Only for very special occasions, for example New Year's Eve:oysters! Once you have fallen for this salty bliss, you will continue to yearn for the aphrodisiac. Santé lists the facts and fables.
– Oysters are very healthy. They contain a lot of magnesium and zinc, and are therefore great against colds. They are also calorie and cholesterol-low †
– In the seventeenth century, the oyster was the staple food † Only later, when it became scarce, did it become a delicacy.
– In the Netherlands, the Grevelingen and the Oosterschelde the main breeding grounds. France is the largest supplier worldwide, with a harvest of approximately three billion oysters per year † Almost half of this comes from Charente-Maritime , a beautiful coastal region in southwestern France.
– The flat oyster grows more slowly than the hollow (creuse) oyster and is therefore more exclusive and more expensive.
– The European Commission has set strict guidelines with regard to oyster farming. The risk of food poisoning is therefore nil. However, some people are hypersensitive to the protein in oysters †
– Casanova would have eaten fifty oysters a day. According to some promotes the high zinc content in oysters seed production with the man.
