As Oil Threat Creeps Closer, a Rush on Seafood

[elleng]

In New Orleans, people are more philosophical. It is the Katrina effect, they say. Once you have lost your house and your boat, even members of your family, you learn not to worry about things you cannot control.

“So you buy 20 pounds of shrimp and put it in your freezer,” said Mirta Valdes, who has lived in New Orleans since emigrating from Cuba in 1963. “Tomorrow, there could be another storm and knock out all the electricity,

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/us/07food.html?hpw

[Warpy]

1. Seafood has a limited freezer life

and three months are about it for most of it. I have 3 pounds of shrimp that are approaching that point and will probably end up in salads, not as scampi or stuffed shrimp.

Hoarding seafood just plain does not work, alas.

Should seafood become prohibitively expensive at Costco, I'll just go back to tofu breaded with half and half cornmeal and Reggiano cheese and served with either shrimp cocktail sauce or tartar sauce. It's close enough to fool a heavy smoker and will suffice for me because I like tofu.

It's either that or salt cod, and I dislike salt cod.

[elleng]

2. Dining at seafood/italian restaurant tomorrow.

Will take advantage of timing!

http://www.velleggiasitaliano.com/