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Regional American Foods » Blog Archive » Hangtown Fry — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:48:04 +0000

[...] Hangtown FrySometimes in San Francisco one encounters something called a “hangtownfry.” What is it? It’s a sort of omelet composed of oysters,eggs, and bacon. … [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:06:29 +0000

Transporting oysters in the 19th century – before refrigeration – was not that risky if you had ice.

How to do it? Harvest some of the then plentiful oysters in San Francisco Bay — a very risky thing to do today due to pollution, if you can find any — and take them inland on ice, which was just as cold back then as it is today, or in barrels of seawater.

Also, miners weren’t timid people.

By: Penny

Penny — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:20:08 +0000

My grandmother made a breakfast dish she called Hangtown Fry which was a loaf of SF sourdough bread hollowed out and filled with fried oysters raw eggs, fried bacon and spices baked in an oven and served for Sunday Breakfast.

Is there a formal recipe for this version?

Vallejo CA in the 1950s

By: Weirdest San Francisco Menu items.

Weirdest San Francisco Menu items. — Mon, 07 May 2007 01:46:52 +0000

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By: tom

tom — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:39:28 +0000

Hey, thanks! I haven't commented at your namastenancy blog lately, Nancy, but I've been reading and enjoying it as usual. (It's taking me a while to get caught up. I was away in the Yucatan, which was wonderful.) Interesting about the original recipe. Gudtimegrl, I agree it is a dish that gives one pause. I think part of the idea of it originally was just pure ostentation. I suppose one might wash it down with a little Frisco Pisco.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:50:20 +0000

Welcome back! I have missed your posts – and now, you start off with a favorite one of mine. Hangtown Fry. There’s a restaurant in Oakland called “Home” which makes the best hangtown fries outside of Placerville that I know about. However, I heard that the original hangtown fries weren’t composed of oysters but the private parts of (fill in the blank). It makes sense because transporting oysters in the 19th century – before refrigeration – would have been a bit risky.

By: gudtimegrl

gudtimegrl — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:27:05 +0000

That combination sounds a bit “iffy” to me. I enjoy oysters baked or grilled but in an Omelet-with bacon??? GuRgLe……………