I like oysters fried the best. Never have had them raw, though. Best fried oysters I have ever had were at Rivers Inn Restaurant and Crab Deck, Gloucester Point, Virginia. That was 19 years ago, but I have had them a lot of other places and that meal still stands out. I have done them at home with lesser results, edible, but nowhere near as good. I can make a pretty fair oyster stew, though.