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Bay, Bruny Island, Tasmania
Size
really does countThe Guinness book of records claims the world record of 12 inches. A competition was held in March 2004 at Seattle U.S. to determine who had the biggest. The prize was U.S.$500.
To be eligible to enter yours had to be at least 8” long. The winner for 2003 was 10.25” long.
The largest oyster competition in 2004 was won by an Ostrea edulis oyster from Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.
It was 5.5inches wide, 12 inches long , and weighed 3.7 kg
Get Shucked is determined to break this world record.
As
everybody knows, oysters have been linked with Casanova’s success.
He was rumoured to have eaten at least 50 off the breasts of his mistress every
morning.Oysters, rich
in folklore, have always been linked with love. When Aphrodite, Greek
goddess of love rose from the sea on an oyster shell and gave birth to Eros,
the word ‘aphrodisiac’ was born.
Whether
the oyster’s aphrodisiac qualities stem from
their sensual texture, from the fact they have been said to resemble certain
female parts, or folk-lore, there is no question their nutritional value
will put a spring in your step and lift the libido. To maximize romantic
performance and spur the sprits, it is best to eat them as self contained
little saline jewels complete with their own exquisite salty liquid.
Aphrodite giving birth to Eros
attic pelikie ca 370 -360 bc
“ Before I was born my mother
was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no
food except iced oysters and champagne. If people ask me when I began
to dance, I reply, ‘In my mothers womb, probably as a result of the oysters
and champagne—the food of Aphrodite.
Isadora Duncan, American dancer (1878-1927
It is said that
no Roman feast or orgy was complete without them. Roman General Lucullus
Vitellius had oysters brought to him from the coast of Brittany . It has been
claimed that Emperor Vitelliusate ate one thousand oysters at one sitting.
At the 16th Century siege of La Rochelle in
France, the Huguenots used oysters as projectiles after their ammunition
ran out.