I been enjoying both oysters and clams on the half shell for the last 55 years.
Local seafood restaurant used to have ‘buck a shuck’ oysters and one had to wait to be seated. We went every week.
A bar I used to frequent back in the day would cook a big pot of Babbalucci (snails in seasoned tomato sauce) on Christmas Eve. Delicious. The old Italian guys had special silver or gold toothpicks to get the snails out of the shell.
Never got sick from any of it.
Did have Moules Provencale in Paris years ago and lost a day or two of the holiday.
I actually like clams on the half shell more than Oysters.
