If it's your first time visiting the Pacific Northwest, you might just fall in love with Seattle's laid-back attitude, the 360 degree ocean and mountain views and the farm/ocean-fresh food available pretty much everywhere.
Seattleite's go royal:
Salmon here isn’t served raw or cooked; there are multiple varieties and breeds to choose from depending on the restaurant, with the most common variety being the Chinook/King Salmon. Please note that this is not to be confused with King Salmon of Saudi Arabia, (thanks Wikipedia!)
A Queen's throne to your King Salmon. I'm still craving the farm-to-table chili-tahini garlic salmon on their menu.
The frisky fishies
Oysters are said to be a great aphrodisiac. If you’re on a couple’s weekend out, or mingle-ready, you'll find some incredible and exotic varieties of both raw and fried oysters here:
Raw oysters at Taylor Shellfish typically range from scales of 1-5 in both size and flavor profile. If you're visiting from the East Coast, you'll notice that the shellfish in Seattle are quite mild in flavor (perfect for first-timers!) If you’re craving something cooked, there's a fried oyster sandwich on the menu that will fulfill all of your fantasies (both in and out of the restaurant.)
Tell me about the clam duck already!
Alright. This is the part in which I reveal the clickbait... But once I tell you, you have to promise me that you’ll trust the process and go for it.
Please do not Google the Geoduck until after you have eaten it.
It looks great for Instagram, when it’s prepared like this:
There’s a quaint restaurant in a trendy neighborhood called Ballard. The menu rotates, so I can’t promise that this is always available. It sells this exotic clam called a geoduck (pronounced gooey duck). I can’t add a photo of a living geoduck because it's shaped like either a great night out or your worst nightmare depending on your in-bedroom (or out-of-bedroom) preferences.
Enjoy Seattle!
With love,
Richie
