Oysters Are Here To Save The World!
OK, perhaps a bit of hyperbole, but a terrific story at TheGuardian.com tells us how Oysters can, indeed, help the fight against climate change and rising sea tides!
To that I say “Cheers” – and here’s how I did:
Now that I am refreshed, here is the great news about how Oysters are going to help save the world!
The Guardian reported that a new effort is underway to use Oyster shells to shore up the foundation of one of New York’s most threatened landmarks!
“Dozens of restaurants in the city are donating their oyster shells to support restoration projects like Living Breakwaters, a $107m effort to shore up the disappearing coastline of New York City’s Staten Island.”
The Guardian’s terrific story goes on to report:
“The project will consist of nearly a half-mile of partially submerged breakwaters, strategically covered in recycled oyster reefs. As those reefs grow, the project’s designers hope they will help control flooding and coastal erosion while providing new habitat for abundant aquatic life.”
Yes, a single Oyster can help save the world! Much of New York’s southern tip of Manhattan was built on top of tons of Oyster shells, so why not do it again?
You can read the entire story by The Guardian by clicking here:
As many of you know, I LOVE OYSTERS:
I love them freshly shucked, but also in a Oyster Stew, pan-fried and even in an Oyster Po’boy sandwich!
Here is a book that celebrates the history of oysters with tons of great recipes – click for more!
If this has you craving a few Oysters, I understand completely. But even if a fresh bivalve isn’t to your liking, there are other ways to “go Oyster!”
Yes, it’s an Oyster makeup kit!
Click here to see this wild, inventive and really cool looking product in action!
And since this is an “all food all the time” blog, let’s eat some too, no THREE ways!
I made these three Oyster preparations and here are the recipes!
I also made a very unique pasta dish with “Oystas” and caviar too!
Yes, Chef Emeril Lagasse has this wild dish and here is the recipe:
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Very happy to eat more oysters!
This is an amazing and encouraging story, John 🩵
I am contributing my part in consuming as many oysters as possible!
Have you ever seen the oyster midens on the Maine coast?
https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/discover_history_explore_nature/history/whaleback/index.shtml
Thanks for sharing that! I haven’t but now that I am in New York we’ve discussed doing a quick weekend trip to Maine to see it for the first time and this is a great reason to!
brilliant! a win-win! I’m always happy to do my part for the greater good and this initiative is no exception.
Good news about the environmental projects. I like oysters, fresh from the shell, or baked. But they are stupidly expensive here now. Hard to believe that in Victorian times, they were considered to be the staple food of poor people. This from Wikipedia.
One of the most popular Victorian dishes with the lower class was oyster pie. By the mid 19th century oysters were fished on a massive scale. In the year 1864, over 700 million oysters were consumed in London alone; and oyster fisheries employed around 120,000 people across the UK.
Best wishes, Pete.