Shucking oysters!

A plate of oysters
Cracking open oysters

In France, with good company, we prepare for the evening’s celebrations opening oysters. Though chilly out, there’s a lot of satisfaction in cracking open oysters and, of course, you get to enjoy the odd sample.

Shucking oysters
Shucking oysters
My niece eats an oyster
My little niece loves oysters

A protective glove is needed to avoid any accidents from the knife slipping and it needs to be done outside as the juices spill all over the place.

Shucking oysters
Here you go!

The finished article.I hadn’t realised but we “shucked” and ate our way through 100 oysters!

A plate of oysters
A plate of oysters

“Shucking” – that really is the term used for opening oysters. Look it up!