There are many different species of Oysters in the world. The best way to eat oysters would be eating a freshly shucked oyster straight from the shell with condiments and sauces.
In Western cuisine, fresh oysters are usually served on a bed of ice with a dressing by the side. Fresh lemon wedges and Tabasco sauce may be given as well. The dressing would be a citrus based dressing with finely chopped herbs mixed in.
In Thai cuisine, there are 2 common ways to eat oysters.
On Ice With Condiments:
Similar to the Western style everyone is familiar with, freshly shucked oysters are served on a bed of ice. At big restaurants, the oysters would be served in the shell. However, smaller outlets usually serve the oysters without the shell, and would just place the meat on ice.
Lime: The souring agent is given in place of lemon. Lemon is not used in Thai cuisine at all.
Deep Fried Shallots: Provide crunch and fragrance
Thai Chilli Jam: A blend of dried chillies, garlic, shallots, shrimp paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, and tamarind paste. This gives a depth of flavour that complements the oysters. Some may feel that this overpowers the oysters and would prefer a lighter “SeafoodDipping Sauce” instead.
Seafood Dipping Sauce: A blend of chillies, garlic, coriander, lime juice, palm sugar and fish sauce. This is a very spicy but light tasting sauce that goes very well with any seafood. It accentuates the sweetness of fresh seafood.
Sliced Garlic: To add flavour
Sliced Chillies: To add spiciness. Usually, most people add lime juice, garlic, and chillies to the Seafood Dipping Sauce to suit their preference, before adding the sauce to the oysters.
Herb kratin: A leafy herb that is very astringent. It covers any fishiness. Might be too pungent to most people.
Thai oysters are bland themselves and need these condiments to season them.
With an Egg Omelette
The other most common way would be to eat oysters with an egg omelette. Unlike French omelettes with a soft smooth centre, Thai omelettes are instead fluffy in the middle, and crispy at the sides. An oyster omelette is cooked by mixing some tapioca starch in the egg mixtures with fish sauce. The egg mixture is fried on a cast iron man until the sides turn crispy. Bean sprouts and spring onions are added, and given a quick toss before fresh oysters are given a quick stir with the mixture. Perfect with Sriracha Chilli Sauce.
Thai dishes are very flexible, and there are many ways Thai eat oysters. However, these are the 2 most common preparation methods. A large percentage would prefer their oysters raw and uncooked though.
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