1.
How long can oysters be kept?
For two weeks in a refrigerator between 5°C and 15°C.
For three weeks in a refrigerator between 3°C and 8°C.
For six weeks in a refrigerator between -5°C and 0°C.
2.
Do oysters have more flavour when they leave the water?
Absolutely!
No, they have more flavour 2 or 3 days after they leave the water.
No, they have more flavour 1 or 2 days after they leave the water.
3.
Which country is the top oyster producer in Europe?
Belgium. It produces 160,000 tonnes of oysters that can be enjoyed throughout the year.
France. It produces 140,000 tonnes of oysters that can be enjoyed throughout they year.
Italy. It produces 130,000 tonnes of oysters that can be enjoyed throughout the year.
4.
How can you tell the difference between a male and a female oyster?
You can't. Oysters are hermaphrodites, able to change genders.Male oysters are smaller.
Male oysters are smaller.
Female oysters have more flavour.
5.
How many eggs does an oyster lay?
Between 1,000 and 10,000 between June and August. Only 10 survive.
Between 10,000 and 1,000,000,000 between June and August. Only 100 survive.
Between 20 and 1,000,000,000 between June and August. Only 10 survive.
6.
How old are the oysters we eat?
Between 3 and 4 years old, the average time to reach full maturity in an oyster farm.
Between 2 and 3 years old, the average time to reach full maturity in an oyster farm.
Between 4 and 5 years old, the average time to reach full maturity in an oyster farm.
7.
How many litres of water does an oyster filter each day?
Between 10 and 50 litres.
Between 100 and 1000 litres.
Between 100 and 400 litres.
8.
Why don't we gain weight from eating oysters?
Because 12 oysters contain fewer calories than 100g of steak.
Because 100 oysters contain fewer calories than 100g of steak.
Because 100 oysters contain fewer calories than 10g of butter.
9.
What is the nutritional value of oysters?
They contain protein (15%), lipids (5 to 10%), carbohydrates (8%), minerals (10%) and vitamins (A, E, C, PP).
They contain protein (15%), lipids (2 to 4%), carbohydrates (4%), minerals (5%) and vitamins (C, E, PP).
They contain protein (10%), lipids (1 to 2%), carbohydrates (4%), minerals (2%) and vitamins (C, B1, B2, PP).
10.
Should you chew the oyster or swallow it whole to best enjoy it?
It's a simple question of taste, but oysters are more flavourful when swallowed whole.
Oysters are more flavourful when chewed for a long time.
It's a simple question of taste, but oysters are more flavourful when chewed.
11.
Were oysters eaten in France during the French Revolution?
Yes, but the oyster as we know it today accidentally appeared on our coast in 1868.
No, not at all.
Oysters have existed on our coast for approximately 1,000 years.
12.
How were oyster shells used in Ancient Greece?
As an ashtray.
As a ballot box.
As jewellery.