy22315) was saying that, when doing her Christmas shopping, she looked for items made in the USA, her own country. We always look for Australian produce when we are shopping.
Unfortunately, Australia seems to have gradually given up manufacturing and has become an importer of most goods.
We grow a lot of our own produce but much of the tinned or frozen items, and even a lot of the fresh stuff, comes from countries other than Australia. There is only one Australian company selling Australian frozen vegetables. We particularly steer away from Chinese processed fruit and vegetables.
I wanted a tin of smoked oysters for New Year. These were de rigeur when I was attending parties in my younger days and every now and then I buy a tin for old times’ sake.
There were three different brands at three different prices. I looked at the cheapest. ‘Made in China’ so I put it back. I felt sure one of the other brands would have been produced elsewhere but no, they were all made in China.
Sorry for the quality of the photo. It looked okay in the lens but I don’t have time to redo it.
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23 responses
@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 21
I'm sure they're not everyone's cup of tea but I like them. They are certainly not @DaddyEvil's cup of tea. 
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Dec 21
Ah the oysters can be all yours. I know, sometimes it's hard to find US goods here. Lots of made in China
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
29 Dec 21
I can't believe anyone eats them. GROSS!
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
29 Dec 21
@FayeHazel I used to LOVE scallops and shark meat but can't have them anymore. I'm deathly allergic to all seafood. 
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil Yeah not my thing, either. Finally, an expensive thing (along with lobster, scallops and the like) that I don't like :-D
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@snowy22315 (180800)
• United States
29 Dec 21
THanks for the mention JudyEv, and bummer on the oysters. They are something we could probably get American made without too much trouble, not that I eat oysters!
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@snowy22315 (180800)
• United States
29 Dec 21
@JudyEv My brother in law loves things like that, and really loved sardines. He doesn't eat them very often now though as they are what triggered his gout.
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@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 21
@snowy22315 I didn't know they were bad for gout. You never hear of women getting gout. I must look it up one day.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
30 Dec 21
And your husband still kisses you after you put those in your mouth? 
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@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 22
@DaddyEvil He usually waits for a while. 
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Dec 21
My father and I would both rather have smoked oysters, than hot apple pie! How do you fix them, Judy?
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Dec 21
@JudyEv Mom use to cook oysters(not smoked) in the water they come in, for a short while. Then, she'd add milk, onions and butter to make oyster stew. Dad and I ate them raw, with a tad bit of vinegar/salt&pepper.
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@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 21
@kobesbuddy Someone said oyster stew was a traditional New Year's Eve dish. I've never heard that.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
30 Dec 21
@JudyEv Mom's family was from Prussia. They had German traditions and possibly, clam chowder on New Year Eve was one of them. Mom did this every Jan1st:) Dad and I ate raw oysters, nobody else would try them:)
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
29 Dec 21
It is a global economy - but I do understand the sentimament. buy local was the mantra for many years.
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@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 22
@DocAndersen A balance would be good but we make very little in the way of manufactured goods so we're always at the mercy of other countries.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
30 Dec 21
@JudyEv i would argue in fairness there has to be a balance. where one country focuses on building X, and the other countries don't build X.
Then each country has something they build. it reduces the risk of price gouging and things like that. I can't put a tariff on good y, because we sell good x we make to that country that makes good y!
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@BarBaraPrz (47331)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Dec 21
Yes, too many things are not made in our own countries, be it Canada or Australia or even the US. I'll have to check out the tinned oysters when I go shopping later today.
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@BarBaraPrz (47331)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Dec 21
@JudyEv The ones I checked today were also from China. I did not buy any.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
29 Dec 21
Oh, Judy... *shake my head* that's just... uhm... *sigh*... Some of my friends tried to get me to eat oysters when I was younger and wasn't allergic to seafood... I couldn't even get them close to my mouth.
It doesn't matter what country produces them...
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@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil I'm quite good at teasing too.
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@LindaOHio (178780)
• United States
29 Dec 21
Not my cup of tea; but I'm sorry that you couldn't find any not made in China.
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@JudyEv (340125)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 22
@LindaOHio I really love scallops. Vince makes a nice seafood chowder now.
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@LindaOHio (178780)
• United States
30 Dec 21
@JudyEv I prefer crab, scallops, lobster and clam strips.
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@Caurfebri (267)
• Indonesia
30 Dec 21
Smoked oysters, looks delicious, but I've never tried it, so curious about the taste.
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@Caurfebri (267)
• Indonesia
31 Dec 21
I thought it would be great if I tried it myself.
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@GardenGerty (160675)
• United States
29 Dec 21
Right now most of my food on my shelves is from a USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) My sister shares what she gets with me as she hardly cooks. I doubt we would have oysters made in the USA either.Some people regard oyster stew as being the mandatory Christmas Eve. dish.
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@jobelbojel (35616)
• Philippines
29 Dec 21
I am not getting any product made in China. Hmmmm.
We have all Filipino made products here that I can buy. The imported products are displayed in a particular shelves at the store. I don't usually go that aisle unless its chocolate.
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