Oysters Kirkpatrick

This American dish consists of shucked oysters that are left in the shell, and are then topped with bacon bits and various additions such as Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, butter, cheese, or parsley before they are shortly broiled. The most popular theory claims that the dish was invented at the Palace Hotel in San Franciso by the chef Ernest Arbogast who named it after the hotel manager John C. Kirkpatrick. Over time, other theories emerged, and the dish nowadays appears in many variations, and it is known under various names. In Australia, it is known as oysters Kilpatrick, and it typically includes a splash of Tabasco.