Can I cook like ... Casanova? | Stephen Bush
The lothario was loth to go without oysters all day, every day. I am notGiacomo Casanova’s favourite food was macaroni cheese. This came as something of a relief to me, because I’ve been on something...
View ArticleIf seven in 10 oysters have norovirus, should we still be eating them?
They are tasty, nutritious and having a renaissance – why it’s time to stop worrying and enjoy themOur much-loved molluscs have had a bad rap in recent days, with government scientists claiming that...
View ArticleThe coiled glory of a Cumberland sausage | Brief letters
Owen Jones’s father | More Tory peers | Barbecues | Oyster virus warning | Gender gap | CannabisI was very moved by Owen Jones’s article about grief (12 May). Partly for personal reasons (Owen’s father...
View ArticleWorld's not Jack's oyster: 2kg mollusc ruled too short for world record
Organisers of Narooma oyster festival say Guinness world records uses ‘misguided method’ of judging competitors• Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noon A regional Australian...
View ArticleInflation bites wealthy Britons as price rises hit luxury goods
Fine wines, oysters and fancy restaurants up by 5.9% in past year, says Queen’s bankThe wealthiest Britons are experiencing inflation at twice the rate of the rest of the UK population as the prices of...
View ArticleMoonlight influences opening and closing of oysters' shells
Molluscs not only have tidal and circadian clocks but are attuned to lunar rhythms, experts sayThe gentle glow of moonlight on water has moved musicians, poets and painters – and, it turns out,...
View ArticleTrouble in Oysteropolis: Whitstable in uproar over booming fisheries trade
The Kent foodie town will harvest three million rock oysters this year, but some say local waters have now become a danger-zoneThe harvesting of oysters on the mudflats of the Thames estuary has helped...
View ArticlePearl farming in Japan – in pictures
Japan still dominates the global cultured pearl market, despite a fall in specialised pearl farmers. In the past 10 years it has produced annually about 20 tonnes of farmed pearlsContinue reading...
View ArticleBrittany oyster farms hit by gastroenteritis epidemic
Farmers blame ‘ecological emergency’ on inadequate treatment of sewageA gastroenteritis epidemic sweeping France has hit oyster farmers in Brittany after the virus was found in shellfish.Health...
View ArticleCountry diary: march of the molluscs
Plymouth, Devon: Non-native Pacific oyster are reproducing at an astonishing rate in fragile marine habitats on the south coast of EnglandSeawater held within the square, sheltered confines of...
View ArticleAw shucks: hard-hit farmers extol the virtues of unopened oysters
Unshucked means cheaper and fresher – and with lower demand from restaurants and pubs, oyster growers are urging Australians to give them a crack The water around Sandfly Alley is a patchwork of...
View ArticleChampagne and oyster habit hitting your pocket? Now you can blame science
The popular combination has an ‘umami synergy’ that we can’t resist, a Danish study has shownName: Champagne and oysters.Age: Prehistoric man was partial to an oyster. They haven’t always been seen as...
View ArticleOyster shells will give your soil a balanced boost | Alys Fowler
The shells – either fresh or in the form of grit – perform magic by regulating the soil’s environmentI love oysters – not the insides, which my stomach decidedly can’t tolerate, but the shells. I...
View ArticleThe four fish I would still eat – even after watching Seaspiracy
The hit Netflix documentary encourages viewers to give up seafood altogether. But when it comes to a sustainable diet, I do believe in a few exceptionsSeaspiracy, the buzzy, frenetic, slick, sloppy,...
View ArticleAn oyster: they can hear the breaking waves | Helen Sullivan
To eat an oyster raw is to eat it aliveOn the oyster’s edge, under the sea, on a rock, a tree root, a bamboo pole, a pebble, a tile or another shell, the bivalve’s cilia – from the Latin for eyelash –...
View Article‘The sea was milky white’: how the Southern Water sewage scandal unfolded
Company has been issued with a huge fine but those affected by its actions are finding it hard to celebrateSouthern Water fined £90m over sewageTimeline: privatisation to pollution finesThe town of...
View ArticleAfter slavery, oystering offered a lifeline. Now sewage spills threaten to...
Black people are disproportionately suffering under the weight of a sewage crisis in Virginia, a symptom of decades of neglect by local governmentsHave you faced sanitation issues? We want to hear from...
View ArticleOyster and kelp farmers join calls to future-proof NSW south coast’s blue...
Experts warn the region’s marine environment is undergoing a ‘dynamic state of change’ due to climate warming, freshwater runoff and stormsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural...
View ArticleNSW oyster farmers devastated by QX parasite outbreak and back-to-back floods
Port Stephens growers say entire crops have been lost, workers are being laid off and consumers face higher pricesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastBack-to-back...
View ArticleA local’s guide to Arcachon: France’s Atlantic coast gem
Oyster farmer Olivier Labanshares tips on sailing stunning bays, rich greenery and jumping nightlifeEveryone in Arcachon is proud of our magnificent covered food hall, an example of the Baltard style...
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