The Way to Eat Oysters You’ve Never Heard Of | In Season

Love oysters but can’t eat them raw? You’ll thank the people who live along China’s southeastern coast then! They love them dried. You can pan-fry these oysters, or cook them with other ingredients to give the dish an umami punch.
So how do you harvest and dry these oysters? We visited one of Hong Kong’s oldest oyster farms to learn their secrets.
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00:00 What are dried oysters?
01:27 How do you farm oysters?
03:12 Sun-drying them
04:09 Years of hard work
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Producer: Cassie Fei
Videographer: César del Giudice, Cassie Fei, Shanshan Kao
Narration: Tiffany Ip
Editor: Ryan Yip
Animation: Victor Peña
Mastering: Victor Peña
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For anyone who doesn't speak Cantonese @5:10 just adding a little to the translation she also says "I'll do anything, all you need is to work hard. I won't steal or take." :')

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I thought I was gonna watch how dried oysters are processed but her very short story caught my interest. And that scene in the end is precious.

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Ate these all my life. Never knew how dried oysters were made. And with such care and love. This lady is a gem, much like her oysters

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A Hakka Chinese New Year dish: Oyster Ball. We cover the dried oyster with fish paste, wrapped with pork caul fat, pan fried with egg, braised with salted mustard. Such a pain to make but delicious

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OMG I had the privilege of having this, cooked by his mom when a friend invited me to his CNY dinner in his hometown. that was 6-7 years ago and i still remember this meat/oyster ball.

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And as Taiwanese, we have oyster omelette as street food

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Sometimes the very best things are very hard to make. But working hard to make them tastes the very best!

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My favorite ways to eat oysters are either fried or chargrilled (I’m a native of the Southern US and certain preparations just stick…). The pan fried dried oysters dipped in sugar sounds tasty and very different than anything I’ve ever had. Definitely something to try.

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I’m from the states too. Sounds super interesting.

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I was more struck by her tenacity towards life. It seems the older generation just takes whatever life throws at them and soldier on.

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People need to be more like her.

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You mean people spent more time just scraping by and less time enjoying their life?... Yeah no thanks

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​@@MultiAnonymous1993 you go first. Literally work until you die and let me know how fulfilling that is for you

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alcoholism, addiction to prescription drugs and poverty are becoming more and more a problem with the older generation. they don't get by, they struggle too.

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I grew up in hk but moved to America in the 80s. Because of covid, I haven’t visited hk in the last few years. Watching your videos makes me miss the city so much. Hopefully i will visit later this year. Thank you for the videos and best of luck.

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Preserve and document this cultural practice a younger generations may have a treasure trove of cultural practices they can undertake to feel closer to their heritage and roots. Amazing production.

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I see these in San Francisco Chinatown all the time, but I didn't know how to use them! I will certainly give a try. Thanks for the post.

[@Vablonsky]

I've eaten "ho si" before; but, it's been a while. A long while. Growing up, I think I had them in congee occasionally. But, I did eat the dried oysters with the black moss too as a New Year's dish. But, the golden dried oysters pan fried and eaten with sugar? I've never done that. Wow. That looks good. I'd gladly try that. I also like Cantonese style fried oysters. They're not dried. They're big batter fried oysters...fried to a jagged finish and usually dipped in salt called "wah yeem." That's one of my all time favorite dishes.

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I grew up eating oysters in the Gulf of Mexico. I would love to see more ways to cook or oysters.

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Coming from Singapore, I like Oyster omelette [omelette fried with tapioca starch and lard. Oyster stir fried quickly with fish sauce]
Eating oysters braised with pork belly and mushrooms is always welcomed [hou si fatt choy]

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This was fascinating to watch. Such a shame that these skills and way of life most likely won't get passed down to the next generation.
I wonder how they manage to keep the birds away with all those Oysters drying out in the open like that?

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