Why Oysters Are So Expensive | So Expensive

Oysters are a sure sign of high end decadence. But look back two hundred years and they were handed out as free bar snacks. So, what made them the luxury food they are today?
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Why Oysters Are So Expensive | So Expensive

[@indianmikoyangurevichbilal2062]

Everything that once cheap or discarded like oysters, salmon, and lobster now turned luxurious and expensive. And something that in the old times were expensive like chicken now became cheap and very accessible.

[@campkira]

?mattermatfit Do

[@alexrider8616]

Watch ramen be expensive

[@indianmikoyangurevichbilal2062]

When the apocalypse likr in Mad Max happen, Ramen would surely much more expensive than gold. People would die fighting for it

[@indianmikoyangurevichbilal2062]

@That One Alex Rider

[@noonenooo2843]

Also caviar

[@devanman7920]

Almost all the expensive fine dining foods where peasant foods originally

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

Michael Devaney the reverse is true as well

[@sharpeverwing4120]

Yeah like dried fish.

[@levymagallano5402]

Yeaaaah but still in PHILIPPINES we can get that for free at sea .. but not a higher quality but still it can make your stomach full.. and its freeeeee 😂😂

[@NamanyaAndi]

@@levymagallano5402 but the quality will be questionable 🙃

[@levymagallano5402]

@@NamanyaAndi but still it can feed poor people like us so quality does'nt matter .. still thankful for the nature to give us oyster 😊😊

[@gauravsabadra860]

Everytime I see oysters......I see Mr. Bean eating them...childhood memories😁😁

[@JavariasTestKitchen]

Most relatable comment😂

[@sunandinighosh757]

why this is so relatable....even i was thinking same lol

[@adeel.soomro_]

I clicked on the video because of that fact

[@Tylarross123]

I always remember the langoustine XDDD

[@leslie5493]

Saaame

[@WillKrause21]

You can still get these fairly cheap in the US and parts of Asia, I've never thought of Oysters as a luxury food at all, more of a southern treat.

[@AFXGaming]

If ya buy them direct from fisherman still in the shell they are way cheaper than the rip off that the company's charge for in the markets

[@ericgarcia404]

I go to a buffet that has oysters and it’s only 38 bucks to enter and eat

[@TheColonialTeaCup]

same

[@adeonigga8141]

There's stalls in my country that sells oysters that are served in a sweet and spicy sauce and it's very cheap and also really good.

[@johnbrexbriones1465]

It's just a dollar per kg here in our place. Lol.

[@paintedbird6791]

They still give out free oysters in Korea when ordering sashimi. Western countries are just ripping customers off.

[@c4snipar]

Just if you compare the prices from an Asian supermarkets, they are cheaper and it’s the exact same thing in those more expensive stores.

[@whatdidisay564]

Depends on how you handles the oyster. Asian usually eat cooked oyster that involves cheaper hygiene cost

[@paintedbird6791]

@@whatdidisay564 That's what you think. Cooked Oysters???, you are talking about Oysters in Chinese restaurants. The Koreans eat their oysters mostly raw. "Cheaper hygiene cost" you are very funny. Koreans call and market oyster as oysters. They don't give appellation to oysters so they can charge ten times. People don't know it is not the oysters but, sea water inside of oysters that gives out special flavors.

[@jennifercrawford1963]

They keep better care of their country and humans around for here in the western and sovern cross humans are just lazy bastards that give no sh*t about the environment

[@LarryOfilms]

Yeah just like now companies are hoping on the Asian skincare craze. Asian skincare used to be cheap but effective. Now western companies are using what Asians have been doing for years and up charging consumers as a luxe product.

[@felixf4378]

2030: Why are potatoes so expensive?

[@phantasmicpig2587]

I will actually cry

[@igedearyputrakusuma7138]

Pls no

[@CelticCatholic]

Phantasmic Pig the Irish got your back

[@russianbear7832]

Irish people: *potato famine flashback*

[@CelticCatholic]

NGUYEN LE dont go there

[@jeffklaubo3168]

One of the few farming industries that actually IMPROVES the quality of the environment

[@dostagirl9551]

Oyster farming really has very few critics and those who do usually aren’t aware of how it’s done. Not only are the practices and presence of the oysters good for the waters, the required habitat has oyster farmers actively protecting these areas from pollution and development.

[@user-zp7jp1vk2i]

and in France, they legally grow them in effluent. then bring them in for the flush!!!

[@knpark2025]

Indeed. Oyster farming doesn't pollute the ocean. More precisely, it can't, categorically. Oysters are filter feeders, and polluting the ocean they grow on is to taint the very product that feeds on the water. So much so that some cities with a huge oyster industry will spam public bathrooms all over the place to stop passersby from "doing their business" in the sea.

[@ryaghnaramansanthosh3140]

Future title: Why oxygen is so expensive?

[@gloctic4818]

R Yaghna Raman Santhosh lmao 😂

[@wwhuuva]

Why trees are so expensive

[@josephb.3841]

Why KZbin is so expensive

[@litinghuang307]

Not a joke, canned oxygen is already sold for places with dense populations, in the future it will probably be true

[@riadulislam1816]

They already sell bottled air

[@gloctic4818]

Future title: Why water is so expensive?

[@zen-qh5dr]

Jojo

[@aolegario1]

It already is

[@kachucho1824]

Yare yare daze

[@jadrianmc3420]

Why breathing air is so expensive?

[@Nachtmusiks]

That's a question for Africa.

[@CraftnMomma]

I used to be married to an oyster farmer. It’s a tough job. You can hear them knocking oysters a half a mile away when it’s busy.

[@user-zc8sq3wr9f]

What happened? Why did he dump you?

[@tristan.h5099]

@@user-zc8sq3wr9f you also want his crédit card number ?

[@heyo8228]

@@user-zc8sq3wr9f what if SHE was doing the dumping?

[@Slampty]

So are you single now?

[@LM-xw1hf]

I never realized how expensive they could be. We have always gotten ours for free when we go oyster fishing. We also do not live in England so that might be a cause of it.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Vigour Gold

[@LM-xw1hf]

@@NazriB What?

[@Brinkaskfavor]

Yeah I could literally walk down to a salt water marsh right now and get maybe 20 in half an hour

[@leehyunsong7001]

Oyster: i am expensive Abalone: hold my shell

[@alliwanttosayis2144]

Hold my sea water

[@angellamurray7572]

Lmfaooooo

[@Amatersuful]

@@alliwanttosayis2144 kombu

[@idfcs]

Sea urchin: you guys talking?

[@LaVitaNouva]

Blue Fin Tuna and Matsusaka cow : Yall' hear sumn ?

[@monition5655]

I remember when I once found a small crab inside a oyster that I was about to eat.

[@Ray__E]

So what did you do? Don't leave us hanging!😆

[@monition5655]

@@Ray__E I would say that I ate it, but that would be blatant lying. I actually gave it to my friend's dad and he ate it. It was a little disgusting.

[@Aeybiseediy]

The tiny crab is usually toxic tho, could give you bad diarrhea

[@wenceslopez7199]

delilah what’s the toxic part because angry crab shack serves them whole fried and it’s gross cuz it’s still has that brownish yellows guts

[@endylim4946]

They are not eaten by the oyster. They are parasite crab that living inside oyster for protection tho

[@alyasalvin1854]

"Why Oysters Are So Expensive" PHILLIPINES: Its only a sauce for us

[@xoticthefloof946]

lmao hahaha

[@x1_PDx]

Whole asia*

[@vasudev8957]

I only think of oyster sauce when i hear oyster

[@gregbenedicto6696]

Yeah it cost only 20 cents in PH for a small pack

[@pinkymixology4965]

Where I live, oysters usually cost less than $1US each (and that's when served at happy-hour) if you buy them from a fishery at a market or a fish store, it works out to less than $1US per oyster.

[@keelahrose]

Where is this?

[@shaundalejardenico1779]

Come to Philippines, it costs only 50 pesos or $1 and you can enjoy a plate full of oysters! 😂

[@valeriamolina1646]

Shaun Jardenico in Mexico too almost all clases can afford oysters

[@almagcope3569]

A plate full of oysters and a whole day wortg of diarrhea

[@hobisangel1378]

thats correct hahahaha

[@Fatkidmadcity]

Not just plate but a sack of oysters

[@shaundalejardenico1779]

@@agentofchaos1820 no! Its fresh from the sea oysters.

[@blueatillipops2634]

They’re sold for $0.12 in Istanbul

[@venomf0]

From that polluted ass water

[@NissanAltima-oz3zw]

Bruce Kwon hes right so

[@venomf0]

@Bruce Kwon so because I dont want to eat radioactive turkish oysters that makes my papa and mama poor? It's not my fault Turks dont mantain their water quality and pollute so much. Go ask your mama why they are so dirty.

[@jimmytran1870]

El Pingu You made it negative by saying ass in it.

[@cant8160]

Hey can you give me the exact locations because I'm currently in Istanbul and I love oysters

[@hoangquanle3310]

Me who collects them right off my local beach: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of u

[@jaylopes8489]

100+ years ago in Seattle - a old saying "When the tide is out the table is set" 👋🇵🇹

[@marti7518]

Siuuuuuuuuu

[@jaylopes8489]

@@marti7518 100% 🎯 - Exatamente ! 👋🇵🇹

[@metaparcel]

When I lived in China a few years back, you can get grilled oysters with garlic sauce for about 1 dollar apiece. Used to eat a dozen of them with Qingdao beer on street corners all over Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Some of the best midnight snacking I've ever had, next to Chinese Hot Pot, Japanese Ramen and Mexican Menudo.

[@andrewli2656]

Damn fr? My family is thinking of going to GuangZhou since we haven’t been in about three years. I’ll definitely try some if I find any

[@jaehyunluvr]

wtf do u do for a living😭 sharing is caring

[@Written_in_the_Starss]

Here it's $1 per kilo. Hahaha

[@jebdunkins6796]

You know them oysters were fried in gutter oil

[@TheAlrightyOne]

@@jebdunkins6796 The commenter said they were grilled so thankfully they probably weren't. But if I'm getting fried Chinese style oysters I'm getting them in Singapore, San Francisco, or Taipei.

[@PREPFORIT]

I am VERY impressed with their Level of Quality control.

[@nk1363]

Me too.. but i’m not sure how they can remove any dangerous bacteria

[@fishandseafood]

Come to Argentina and you will be surprised that it's the cheapest food here, that no one eats, as no culture to the seafood and fish. As an expat, I enjoy a lot of the abundant seafood options almost free of charge. Viva Argentina with a culture of meat & malbec :)

[@jimwellcalellorenzo7688]

Here in the Philippines , you can buy tons of oysters for only less than 2 dollars

[@CH-zp2rh]

True

[@fohhee]

"Oysters, clams and cockles!" "How much for your little clam?"

[@misterpractical]

Chin Foh Hee yessss!! Thanks for reminding me. I need to rewatch Seasons 1 through 7.

[@Jomathewzz]

VALAR MORGHULIS

[@ryanfrancia4189]

Valar Dohaeris

[@myongjeong-nam4123]

A girl needs profit.

[@jiminsjams8162]

“Expensive” lmao they cost like 50-70 pesos per kg here in the philippines, that’s like $1 and some cents

[@rhyvyn13]

Haha true! In our place its only 30 pesos per kilo and already cooked.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

WIt thats good. But dont you have people travelling around malls and restaurants picking up old left over food like kfc and anything else washing it and then heating again and selling it on the street? It Is called puk puk or tak tak or something

[@rhyvyn13]

@@johnsmith-wx5fb Yup in some slum areas. Then?

[@judelpaez9930]

Dito sa iloilo pag sa direct farm ka bibili 100 isang sako na 😀

[@rhyvyn13]

@Judel Bull jacks 🤤🤤

[@TwoHandsGuitar]

Anything you buy today for cheap can be a delicate luxury in a 100 years

[@sanskaarkulkarni1036]

Yes, examples include bread, rice, bananas and other things. S/

[@kimchirice3564]

2:24 he literally sounds like gobber from how to train your dragons

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

I dont even know where to get oysters?!

[@arieflistyan8268]

Should I send you one basket of it then?

[@momojojovdb3474]

I have one u want?

[@anarchystorm2823]

I go to the coast and just pick them up. They’re pretty distinct and in some places you can fill a whole car with oysters in half an hour

[@arieflistyan8268]

@@anarchystorm2823 damn is it always that easy to get them in your area?

[@auhsojacosta1672]

I’m in the Philippines oysters are street food here

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Here in Denmark you can go out and pick them up for free in our shallow oceans.

[@rq3246]

Yggdrasil Tree Of Life You can do that we’re I live but the oysters are poisonous are your oysters like that?

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

@@rq3246 No ours are fresh and not poisonous and the ones fished by fishermen are shipped across the world as most Danes only eat oysters for NYE.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

@@rq3246 Wadden Sea is the name of the most famous areas for oysters here

[@damien1781]

@@pollutingpenguin2146 ONLY on NYE?

[@rq3246]

Yggdrasil Tree Of Life my town is also exports oysters we even have a festival for them

[@StellaAdler_]

his voice is so calming.

[@harvenat0r2]

I had oysters the other day for the first time, had tobasco and ginger on them, I enjoyed them on the night but it wasn’t until the next day I had a craving for them!! I didn’t think I would like them but they really are something special

[@anthonyaguilar6978]

2:34 is that you shrek?

[@javierarguello3264]

More like Willie from the Simpsons

[@cant8160]

If only you paint him green

[@lpsfairylightz6468]

shrek 6: shrek leaves fiona to start an oyster business

[@whizz_0711]

@@muneerakarbelkar7607 allow me, ahem, r/wooooooosh

[@ssluckybj2485]

I work in a restaurant as a dishwasher and I once read the menu of the prices of oyster and it was $18.99 for 7 oysters cook or raw and some people don’t even finish there food

[@TBiscaia]

Look up the difference between there and their.

[@venomdank965]

what a rip off.. Mexico they sell 12 oysters for 80 pesos = $4 dollars... lol

[@TheColonialTeaCup]

Where I live on the east coast of the US oysters are still pretty darn cheap (probably due to our county being a large producer of farmed oysters), the volunteer fire departments on occasion has an all you can eat oyster roast (they are steamed not roasted despite the name).

[@motupatlugamesworld5768]

Awesome content

[@Angel-oy8pj]

Im eating canned oysters while watching this and I feel rich

[@LM10GOAT84]

2067: Why trees are so expensive

[@roj22fetals6]

Why would you eat a wood since has no taste? Ok maybe I should wroosh my self, r/woooosh

[@levominhtam7300]

Roj22 fetals I think you eat wood

[@roj22fetals6]

@@levominhtam7300 your not very honest boi but you should be honest like your grandpa boi

[@RadiantCloudSky]

@@roj22fetals6 r/wooooooosh

[@mafiaishere4371]

@@roj22fetals6 common sense boi

[@cupcakemuffin3699]

I LOVE to eat oysters especially with hot sauce. I don't like opening the shells because I accidentally hurt myself or sometimes its too hard for me because they're shut tight. I have to get them preopened or canned. In my city we have oyster fests once a year. The local community come together in one spot to eat. It has shocked me when I met some people who's never tried oysters before and even said they tasted awful. And also I think it depends on where you go to get them. My mom really loves seafood so she knows all the places to get them cheap!

[@undone8753]

0:42 Sea got a barcode

[@fastlapper_456]

Growing up in Mozambique, I used to go to a part of the country called Chidenguele and my father and I used to eat oysters straight from the rocks. As fresh as it gets.

[@noone4849]

Didn't know this is expensive lol, we can just get them here easily and free.

[@carzhuangx1815]

Kurty Kurts same

[@navrajsingh9719]

where??

[@daniez2667]

Here too.

[@rositanovela8440]

Invite me over

[@noone4849]

In some parts of the Philippines.

[@spchunt8971]

Luv these things, can never get enough

[@roj22fetals6]

"why oysters are so expensive? Me living in the Philippines: *laugh's in Philippines*

[@jovanmadeja75]

Roj22 fetals i had an entire meal of oysters for only php40 in capiz lol

[@RJGuitz]

Spent the weekend at Pangsinan, we paid 2 kids 100 pesos each to gather oysters for us . They came back with 1 sac of oysters. Kinilaw, grilled, and baked. Sarap!

[@miltonmontano2930]

🇺🇸Usa = 1

[@johnnymarky]

Haha. Here in Iloilo it is less than a dollar (Php30 to Php40) per bucket... The steamed one

[@samnguyenthi3092]

Vietnam too

[@aphroditeoysters985]

Well done and very informative video! The sustainable farming methods are much appreciated.

[@desoL8d]

Oyster is a common dish in restaurants here in the Philippines. A kilogram of live oyster costs around a dollar. A 1.5 pound serving of steamed oyster (which I love) cost about 1.8 dollars.

[@lucilavargas5021]

At 0:40 my high ass thought this was a piano in the ocean

[@Me-kv8qj]

The thumbnail did that the earth is the best thing in earth to do with it all in this world of the internet to see

[@designesco]

this is what i dont get in fancy restaurants. at our province, my uncles harvest these oysters filling up 1~2 sacks each harvest. we boil and eat the oyster with vinegar and calamansi. then when i went to the city, these oysters were overly priced. 😂

[@JohnEduAdalidloquinario]

While developed countries I mean most of them find it expensive but in the Philippines oyster is just basic 😂😂

[@Audiophile2749]

Makakabili kna sa $1 mu., 😂

[@JohnEduAdalidloquinario]

Tama ka! Hindi mo pa mauubos haha

[@raymundreyes1775]

Oyster production in developed countries are very regulated while in the Philippines oyster production are not sa tabi tabi Lang tumitubo and not very safe to eat

[@MsLouie76]

raymund reyes anong not very safe to eat!! Sa mga probinsya safe pa rin hanggang ngayon maybe sa Manila ang hindi safe. Kahit sa amerika hindi safe ang mga seafood.

[@Audiophile2749]

@@raymundreyes1775 sa tabitabi? Pinapalaki yan sa dagat sir, kung gayun eh wag na kau kumain nang isda or anu mang produce nang dagat kac tabi tabi lng po yan.

[@SusieJayKay]

I was at Loch Fyne last weekend, lovely peaceful area, the oysters are famous there

[@ten7554]

"making it illegal for children to work in the industry came at a cost" LMFAO I THINK IT'S MORE A BENEFIT THAN A COST

[@padthai754]

It came at a literal cost of money

[@jpurser55]

I'm part of a Salish Tribe in the PNW and I get to go out in the mourning and pick me a few oysters, they're absolutely delicious, one of little things I'm grateful for.

[@ashtonsharpe9221]

All these different foods seemed to be poor people’s foods *Ima hold onto my Ramen stock ladies and gentlemen*

[@nathanfarr389]

Oyster: i am expensive Abalone: hold my shell

[@Choopremo]

It cost around $ 0.75 here in the Philippines per bucket and around $3 in restaurants lol!

[@CIKAtalks]

How many oysters have in one bucket?

[@dasigkatama029]

@@CIKAtalks30-40 shells

[@CIKAtalks]

Could anybody supply to india??

[@PortalBreaker.]

Great video | Great video

[@wolskyhubert4718]

Why is living so expensive?

[@quantonbampton2411]

My country 🇳🇦 (Namibia for those who do not know) has some of the world's best oysters. Best meat to shell ratio and only takes nine months to reach a commercially viable size, this thanks to our rich ocean teaming with nutritions needed for oysters the thrive.

[@kplee8597]

Is it only in europe that oysters are expensive? in SEA its cheap.

[@TheMrWillje]

I ate half a dozen Loch Fyne oysters last weekend. 2 straight-up, 1 with a wasabi+cucumber+mirin seasoning, 1 with red wine vinegar+ shallots, and 2 with Tabasco mixed with a tiny bit of agave nectar of all things. They were all fantastic. But I have to say that the tobasco one was my favourite. It had everything- the lovely saltiness and amazing flavour of the oyster, paired with heat and sourness from the tobasco, and a very subtle sweetness from the added agave nectar. Loch Fyne and other Atlantic oysters (and ones from the North Sea, and i suppose it's technically the Hebridean sea with the Loch Fyne oysters) taste different from one's I've had in the US, even on the east coast. They taste sweeter in the US, and a LOT sweeter on the West Coast. One is not better than the other, they're just different, and all so good in their own ways.

[@catherinegomez2055]

This reminded me how caviar was widely available in bars, but are now luxury foods

[@jeronragoonanan8136]

Oysters are a street food her in Trinidad and Tobago (the carribean) always an oyster cocktail vendor nearby

[@MimicTheRaver]

Watching this video made me want to go buy some raw oysters. I like to add some salt and lemon while drinking a blue moon.

[@AMoose454]

I remember like 7 years ago I went to visit family in Nova Scotia where I was born and we drove out to the PEI straight with my aunt / uncle and cousins and me and my cousin filled buckets of oysters and my uncle was eating them raw showing off acting cool and the next day we came back and like 150 feet from where we were grabbing oysters there was a sign that said they’re all contaminated don’t eat / catch😂😂

[@bobbydigital8243]

I've been shucking oysters for almost 20 years now served them to thousands of people in my life time and not once have I ever eaten one.

[@MarjTrips]

A bucket here in the Philippines is $1-$3 in the wet market ☺️

[@christianlosaria7365]

Seriously? Which wet market? I'm in metro Manila and is craving rn haha

[@dogeee8071]

SimpleGamingF2P who asked you to reply

[@ajlavilla]

SimpleGamingF2P ur mom

[@ma.cristinabardaje9641]

saang wet market, craving for Oyster RN

[@Amanda-lg5mb]

SimpleGamingF2P why so bitchy

[@LegitimaMax]

I live in Florida, where oysters are cheap. Guess it depends where you live.

[@donnamccarthy1002]

I live in Wisconsin, our dairy and meat prices are insanely cheap compared to other parts of the USA. Really depends on location 🙂

[@Send87]

What bothers me the most about summer is that when I go to the shore line looking for mussels, I always end up with more oysters than mussels.. It takes me only a few minutes to fill up an entire bucket. So I have absolutely no idea why these are supposedly expensive.

[@haylinpm8973]

Woah seriously? Where you at cause my beach has tons of mussels but I need to travel quite a bit to find oysters

[@Send87]

@@haylinpm8973 Norway

[@haylinpm8973]

@@Send87 Never wanted to travel anywhere until now, OYSTERS HERE I COME

[@Send87]

@@haylinpm8973 lol can recommend "Manstad" in Fredrikstad if you're serious.

[@syoon9437]

In korea, they cost about 18$ per kg (without shells). I never thought oyster was a pricey food.

[@jimmyj38]

So delicious.. raw, grilled, Rockefeller, and oysters Benedict.

[@gaeeee820]

In our place, we get oysters very often and my grandparents make a living out of selling them from a way cheaper price

[@toemoe4279]

Used to work as an oyster farmer around Newcastle, Australia ....hard work I can tell you :)

[@undone8753]

2:53 Ohhh so that’s what those weird things were, that makes sense I found some of those once when I was washing out sea shells

[@tianzining]

Not big fans of oyster, but amazed by the farming process!

[@foodielah535]

It’s interesting history. I love oyster though.

[@michaelmccurry7273]

I drove past when Andre was getting interviews. Good guy, I could (and feel like I do) live off of Loch Fyne Oysters’ seafood.

[@scratchthesurface3138]

Anyone noticed how so many animals were worthless to consume, but now due to over consumption, have now become a delicacy?

[@Lowcountryyankee]

$2/piece here in South Carolina, even locals. Absolutely delicious.

[@JYYP-jz7qq]

1 buck each in many places in New York city

[@sd8313]

3 here near SF

[@nk1363]

Making oysters environmetally safe and ethical to grow came at cost 💕

[@k0211312d]

If You're foreigner in south korea, Go to costco during winter season. Dec ~ Feb. You can grab 500g 코스트코 봉지 굴(oyster flesh in salt water filled plastic bag) cost barely 7~7.5$ USD. No need to dispose half shell. No rip-off price. Top tier freshness. It's just perfect as raw. Also deep fry, soup,BBQ grilled etc. Cold water temperature during winter season & west region of korea mudflat offer great organic matter. Plus, If summer season had long period of heavy rain for extra organic matter... That's best year for oyster.

[@kendsayaj4236]

In my country, you can find them at rock beaches. You are allowed to harvest a few to eat.

[@codenoob9325]

Roommate walks in: What're you watching Me: Nothing. Oysters. Just too expensive Roommate: 🤔 Hmmm..

[@RenVajr]

Oysters i quite cheap here in the Philippines. You can buy 1 kilogram for a dollar..

[@H_S_3_S]

I just had a half dozen oysters at a fine dining restaurant and thought about this video. Crazy to think they were considered peasant food.

[@Bushy556]

Been oystering as a kid with my grandfather. It’s hard work to get them. Gnats eating you up, hot work. But I still love them.

[@charlesbarihernandez607]

20 dollars one big sack in the market here in Philippines

[@PolyGang42]

Idk how some of you eat oysters raw 🤢🤮 I need mines on the grill, sooo good

[@hannahrozenberg3411]

I used to feel that way years ago. My mom ordered oysters once when we were on a trip. I didn’t like them. But as I got older, I had the urge to try them again and again. Now I love them. I have them at the local all you can eat sushi restaurant near my house. I’m just fortunate I can now enjoy them.

[@no1bandfan]

I just can't get over the fact that they're live. And I love things fried clams.

[@_eaturveggies01]

That background beat is 🔥 🔥 🔥 🎵

[@pj1518]

It’s not that expensive here in the Philippines.

[@MissJ000]

Peter John how much is it over there?? I only eat oysters when they are on happy hour for $1.

[@reymundalagos9889]

MissPuglife in some parts you can buy a bucket for a dollar or less. :)

[@mayday8798]

south korea's also not expensive with nice quality

[@Spazik86]

Well.. obviously, on sea coast they will be cheaper than thousand miles from sea :)

[@AlexpxThreeTen]

That's cause you still have child labor

[@davidvonch8223]

My father ate trays of these. I was young and grossed out... lol

[@kellynicholl6321]

Honestly growing up in New Zealand near the sea getting our own sea food had no idea they are expected

[@chansaicommerce1721]

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@warren769]

Lol! In the Philippines especially in our place it's not expensive 😁

[@segoviashantanamaet.7857]

Saannnn???

[@khunagueroagnis7004]

@@segoviashantanamaet.7857 Obando

[@localidiot3868]

200 years ago man:*eats oyster* a random man:"haha u are eating peasant food" now man:*eats oyster* a random man:"u must be very rich"

[@namenotfound614]

Lol

[@namenotfound614]

Very underrated

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

Only nine days? Wow that means oysters are probably flown in to where I live. I'll never take them for granted again!

[@genta2309]

Lmao. In Vietnam, we sell one ready-to-eat grilled oyster for 5.000 VND (just under 1/4th of one US dollar).

[@trollhunter8842]

I've tried oysters once. It's definitely an acquired taste.

[@kimzales87]

Agreed. I bit into one once and the texture was like soft mud, not nice. In my country we serve it in a sauce chock full of aromatic seasonings like garlic and a local cilantro. The sauce is yum!

[@keelahrose]

@@kimzales87 Sauce like that kills the natural flavor of the oyster and defeats the purpose.

[@kimzales87]

@@keelahrose Not to me and an entire country so....

[@keelahrose]

@@kimzales87 what country?

[@kylerim1485]

Future: why is paper so expensive I do not know if there is a video about this

[@francis9428]

"Why Oysters Are So Expensive" Me, a Southeast Asian coastal resident: *"20 cents per 15 pieces, take it or leave it."*

[@bernardtonge5518]

I had 6 size 3 and a glass of white wine for 10 euro last week. Enjoyed!