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The five most well-known oysters — the only ones commercially harvested, grown, and sold in the United States — are Pacific oysters, Kumamoto oysters, Atlantic (or Eastern) oysters, Olympia ...
Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten. Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and later in Britain for export to Rome.
Low-temperature cooking is a cooking technique that uses temperatures in the range of about 60 to 90 °C (140 to 194 °F) [1] for a prolonged time to cook food. Low-temperature cooking methods include sous vide cooking, slow cooking using a slow cooker, cooking in a normal oven which has a minimal setting of about 70 °C (158 °F), and using a combi steamer providing exact temperature control.
Employees of the Hollywood Oyster company sort fresh oysters in the waters of Chesapeake Bay in March 2014. There have been sudden oyster die-offs there and along other parts of the East Coast ...
Drain the oysters, and if desired, strain and save the liquor for another use. (Transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.)
Wet burlap sacks are draped over the shells and the oysters are half grilled and half steamed. A shovel is used to scoop them onto nearby tables (plywood sheets on sawhorses works as well as anything). The shells have popped open (and are still hot), but the oysters are attached and just need a little coaxing to come free.
The eggs become fertilized in the water and develop into larvae, which eventually find suitable sites, such as another oyster's shell, on which to settle. Attached oyster larvae are called spat. Spat are oysters less than 25 mm (1 in) long. Many species of bivalves, oysters included, seem to be stimulated to settle near adult conspecifics.
Oysters are the star of every seafood tower, especially when you top it with a squeeze of lemon and a dash of Tabasco. But they can make many people feel squeamish—understandably so.