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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29 Comments
It took me a while to realize this channel's target audience are westerners whose only knowledge of Chinese cuisine culture is orange chicken and fortune cookies.
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.
My Fav Food during Lunar new year.
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]
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
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.
Oysters are best eaten raw
“You” you mean western white people?
Which kind of "Oysters" ? The Hair & Oysters combination gets your mind in weird places.
Love this channel so much. Thanks for the unique content!
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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What I’m amazed at is how there are no flies. How could that be possible??
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.
When ever I see oysters and make me think of oyster omelet from Taiwan so delicious
Huh I don’t remember eating too many dried oysters growing up. Fuzhou cuisine makes fried oyster cakes which I think uses fresh oysters. Fuzhou cuisine uses a lot dried razor clams, dried shrimp and scallops.
I eat them raw, with squeeze of lemon and chilli. The ultimate way to eat oysters!
I was more struck by her tenacity towards life. It seems the older generation just takes whatever life throws at them and soldier on.
How do you prepare dried oysters to eat? Do they have to be rehydrate? I want to try!
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?
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.
This chiu chow auntie is truly remarkable! Dried oyster congee!
I love these stories about people and old food traditions.
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.
When that year the harvest was not good, she did something else to survive. What about in western countries? Governments must allocate funds to support them 🤣
raw with lemon juice, so white. We Asians dont do that
I have had these before but I am not a fan of the taste. But overall I'm not an oyster person. But I do recognize the amount of labour involved. So if its served to me by my mom/grandma, I'll eat it.
I love the taste of dried oysters but I hate eating them, fresh or dried. There's just something about the taste and texture that I dislike. But using it to add umami to a dish is delicious.
Thank you for this amazing content showing how old traditional foods are made, and the incredibly dedicated people who make them!! Such content is much needed in this world of fast ⏩ and highly-processed everything!🙏❤️🌏