An oyster harvester picked up an oyster and said, “You’re more beautiful on the inside that you are on the outside”. The oysters reply…”Aw, Shucks!!”

Ok, pretty lame joke–but honestly–it was spur of the moment, and really just fits a ‘food’ blog. There are so many restaurants that serve oyster, even the Chef’s restaurants featured Oyster on the Half Shell for Mardi Gras. I personally haven’t had raw oyster since I lived in Japan. But every year you hear about more and more people getting sick because of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria that can be found in some Gulf oysters. You can keep yourself safe just by studying up a little. Over at BeOysterAware.com you can get all the facts on raw oysters, the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria you need in order to keep yourself and your family safe. They also have cooking tips and recipes that may just bring out the Oyster lover in all of us!