Where can't you eat oysters_

Oysters are a food with relatively delicious meat and are also a seafood product that appears very frequently on people’s tables. Of course, many people are afraid to eat oysters because there is a black piece of meat inside the oyster. In fact, except for the shell, the entire oyster meat is edible. So, what is the black stuff in oyster meat? Below, I will introduce the relevant knowledge to you!

1. Can the whole oyster be eaten?

Oysters are the only shellfish whose meat is 100% edible raw. However, the hygiene requirements for eating raw oysters are relatively high. If the oysters are farmed in polluted waters, it is unacceptable to eat them cooked, let alone raw. The heavy metal and shellfish toxin contamination in raw oysters cannot be eliminated by heating, boiling or roasting them!

2. Can the black part of oysters be eaten?

The black part of the oyster is edible.

Anyone who has seen fresh oysters knows that there is black stuff in the oyster meat. The black stuff is the metabolites and mud of the oysters. We all know that before cooking the oysters, we will soak them in salt water to allow the oysters to spit out as much sand as possible. After soaking the oysters, when you pour out the salt water, you will find that there are a lot of black stuff and mud in it. That is what we call the black stuff.

Everything except the shell of an oyster is edible. The black stuff inside the oysters is indeed the oyster's excrement, commonly known as oyster poop. However, oysters are vegetarians. Those things they digest are actually seabed plants. Oysters eat natural seaweed, which is a very good plant-based nutrition. There is no fertilizer or medicine added, and it is many times safer and more hygienic than the "organic food" on the market. Therefore, the black part of the oyster is still edible.

3. How to clean oysters

1. Brush

Wear rubber gloves and use a brush. Because the shells of oysters are very sharp, boil them in boiling water and take them out immediately after the shells are opened, otherwise they will be overcooked. If you want to eat them raw, you must wear rubber gloves to pry them open and eat them with sauce or mustard. If you can’t finish it, just freeze it in the refrigerator. It can be eaten raw or cooked, or made into soup, or fried and eaten raw oysters with egg and flour.

2. Soak in soda water

Soak in soda water. First soak them in hot water with baking soda dissolved in it. Once softened, they can be easily cleaned and the odor of the dried oysters can be removed. After washing, rinse them with clean water, or remove the shells, add some oil, scrub them, and then rinse them.

3. Toothbrush

Wear rubber gloves and brush with a toothbrush. Use a toothbrush to clean the shell completely, then pry the opening open, pierce it into the shell, and twist the handle left and right to open it.

4. Water flushing

When rinsing with water, remember to use a small amount of water instead of too high a volume, otherwise the oyster meat will be damaged.

5. Soak in salt water

Soak oysters in clean, salted water. It is best to put half a lemon juice and squeezed lemon peel in the salt water, which can remove both sand and fishy smell, but the water must be cold.