Everything You Need to Know about Identifying Oysters

David LeFevre is the chef and owner at Fishing with Dynamite and MB Post in Manhattan Beach. At Fishing with Dynamite he offers an extensive selection of oysters. He explains that while there are seemingly a wide variety of oysters, there are only five species. The variety in shape, size, texture and flavor stem from how and where the bivalves were cultivated.

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