Taken From Wikipedia (Which i think is a great invetion for mankind! to some it’s GOD! haha) :
“The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of bivalve mollusks, most of which live in marine habitats or brackish water. The shell consists of two usually highly calcified valves which surround a soft body. Gills filter plankton from the water, and strong adductor muscles are used to hold the shell closed.
Some of the groups known as oysters (true oysters) are highly prized as food, both raw and cooked. Some other groups also called oysters, such as pearl oysters, are not widely eaten, at least not in recent times.
True (edible) oysters are incapable of making gem-quality pearls, although the opposite idea is a commonly-encountered misapprehension, often seen in illustrations or photographs where an edible oyster shell is mistakenly paired with a gem-quality pearl.
The oyster is used as a metaphor in an idiomatic saying, “The world is your oyster”, which means that the whole world is laid out before you like a wonderful living buffet.”
Here’s what i need y’all to help me out. I am currently trying to gather some data on Oysters Farming in Malaysia.
So please, if any of you or your friends have any thoughts on Oyster Farming in Malaysia, please drop me a comment together with your email.
Some of the questions that probably you can help me with:
1. Do you take Oyster? (Raw or cooked?)
2. Where do you think your oysters that you consume comes from? (Country? local? international?)
3. Do you think that fresh oysters in your favorite Hyper market is expensive?
4. Do you really think that fresh oysters in your favorite Hyper market is really fresh?
5. Do you obviously think that Oysters from N.Z or Canada or any other “Mat Salleh” country is fresh and good for you?
6. How can you tell that the oysters that are being serve is not from local supplier despite what they wrote on the Menu?
7. Would you sheepishly admit that even if the restaurant / hotel serves you locally bred oysters, you wouldn’t know how to tell the difference?
8. Would you buy cheap but fresh Oysters if there are any?
There! those are the questions that has been dangling over my head for the past 3-4 days and even my sweet wifey didn’t know about it!
P/s: Las Carritas serves good Oyster Shots!