Whether you’re looking for a Saint Patrick’s parade, live Irish music, or of course, the titular treat, the Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry in Virginia City has a lot to offer.
This year, over a dozen cooks competed to make the best out of a local delicacy which despite the name, does not come from the ocean. Virginia City’s Director of Tourism said the oysters themselves started off as “leftovers.”
“During calving season and branding season, and then there’s the castration to make bulls into steers,” Todd Tuttle said. “They didn’t really know what to do with what was left over. And that just kind of turned into this opportunity to see how well you can cook something and how they taste.”…