2006-12-19 05:48:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
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2006-12-19 05:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by firestronaut 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried eating an oyster on a half shell and add some Tapatio hot sauce with some salt and lemon....yummi!!! That's the best way to eat an oyster, and wash it down with a nice imported mexican beer cause not all domestic beers give it a great taste. But I do agree with everyone else that it should digest at the same rate as all other foods. Also, be careful not to eat to many cause it might give you diarreah or loose bowels. Did you also know that it is also an aphrodisiac? Have a few and your hormones tend to go a little happier if you get busy afterwards hehehe!!
2006-12-19 06:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Cousin Vinnie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were not alive... when you cut them open, they die. you are eating a dead mollusk.
Oysters can be eaten raw, smoked, boiled, baked, fried, roasted, stewed, canned, pickled, steamed, broiled (grilled) or used in a variety of drinks. Preparation can be as simple as opening the shell, while cooking can be as spare as adding butter and/or salt, or can be very elaborate. Perhaps the definitive work on oysters as food is Consider the Oyster, by M. F. K. Fisher.
Oysters are low in food energy; one dozen raw oysters contain approximately 110 calories (0.460 kJ), and are rich in zinc, iron, calcium, and vitamin A.
Unlike most shellfish, oysters can have a fairly long shelf-life: up to around two weeks; however, they should be consumed when fresh, as their taste reflects their age. Precautions should be taken when consuming them (see below). Purists insist on eating oysters raw, with no dressing save perhaps lemon juice, vinegar, or cocktail sauce. Raw oysters are regarded like wines in that they have complex flavors that vary greatly among varieties and regions: some taste sweet, others salty or with a mineral flavor, or even like melon. The texture is soft and fleshy, but crisp to the tooth. This is often influenced by the water that they are grown in with variations in salinity, minerals, and nutrients.
2006-12-19 05:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by Linda M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once you cut the adductor muscles (they hold the oyster to the shell), he is on his way.
As they are more than 80% water, their digestion (depending upon what else you eat and drink, of course would be the same as anything else... about a day, give or take your personal peculiarities.
Best wishes!
2006-12-19 05:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by HeldmyW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stomach does not care what state of life your food is in. If it is food, it will pass at approximately the same rate as all others.
P.S. Good job on tackeling oysters on the half shell. That's what raw oysters are called.
2006-12-19 05:53:48 · answer #5 · answered by rawlings12345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well once they are shelled they have passed into the great oyster heaven and then into your digestive tract.
2006-12-19 06:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are NOT alive, just "raw". once they are removed from their water and then cut out of their shell, they are no longer living. then, you CHEW them..no, it's not like eating a live gold fish! ha. relax! I am no Dr., but I would assume they digest with all you other food normally.
2006-12-19 05:56:30 · answer #7 · answered by Linda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oysters are not alive when you eat them. Maybe raw, but not alive.
2006-12-19 05:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by Lil Sexy Biker Chic 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing they were already dead but it usually takes an hour to digest your food
2006-12-19 06:14:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not long at all. I sure that you've passed out what your body didn't need the next day or so.
2006-12-19 05:53:11 · answer #10 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like any other food, your looking at no more than 8 hours.
yum
2006-12-19 06:01:59 · answer #11 · answered by buckole5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋