Oysters are a favorite gourmet delicacy known since time immemorial. This is the only clam served to the table alive, and to check this, it is enough to drop a drop of lemon juice into an open sink. There is a sign that the most delicious oysters can be tasted from September to April, that is, in the months in the name of which there is the letter "p". This is due to the fact that in the summer, mollusks can change their taste.
About 770 thousand tons of oysters are consumed annually in the world. The tradition of enjoying “salty sweets” already existed among the ancient Romans and Greeks. Two and a half thousand years ago, the Roman Sergius Orate established the first oyster park in Europe.
Admirers of refined mollusks were Louis XIV and Napoleon Bonaparte. The personal doctor of the French emperor ordered the oysters to be delivered to Paris freshest, and military couriers brought them to the Louvre. In the 19th century, high French society organized lush dinners for which oysters were purchased at the rate of 150 per person. The St. Petersburg imperial court did not lag behind either: the French bred the Tsarskaya oyster for the Romanov family in northern Brittany, which was served with black caviar and vodka. The king-sized oyster has a unique sweetish aroma and rich taste with hints of iodine, as well as a long finish with an accent of almonds. In Dubai, the best royal oysters are served in At.moshpere restaurants (three oysters and 30 grams of black caviar as an aperitif will cost 850 dirhams) and Ossiano.
