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4 Worst Rated Oyster Dishes in the World

Last update: Thu Mar 20 2025
4 Worst Rated Oyster Dishes in the World
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Hoy tod is a traditional dish that's commonly sold at street food stands. This crispy omelet is prepared with plump oysters or mussels (or both) and bean sprouts that are fried after being coated in savory egg batter. Once fried, the omelet is typically garnished with spring onions and served with assorted condiments such as green chili sauce, fish sauce with chili peppers, or tomato sauce.


There's also the spongy and gooey version called or suan, and it's said that men usually prefer or suan, while women opt for the crispy hoy tod.

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Ostra ao bafo is a traditional oyster-based dish originating from Brazil. The dish consists of boiled oysters, and it’s usually made with a combination of oysters, cachaça, and lemon juice. The oysters are boiled in a mixture of water and cachaça until the shells start to open.


They’re removed from the pot and placed on ice to stop the cooking process. Once boiled, the oysters are served with lemon wedges so that each person can drizzle some lemon juice over the oysters before consumption. If desired, a vinaigrette sauce consisting of honey, orange juice, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper can also be served with ostra ao bafo.

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Guljeon is a traditional dish originating from South Korea. This type of jeon (pan-fried battered food) is made with oysters. Other ingredients include eggs, rice wine, salt, pepper, flour, scallions, and oil. The oysters are shelled, rinsed, drained, and coated with flour before they're dipped in a mixture of beaten eggs, rice wine, salt, pepper, and scallions.


Once battered, the oysters are pan-fried in oil on both sides, then served hot with a dipping sauce on the side.

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In the past, stout and raw oysters were considered a poor man's lunch, and although even today this combination may raise eyebrows, they do complement each other well by balancing, yet enhancing their contrasting flavors. It is believed that this pairing was created in the 19th century with the invention of stout, and many credit Galway as the place of origin, which is no surprise given that it is a harbor city.


Shucked oysters are typically served alongside lemon wedges and a glass of stout, but there have been inventions in this department as well, such as shucked oysters topped with stout granita.

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