How do you think they can tell that oysters for eating don't contain any pearls?
2006-11-06 11:45:00 · 10 answers · asked by eddysmomma 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I have found a pearl in an oyster ... I bought a special canned oyster that was guaranteed to have a pearl inside.
Edible oysters do not produce pearls.
http://www.planet-science.com/sciteach/hotspots/pdf/hotspots_egypt_pearl.pdf
2006-11-06 12:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by istitch2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Other than at a fair, no I have not. But they cannot always tell if one has a pearl or not; although it is rare in nature to find one. Most pearls are farmed in the oyster beds provided for the pearl companies.
2006-11-06 11:58:28 · answer #2 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several times. But, it was after the oyster was cooked, so it destroyed any value the pearl may have had. Also, they were about the size of #2 shot.
2006-11-06 11:52:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the tourist areas of Hawaii there are kiosks that you can purchase oysters that all have pearls in them...i guess the company artificially inseminates their oysters.
2006-11-06 12:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by justntime2c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I found a pearl. We were disecting them in science class.
2006-11-06 11:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, well, well... thank you for reporting me. Aren't you just the intellectual genius..? Judging by your SUPER INTELLEGENT questions, well, it just speaks for itself.
2006-11-07 07:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Nut B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm beginning to just think it is a myth LOL!!
2006-11-06 11:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by Lily 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i havent even been out of the state of missouri
2006-11-06 12:21:46 · answer #8 · answered by jennyjen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-11-06 11:53:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope... if only.... :)
2006-11-06 12:06:52 · answer #10 · answered by flee1906 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋