Oysters

[roger101]

In Pattaya most of the fresh markets sell oyster. Packed into tubs the sell for 100 Baht (or they used too). I use them in cooking but is it safe to eat them raw?

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

https://www.thaiscience.info/journals/Article/TMPH/10959812.pdf

 

"The detection of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in raw oysters has rendered high awareness of risk in consumption of raw or undercooked oysters."

 

Edited October 11, 2022 by Etaoin Shrdlu

[roger101]

OK thanks for that but I was looking for something a bit simpler.

[asereg123]

I've eaten raw thai oysters plenty of times in restaurants where I saw lots of thais eating them. Never had an issue.

YMMV

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

54 minutes ago, roger101 said:

OK thanks for that but I was looking for something a bit simpler.

There is always a risk in eating raw shellfish, but with respect to Thai oysters, the presence of vibrio is of concern because of the high water temperatures and low salinity in the areas where they are harvested compared with oysters from cold water sources.

 

I like raw oysters very much, but will pass on locally harvested ones. I know others have no issues, but my risk tolerance is low when it comes to possible food-borne illnesses.

[MJCM]

I loved to eat oysters, but I once ate them at a restaurant (on the sea front) and I was really sick for 4 days, didn't touch them again

 

 

[Myran]

Just gulp down a loogie and you'll get the same taste experience with zero risk of getting sick.

[Golden Triangle]

33 minutes ago, Myran said:

Just gulp down a loogie and you'll get the same taste experience with zero risk of getting sick.

What's a loogie ? Not everyone understands slang from different cultures, I presume it's an americanism.

[Myran]

6 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

What's a loogie ? Not everyone understands slang from different cultures, I presume it's an americanism.

Then everyone should look up the words they don't understand, if they care to know.

[Olmate]

Last time I had a dozen only 11 worked!!