Oyster picking in the Netherlands. I honestly didn’t know anything about it. I had been to the Netherlands many times and I know that Creuse type oysters come from there, but somehow I had missed the fact that you can also pick them yourself. Now that I was in the Netherlands for a bit, I […]
Ask anyone who is hesitant to try oysters the reason, and they’ll all say the same thing – they look slimy, snotty, and generally all-around unappealing. Getting past this first impression of them may be difficult, but it is not impossible. What makes oysters so special to many people is how distinctively they taste and […]
Describe a better moment in life than the waves gently hitting your feet, while saltwater drips down your chin, with the taste of the ocean exploding in your mouth as you knock back an oyster plucked straight from the ocean. This has got to be one of life’s greatest pleasures. Australia has the 6th longest […]
That’s exactly how I looked at them when I dragged a box full of oysters home for the very first time. I had tried to open them with my friends a few times, but each time I felt like I was very close to cutting my hand, or at least drops of my blood ended […]
