Why We Eat Oysters Alive

Raw oysters are either still alive - or freshly killed - when you eat them. Most people think keeping them alive longer makes them safer to eat, but that's not the full story.
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Following is a transcript of the video:
Raw oysters are either still alive - or freshly killed - when you eat them. Most people think keeping them alive longer makes them safer to eat, but that's not the full story. Oyster expert Julie Qiu explains.
Following is the transcript of the video.
David Anderson: "Wanna know a secret? This oyster I'm about to eat could still be alive! So, why do we do this?"
Most people think it's a food safety issue. Keep the oyster alive as long as possible, to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination. And there is a little bit of truth to that. Oysters can carry a scary flesh-eating bacteria called vibrio vulnificus. You can get it from oysters or from swimming in warm brackish water. But let's put that into perspective.
Julie Qiu: "The risk of running into a bad oyster is lower than people think it is. My biggest pet peeve is that people go crazy over one bad oyster but they don't really care that hundreds of thousands of pounds of lettuce are contaminated with salmonella"
About 100 people die from vibrio infections (including from vibrio vulnificus) each year, about 450 die from salmonella. Plus, the FDA requires that oyster farms have to test water quality before sending oysters out to markets and restaurants. And that's important, because oysters are filter feeders. They soak up basically anything that's in the water around them - including fecal matter which can come from rain runoff.
But there’s a clever way to check if your oysters are good.
Julie Qiu: "one thing that you can ask for is a shellfish tag, which every retailer or restaurant is required to have for every bag of oysters that they purchase for up to 90 days after they make that purchase. So that tag, if they don't have it, don't eat those oysters."
This tag is a way for restaurants to track where and when their oysters were farmed. Qiu says that she looks for the most recent dates on the tag. Anything further out than two weeks won't taste as good and increases the risk of a bad oyster.
Some chefs may look at you funny for asking for the documentation, but it's a strategy that apparently works.
Julie Qiu: "I've had thousands of oysters and never had a bad one"
Ok great, so basically, oysters are safe, why on earth are they sometimes alive when we eat them??
Julie Qiu: "You really want your raw shellfish to be really fresh and the freshest you can get is something that is recently killed, so it goes back to not only the food safety but the actual taste and texture is going to be far superior when it's a fresh oyster."
So yeah, freshly killed oysters taste better. And it's hard to tell exactly when an oyster dies, because before it's served, it's shucked. It's not a gentle process. Shucking involves separating the oyster’s abductor muscle from the shell. This muscle gives the oyster control over opening and closing its shell. Similar to how your spinal cord helps you move. So, severing the their abductor muscle is almost like severing your spine. Yikes.
Most restaurants in the US keep their oysters alive - on ice - up until this shucking process, which afterwards, either leaves the oyster dead, or immobile. Since they don’t move around much in the first place, it's not easy to tell which.
So you're eating an oyster that was either just killed or is dying. And that seems pretty cruel, right? But considering that the oyster's biology is very primitive, it's possible they might not even feel pain at all.
Julie Qiu: "They don't have a brain, they're not really processing pain the same way the same way we are feeling so I don't think they're feeling pain the same way we are thinking of it."
So really, it's up to you. If you don't want to eat oysters, that's fine. If you do, you'll be far from the first.
Julie Qiu: "It's one of the few foods that have not changed for thousands and thousands of years so being able to appreciate that is something that's really special and remarkable and something that should be celebrated for what it is."

[@breadgenie4021]

I don’t even like oysters why am i here

[@itzdcx7991]

KZbin's Algorithm 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sohyangworld1544]

Exactly 💀

[@LaVitaNouva]

Same, i love many shellfish except oysters and a few more. Yet, we met here

[@shuzipuzi8191]

I dont even like seafood yet here iam

[@tonyroy8123]

Agree Genie, it is not for me.

[@xjustaprofile]

One day, oysters are gonna rise up and rip our spines out

[@inthenameofnine]

I wouldn't mind if I tasted that good. I'm pretty sure I'm a filter feeder, too, but I feel like I would be worth maybe like one one-thousandth my weight in oysters.

[@aulerius1922]

One day my ass, they are gonna have to wait a while till they can even get to our size, possibly a few million years.

[@maxtheleopard]

They're going to fry our skins

[@RatedGolfR]

Just A Profile ...and slurp our insides out

[@blissfulwarrior6849]

Oyster apocalypse

[@kathyl9222]

“More people die from salmonella than vibrio each year” I’m pretty sure lettuce is also eaten more often and by more people than oysters.

[@guiilost9827]

I neveer eat a oyster and i lovee seafod fish even salmon here soo expensive have notion a lbs is 20$$ in dolars i lice in south americaa Goat meat never tried too some japanese foids just temaki and sushi love both soo much its like a year since dont eat japanese temaki or sushi if had more money would eat at least once a week all this rich celebrity foods i cant buy even is normal and regular people eat on usaa europe im from brazil poor country that 60% population is poor or miserable even brazil is 10th econimic COUNTRY on world just fakee phrase to world see but here 60% population are poor imagine is like 100 million poor people?? I lovee usaa one my drwams is visit one day 😴

[@kathyl9222]

@@guiilost9827 The U.S appears to be a rich country, but the division between rich and poor is great. Most immigrants have it very tough(immigrants with a lot of money have it fine) and depending on where they come from face a lot of prejudice.

[@crystala7x182]

I think that’s the point though. Since lettuce and eggs are staples in most of our diets, we’re probably more likely to get infected by salmonella then we would if we were to eat an oyster once in a while. I even know of a friend recently who got food poisoning from chicken. Salmonella infections can be common and dangerous.

[@kathyl9222]

@@crystala7x182 The likelihood of food poisoning from lettuce vs. raw oysters, as well as the deadliness of the illnesses themselves should be taken into account.

[@sunnysided3371]

I thought the same thing, isnt this supposed to be a science chanel? They should really hold themselves to a higher standard when making statical conclusions

[@copporn1615]

The video: explain the science of serving oyster as food My brain: _Mr. Bean_

[@SmolKim]

Ye

[@frikeyslender3758]

Oh yeah instantly 😂

[@1marcelfilms]

That is good video

[@velvetthunder3856]

Same 😂😂😂

[@bhavay819]

SAME HERE

[@shep8276]

"You wanna know a secret?" "This oyster that I'm about to eat, could still be *ALIVE!!!* " * *_absorbs oyster_* *

[@ChristianJohnENunez]

lol

[@Danileptic]

Could?? I thought they definitely are all alive.

[@raymondleung9271]

It's also full of poop!

[@humane143imperfection6]

You wanna know a BIGGER secret? He believes HE is the one in control now.. muahaha. Consume more my friend, consume.. soon shall the hive mind awaken then your body will be ours. - This is why I'm a vegetarian, not many hostile parasitic organisms on a baked blade of grass.

[@capcom4eva]

@@humane143imperfection6 tons of worms and other parasites on veggies like strawberries and lettuce. Humans have evolved to ingest some levels of parasites for millennia

[@giornogiovanna3934]

Peta: * heavy breathing *

[@chovue2363]

See what lois has to go through everyday!?

[@aprioriontoast704]

oysters aren't sentient so..

[@hainguyenthinam6456]

They don't have feeling

[@alaplaya5]

Also Peta: let’s save the Oysters and kill them afterwards! This is the only way animals can have dignity!

[@camper1749]

Also peta: *gasses 17 kittens*

[@deadlocker1420]

* They don’t have a brain * Oysters: No u

[@________4423]

And I took that personally.

[@nevinkuser9892]

Those feisty oysters again.

[@AudreysKitchen]

They didn't say that

[@illosovic]

* eats oyster *

[@LeDebutDeLaSuite]

The worse food poisoning of my life came from a raw oyster. And it hit me 36 hours after eating it. Vomiting for 7 hours and physically ill for 2 weeks.

[@mcintoka]

Damn and i wanna try it

[@animdoodle]

@@mcintoka lol

[@crystala7x182]

Where did you get the oysters?

[@LeDebutDeLaSuite]

Crystal I was in South France, near Bordeaux

[@crystala7x182]

@@LeDebutDeLaSuite Thanks for answering. I was curious to see if you were inland vs. close to the ocean or such. I’m so sorry that happened to you 😩

[@BrianVelez]

Oyster expert... what do I have to do in order to specialize on something so specific.

[@Oliver-cg5ud]

What?

[@Ayasha_Kasim]

Idk

[@timelordastrodo6408]

Google it. As if we know. That's why we are watching the video

[@rokasgrebliunas1682]

Eat 7000 oysters

[@kpopscenario1406]

rokas grebliunas lol

[@sarangskumar1315]

4:10 did she just fart?

[@humanitarianharjot402]

😂

[@aroundtheworld6931]

Wrong !!! She sharted!

[@sarangskumar1315]

😂😂😂

[@kitterbug]

ew

[@abiralvi4372]

@Mahmood K4 true😂😂

[@sharkeatt]

I never ate an oyster before but this seems really important to me and I have no idea why.

[@angonkatwang]

Same

[@bestkoi7555]

Its important to know that your seafood is fresh, old seafood is one of the worst ways to get sick. You don't just get a stomach ache, your food is almost guaranteed to come back up

[@michah7214]

Same here. Now I never will

[@Hehe-po8sz]

Same dude

[@Zergcerebrates]

It's really good.

[@therover65]

I got food poisoning from eating raw oysters twice from 5-star hotels in Hong Kong. So did my companions proving it wasn’t just one bad oyster but the whole lot was contaminated. Theory: the water used to keep the oysters alive before serving by the hotels or suppliers were contaminated.

[@honkhonk8009]

I mean its Hong Kong. Completely overrun by Mainlanders. Considering their proximity to Mainland china, I wouldn't touch the oysters.

[@MrGreen-ss7vj]

.... You know she did it and had no remorse 4:10

[@onashenwings3850]

Timothy Green Wetter than fresh paint

[@shingfungtse1594]

She talked like a serial killer .

[@lukee-dg4ql]

Imagine the smell of that 😂😂😂😂

[@kagamine-rin]

What happens when you eat alot of beans 4:10

[@kahitaknows5366]

You can read it into her eyes.

[@viridianz]

I don't eat oysters why am I watching this

[@jacquevander1135]

HoLy WaTeR because deep down you want to eat oysters

[@tykuresa22]

Snot in a shell? No thanks

[@magnummotionfilms1188]

HoLy WaTeR fr it's like eating a porcupines throw yp

[@luschious6829]

Cause you just go thru the comments and just asking for likes

[@blacknoon5950]

Same

[@KiyeHid]

I don't even eat sea food..... And youtube is giving me more reasons why I shouldn't edit: If you are curious why I don't eat sea food, it's because my mom is allergic to most sea food so we avoid eating sea food..

[@m.l6708]

idk about oyster but you’re missing something if you never tried sea food 😋

[@williamcaputo7931]

@@m.l6708 thought so too, tasted it, tastes shittier than I imagined

[@sainwinian4906]

You should probably also stop eating animals

[@godowskygodowsky1155]

@@williamcaputo7931 As with many foods, you probably will find it disgusting if you never had it growing up and are having it for the first time. But it's also possible that you just had bad seafood. Seafood is one of those foods that can easily be very bad if you don't eat it fresh and eat the highest quality. Sort of like pancakes. A good pancake tastes great, but a bad pancake is especially bad.

[@denziiey]

My mom is allergic to shellfish so we don't cook it at home (the smell around upsets her) . However I do eat it since I'm not allergic.

[@jenifermh3751]

While seeing this I’m imagining the oysters in a super high pitched voice going like “ahhhhhhh don’t eat me noooo I’m dyi....”

[@X-Cactus]

Lmao! 🤣

[@ChocolateMuffin308]

yeah funny having your spine broken and then being put on ice to experience agony for days

[@papahairy5315]

@@ChocolateMuffin308 they don't feel pain the way we do smartass.

[@Negligible]

So the answer is: something that is freshly killed tastes better than something old? Really. I had no idea.

[@valholladay2116]

I sense your sarcasm but freshly killed red meat, such as beef, venison and buffalo are way more flavorful and tender if they are aged in a cooler for 2 week.

[@ms.chuisin7727]

Only seafood

[@dualvoid8223]

@Nick Talleyrand ;)

[@lxc7548]

@@valholladay2116 That's because modern supply chain typically cannot deliver the meet before rigor mortis, which happens only a few hours after death. Red meat that was literally just killed taste pretty good too.

[@MsMrapplepie]

Nick Talleyrand sometimes it depends on the chef

[@iluvmantu]

I've never had a oyster in my life

[@sadamiamani]

Like most people

[@chelskaf]

its disgusting

[@NicO-dc1mw]

They taste kinda gross I prefer clams

[@13Zanou]

You haven't really missed out on anything

[@kyrlics6515]

@@jumiangel739 no u

[@HaoSci]

I still want my food thoroughly cooked.

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

Good! destroy the nutrients in it!

[@calebweldon8102]

@@ahabrawgaming1289 for many Foods cooking makes it easier to get nutrients out of it

[@juanmusic8298]

Oysters with Tapatio sauce and Lime 🤤 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKavZGyeis10rc0

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

This is what the government doesn’t want us to know

[@blackhole28]

kremit the frog Yes so because they want money

[@nufailnufail9869]

Yea r i s e u p

[@paulpeterson8969]

The truth about alien vaginas aswelll

[@moguuuwu7843]

You mean restaurant?

[@mohawkmaster5728]

Thanks Kermit

[@michaelalper8651]

But people eat more lettuce than oysters...

[@keviniiiiii4750]

Robert Hernandez Umm stats please?

[@bugwandithefirst2455]

But they're both a kilogramme لكن كلاهما كيلوغرام

[@Dopameanniie]

Robert Hernandez what?

[@jennyjohn704]

I don't know what planet you live on, but on Earth a heck of a lot more lettuce is eaten than oyters. Oyters are a specialist, treat like food. Lettuce is practically a staple food.

[@MoonV29]

exactly

[@Alienatedvasion]

I love oysters and this made me feel so much better. I bought the most beautiful biggest oysters and it’s my first time basically. I was freaking out I cooked them at 450 for 10 minutes and then at 480 for like maybe 5 minutes hella scared me

[@gz9520]

2:13. “ I have probably had over six or 7 thousand in my lifetime and I’ve never gotten sick” That reminds me of another quote. “ i’ve been juggling chainsaws for 20 years and I’ve never cut myself even once” That quote comes from a guy now known as Stumpy.

[@raviolibirb8009]

Why is this reminded me of mr. Bean? You know, the one when he's at a hotel craving for dinner and the one in mr. Bean's holiday

[@spikebaltar5071]

Scampi!

[@o_khoi5086]

Same.

[@bimbotm5789]

same

[@pratikdas6593]

That French restaurant scene was hilarious 😂😂

[@nadunwijesinghe965]

The one which he vomited 😂😂

[@bellsofohio]

When I was teaching English in Japan, we had a lesson on food that included a discussion question about food poisoning. So I heard hundreds of food poisoning stories over the years, and 2/3 were about raw oysters. And this is in a country where people eat anything raw. I don't doubt the video that oysters aren't usually deadly, but they can definitely cause you to have a bad day.

[@TheBaldr]

I don't understand why people can slam down raw oyster but shun Fugu. The only people that die each year from Fugu poisoning are the one that purposely eat the poison. Yet vibrio kills 100 people just in the US(He failed that part when comparing in the video).

[@BadaBadger]

They're an acquired taste really. I remember trying it during my late teen years and HATED it, but now in my 20s I love the things.

[@silasteacher]

My wife caught norovirus from raw oysters Friday. Today is Monday and now I'm sick. I caught it from her, it is very contagious. If you catch food poisoning, you better not prepare food for other people until you're over it. We learned our lesson.

[@izaaak281]

Hope ur doing alright now

[@silasteacher]

@@izaaak281 thanks. We were back to normal after a few days.

[@ZealSenpai]

Reminded me of that Mr Bean episode

[@brawl8295]

The one in the hotel?

[@besttuberz7014]

Haha I love Mr bean

[@revelationelation8660]

Which?

[@iblameadrian]

Same

[@dv3317]

Yes room no. 24 i guess that's the name of the episode

[@becausecanada6543]

*PETA screaming in the background*

[@veronicacullen6299]

Peta laughs while killing 80% of thr adoptable animals.

[@gendoruwo6322]

PETA is edible

[@TheNeXusCore9032]

[PETA confused screaming as oysters don't care if they are poorly treated or not as they don't have any brains]

[@RetardedGoat16]

*PETA scrambling as they figure out ways to anthropomorphise bivalves*

[@arteblack13]

I explained to a vegan that it was proven that plants do feel and react to pain in measurable ways. Very bad first date😓

[@bluephoenix1652]

From where I am from where oysters abound, we NEVER eat oysters raw. We boil them but make sure not to overcook them. It is still juicy and delicious.

[@bobbyboy1797]

That's cool but you can still eat it raw though.

[@LucyBlossoms]

How can you live with yourself

[@scarletheart3167]

3:55 only if I go back and order salmon Tomorrow's video: "Why is salmon alive" Me:👁️👄👁️

[@redwanmarashli6496]

Why we *EAT* salmon alive.

[@scarletheart3167]

@@redwanmarashli6496 lol idk

[@NeonNoodleNexus]

That vibrio vs salmonella stat has to be misleading right? Dont people eat way way way more potential sources of salmonella?

[@desidilek]

TheSuperNort the Stats showed “deaths from salmonella” salmonella is curable

[@Olter_]

Vibriosis is also "curable"(in truth you just live and you get cured from it but whatever. Same with salmonella), only 15-30% of cases result in death.

[@MrMZaccone]

Even oysters are a potential source of salmonella.

[@smileitsjustagame2937]

I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure that the chances of getting salmonella from chicken are way greater 🤔

[@user-ng6lp2rz6m]

@Defqon or is it

[@TheWhiteGyrfalcon]

Oh the irony that once poor man's food like oysters and kale are modern luxuries - those long dead peasants are laughing

[@WedgePee]

Caviar too.

[@r3zaful]

Oyster is always a delicacy

[@haiky8104]

lobster 🦞

[@ishadatey2577]

gold and silver was for normal people in ancient india and aloys and aluminium were expensive.

[@happyllama1160]

I mean oysters are super cheap, don’t know why anyone would pay much for them

[@Dezeberbro]

Eating them alive is the best way to eat them. They are really good with lime, salt, & Lea & Perrins sauce.

[@sunitabhanja2168]

I am quite curious as I have never tasted once. What does an oyster tastes like?????

[@fabgirl09]

I know someone that almost died from Oysters but it turned out the oysters weren’t properly stored in the restaurant(the restaurant was shut down). I now look for fresh oyster restaurants since then.

[@TetaGama]

Wtf is an oyster expert. Do they pay for these kinds of jobs ? And who pays for that?

[@breadcrumbs3530]

TetaGama Gaming I’m guessing she’s some kind of marine biologist or something who specializes with bivalves or whatever.

[@hylianro]

she’s basically a marine biologist but mainly studies one fish which would be the oyster

[@tiffanycarroll2256]

I guess because she ate over 6,000 of them. 🤢

[@nathangray8354]

Another name for oyster expert is lesbian.

[@nathangray8354]

Maybe Tiffany isn't a lesbian...

[@astrobiolog]

Scientific approach really needs scientific facts... Abductor muscle is just a muscle and it's not like cutting a spine (skeletal part + spinal cord which is a part of the central nervous system) where if you cut spine in half you kill a person for damaging the spinal cord. When you open clams you just scrape the muscles and not even cut them, that's like giving a wound to yourself = you won't die. So the process of opening is not so deadly as this video portrays it. And also the absence of brain (organ present in chordates) doesn't mean the absence of nervous system! That means that they don't process pain like we do but doesn't mean they can't "feel" anything, brain or ganglium (organ that they have) have the same purpose! I'm not here trying to raise awareness of not eating clams, for what I'm concerned have at it, but wanted to point out the faults in scientific information present in a video of channel that has Science in it.

[@balthasarrasahtlab8872]

Well said. Also I did a quick google on this "Oyster Expert" and found out that she is just a blogger and a self proclaimed expert on this topic without any scientific background whatsoever. "Food that remained unchanged for thousands of years should be celebrated.", is a really bad excuse for eating something that IS ALIVE and has a working nervous system but that's just my opinion of course.

[@astrobiolog]

@@balthasarrasahtlab8872 Nice Nancy Drewing! I was a bit taken with lack of facts so I did't even think about googling her. Sad that people use term "scientific" so loosely and widely nowdays...

[@alexkim5729]

The fact that at least 3.5k people care more about the comment "I've never had a oyster in my life", over actual facts is the reason why we can't stop global warming.

[@ousooners5193]

Even if they did have the specific kind of nerves to feel pain, they can't suffer, there's no emotional component to the pain. As an analogy this can happen in humans with certain disorders or brain damage to certain parts of the brain. They can recognize that they're in pain but it's not distressing to them i.e it's just a recognition of sensory information.

[@milanstevic8424]

+the Whaler You understand that the same claim could be made by aliens about us? "Other than some grotesque gestures with the muscles near their eyes, and a weird sonic vibration from the esophagus chord, which probably signifies the species last grasp for nutrients, or provides a primitive alert for others, the fatally probed human specimens seem to recognize the pain, but clearly don't go through much distress. This is probably because they don't have two central nervous systems, but just one, and even if they did have the specific kind of nerves to feel the pain, rest assured it's nothing like we can feel, because when we feel pain it's soooo painful, yesterday I pinched my brachemio pod between my pincers, and I was in soo much pain. Oh. My. God. Anyways, we should celebrate that our food source didn't evolve into something that could give us any moral dilemmas. Fuyerasdkje, how many I had of them so far? Six, like, seven thousands? Yep, so, clearly nothing's going on, whether alive or dead, it's all the same to them, as soon as you cut them up, just ignore the stupid sounds they make, and you're fine. I mean it's just a noise, and not like telepathy, so it has nothing to do with them feeling hurt, as they can't suffer and science is unanimous in that they have no radioemotional capacity. Really, really, primitive animals. *Slurp* But so tasty." I mean, do you people even listen to yourselves?

[@vivalaresistance8315]

I’ve eaten an oyster before that the shell was moving. I assume it was barnacles on the oysters because something was pulsing in and out from on the shell. At first I was startled , but after a little lemon and horseradish , the oyster was simply divine.

[@rogeurroger7119]

Gently tickle the black rim of the oyster with the end of your knife. If it recedes, the oyster is still fresh and you can gulp down that SOB. If it doesn't, don't eat it and ask for a refund because the oyster probably didn't make it through unsafe food transportation. Also try to eat them as close as possible to their harvest site. Also avoid May to August since they end up "milky" and you're eating a lot of roe and not much oyster (some like it though)... And keep it simple: a touch vinegar and a pinch of minced schallot. Don't drown it under sauce to preserve that unique salty taste! God I love oysters...

[@husenpr]

*"6000-7000 Fresh oysters"* Me : *eat a roasted oysters and vomited*

[@TuningAnApple]

That sounds dry. Better to eat it fried if you're squeamish about eating it raw.

[@psychoticpercy6479]

Oh that's sad. You are missing out

[@arteblack13]

Fried is my favorite. Even better when made into a po boy. Now THAT'S good eating!!,

[@nahor88]

Go to proper establishments if you're gonna eat oysters raw, not some hole in the wall.

[@johnnylaw26]

I'll follow below ....you are missing on some great shellfish lol

[@hannaazumi3353]

*I never actually ate it before I knew about it on mr.bean lol*

[@Ensorp]

Me too lol

[@ManabDasiammanab]

Haha...same here 😄

[@campkira]

Oh yes.

[@whitecunt6903]

Ikr xDD

[@mexicanwootwoot]

try it it is amazing with salt lime and hot sauce

[@chantimothy]

3:26.. i suddenly felt a chill down my spine....

[@aistories0506]

Here in the Philippines , we place oyster in vinegar with salt chopped onion and chopped garlic and eat it raw .

[@MrJoshcc600]

The vinegar acid maybe cooking it just like ceviche

[@kiwiboi189]

[man about to eat a live oyster] Oyster: eat me daddy Man: what? Oyster: what? Edit: B R U H

[@no_reason2755]

...

[@axion6070]

XD

[@100PercentTHCfilmsX420X]

Lmao that would scare the shit outta me lmao .

[@HAMID___]

😂😂😂

[@battosaijenkins946]

Don't ever eat this. The taste will make you retch instantly. Someone famously said it's like eating a giant snot ball... YUCK!!!

[@m.mhn7535]

Who remembers the mister bean movie/episode?? ... 🙋

[@sleepingpowder1595]

It was an entire movie...

[@m.mhn7535]

@@sleepingpowder1595 yea, I mean that. C'mon it's been years since that.

[@sleepingpowder1595]

@@m.mhn7535 I was just correcting you because you called it an episode. Also I can send you edited your comment

[@fukaze2021]

@@sleepingpowder1595 There is one episode where mr.bean go to a hotel, in the hotel restaurant he eat rotten oyster. That's probably the episode Liva just watched

[@fukaze2021]

Link to the episode : kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJPMnKqMZa2VkNU

[@notasadist1914]

*Ohh nooo it was probably still alive when i ate it*, "So anyways I'll take another order please"

[@alessandrobautista7053]

When I went to el Salvador last year I was eating live oysters left and right but then I got scared After I started thinking of the consequences.

[@manaskumarbehera262]

4:10 that's a wet fart.

[@pahanrathnayake5114]

Great observation. I laughed so hard. Thank you

[@Barry864]

😳😳😳

[@Dezeberbro]

She even stuttered lol

[@jinolin9062]

Count Dracula 😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@w0lfy340]

That made me drink 3 gallons of unsee juice...

[@imaginateca]

Ask the restaurant for the tag... and be confident that the oyster you are eating is linked to the tag they show you. Oh, yeah, very clever. OMG... LOL

[@Rakaan1994]

😆😆

[@hylianro]

Antonio Alonso Like they would care XD

[@xenoidaltu601]

There are many reports of restaurants from all backgrounds cheating their customers, even expensive high class restaurants! If you order an expensive fish dish, then they'll give you the same dish but with a cheaper fish species. Capitalism 101, Trump Style!

[@aajjeee]

if they have a recent tag it probably is the right one, or else they would have to get 2 different shippments for the cheap and fresh ones

[@nathangray8354]

And I can't imagine the restaurants are happy to have to take time out of their day to provide this either...

[@totallynotafanficreader7850]

I haven't watched the video yet but I have a feeling that I may never be able to eat an oyster in good conscience again. Edit: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@ahabrawgaming1289]

You eat the living you live, you eat trash you become trash

[@narararamammily5386]

I had one when I was in Belgium. It tastes pretty good especially when you add the lemon.

[@izaaak281]

How is the texture? I imagine it being like slime

[@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136]

@@izaaak281 It is kind of slimy but in a good way

[@thebearking6666]

As a chef by trade, I’ve been shucking oysters and clams for years. As long as the blade doesn’t pierce the belly of the bivalve it’s definitely still alive when it hits your stomach. Also shucking isn’t a violent task once you get the hang of it

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Why do people eat these raw and not cooked? Almost all other shellfish is cooked.

[@gwendolynallen3218]

​@WALTERBROADDUS Flavor and texture, FYI Conch and clams are consumed raw as well.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@gwendolynallen3218 as far as I know, you don't even chew these things? And people cover them in hot sauce to make them palatable?

[@MasterAdam100]

​@WALTERBROADDUS I live in Louisiana and I prefer my oysters chargrilled with butter and herbs on it. Not a fan of the raw variety. Fried ones are pretty good too.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

@@MasterAdam100 I've tried some smoked ones. I like that Grill idea. Sounds tasty.

[@wuznab5109]

But less people eat oysters, almost everyone eats lettuce?

[@jjdrfc1185]

WuzNab 🐢 did someone say lettuce 🐢🐢🐢🐢

[@MikhaelAhava]

WuzNab true, as far as I’m aware of.

[@nejinaji]

I put oysters on my burgers instead of lettuce.

[@ghostl337]

Oysters don't eat lettuce.

[@-Kidzin]

on the west yeah, but in asian countries? probably the other way around

[@ESE33]

Another good question: why do we eat oysters?

[@Kudeghraw]

zinc, iron, B-12, and protein that doesn't come from a plastic container.

[@oerlikon20mm29]

I cant eat oysters, they feel like hard jello in your mouth and I hate it

[@charlottek.1829]

well, where im from, its very rare to eat oysters like that. we usually roast the oysters before consuming them.

[@AtlasReburdened]

Lol, yeah, I'm gonna get depressed about eating something without a brain, that makes sense. Let me just cry that my spinach leaves still have living cells in them too.

[@maya-wy8ml]

Atlas WalkedAway lol

[@lemonzest_]

Stop making fun of me

[@granddukeofmecklenburg]

I'm depressed after killing bacteria, while disinfecting the toilet

[@LyubomirIko]

I'm depressed after killing myself

[@granddukeofmecklenburg]

@@LyubomirIko same...I've been dead for decades, and it still didnt cure my depression...

[@HORRIOR1]

It would be very difficult to eat oysters when you are dead.

[@aidancampos5706]

HORRIOR underrated

[@rumblingend8443]

👌😥💦😂💯

[@linhn2247]

Haha that made me laugh a bit😂

[@tori9365]

Lol

[@danajaber2679]

Yes duh

[@dryfox11]

Fun Fact: Pea crabs are an oyster parasite. Since you don’t cook them, those can *also* still be alive when eating an oyster. I experienced this first hand. Didn’t really wanna eat it as i don’t like them that much, pokes the oysters belly and a small semi-see thru red ball popped out. I was like “huh..?” anddd then it’s legs unfolded and it started moving. Never eating oysters again.

[@Heyim18bro]

free crab with your oysters sounds like a plus

[@ValAllenSamonte]

i googled pea crabs - mere presence of it inside the oyster is a good sign that your oyster was in quality water. also they can be eaten as well.

[@daled.m.4512]

I've never had one in my life and this lady is at 7000! Added to my to do list post lockdown!

[@vivsmusicplace]

0:48 I don't know why I cracked up seeing "Oyster Expert" 😂

[@ellllllo77]

I’m watching this at three in the morning. ..I’m getting married in six hours👀

[@janedoe7187]

How did it go?

[@murdaandreias8313]

are u guys still married ?

[@kidenigma1400]

Congratulations

[@ms.pirate]

Uh oh, watching weird oyster videos before getting married. I hope everything went well for you! 💕

[@saintlouis1087]

Tell your wife I miss her

[@Lupain]

There is a simple solution against bacteria... just cook it... In our cooking class we made gratinated Oysters, it was the first time I've ever eat an Oyster, I could never eat this slimey thing without cooking it. Why do people like to slurp up some salty slimy mass?

[@PHCuber]

I don’t want to sound like a Karen by asking for my food’s documentation.

[@fritzvila]

What makes her an oyster expert, eat 8000 oysters?

[@rahimel-mulla2894]

She "Ate"

[@MrWizardjr9]

she got an oyster degree at trump university

[@izdabombz]

Probably some marine biologist that works for some farm or regulator.

[@when_life_gives_you_limes]

She's got an Oyster card.

[@kiranza6580]

she is the oyster

[@user-co4xl7wx3q]

Yes!! Ask the server, the Chef for the Shellfish tag, especially dining the middle of the continent. Chef for years & worked briefly at a dive that held oysters for over 3 months. Completely illegal & puts his customers at great risk. I never served them, of course, this was in fact the reason I ended up resigning after only being there a handful of days. Oh how I hate restaurant work.

[@phoebeel]

Did you report it?

[@capcom4eva]

@@phoebeel million dollar question

[@yeetusfeetus713]

@@phoebeel 👏👏

[@Purelax]

I haven't even taste a single Oyster in my life except I eat Mussels.

[@AryanPushkar]

It’s 3am and I hate seafood, I don’t know why I’m here.

[@Mark-kk3vs]

I felt bad when they said that they were killed recently Then I heard they might not feel pain and went back to eating

[@Silvia.Araujo]

Bruh wtf

[@happyllama1160]

They are so good!!!!

[@sallylemon5835]

You should've ordered salmon

[@salazarsly7145]

She farted at 4:10 after eating a massive meal of oysters

[@blackberry8615]

Salazar Snifffff

[@hopelessheathen8190]

Imagine how horrified she was in her head

[@f-madikm9002]

Shit all clapped.

[@TyeArtisik]

🤣

[@deviousmile669]

Mmmm It smell Like the ocean

[@Quon]

Oyster: might carry parasite Humans: that wont stop me if i cant read!

[@raykarpp]

Had a raw one as a kid in a tree, was pretty hard to swallow, but I'd have one again to see what it's like

[@diogenes3949]

Did you find it in the tree? Because I think you ate a rock.

[@infernoboy273]

At 4:08 she farts 💀

[@flamegamings-gachasandmore9172]

XD

[@vince2754]

It's 4:10

[@fushy9752]

Lmaoo

[@hoesmad6192]

XD

[@hoesmad6192]

@Fad Vortex ;-; wow It doesn't Oof

[@andrewgregory151]

Oyster: eat me daddy Me: what Oyster: what

[@cheesecakelol5671]

wat

[@duck3892]

100 subs No videos? U stole it

[@jjthan8772]

lol, original comments are always the best. It's almost like a saw the original a minute ago.

[@shiroutakatsuki5465]

This comment deserves more like

[@Erik-lq4eo]

More like Oyster: *Screams internally as it it is chewed to death*

[@ning2092]

My brain at 4 am: did you ever think about why we eat oysters alive

[@user-lr6hw4dq4t]

Mr Oyster : Who TF said I ain't feeling pain??

[@ratatataraxia]

I serve oysters everyday at my work here in Baltimore. So this is fascinating for me. I knew a lot of it, but not that they are alive while on ice in the walk-in.

[@belugabcool2896]

1:03 and one dies from 6 hour binge watching Sam'Oneila academy.

[@TheEsdaniel]

Man of cukture

[@SabrinaLovesPuffins]

culture of male

[@userGGG702]

great creative topic, thank you for the great video.

[@nn6404]

I mean. Isn't that vibrio vulnificus number much more frightening when you consider how little people consume shellfish compared to things that could contain salmonella?

[@addaccount9246]

Basically im oyster.

[@kungfukenny3002]

ok so basically im monky

[@dontask2421]

Mumkey.

[@firerider669]

Ok so basically i am GAE

[@bquecha7526]

Im basically the one who has no originality.

[@dvbawesome]

@@bquecha7526 you're fun

[@stevenpancake3385]

2018:hey we're eating some sea slug like creature in a shell, ALIVE 2459:we still can't believe that our ancestors eat sea slugs in a shell, like WHAT

[@asiseverything3404]

2019, end of the world

[@KurasakiBleachigo1]

Completely wrong. Do we look at what the Ancient Greeks ate and call them crazy? No, because food is food moron. It's all relative

[@SuperPickle15]

@@KurasakiBleachigo1 Greek food is shit, so your argument is shit

[@Pugetwitch]

SuperPickle15 but your entire mama is shit though

[@SuperPickle15]

@@Pugetwitch nice comeback. I'm so insulted

[@garcia207]

The Oyster gets shucked Oyster: “Aw Shucks!”

[@mateussocorro9141]

“If I only could go back and eat salmon”-what a legend

[@RayMak]

Makes me very very hungry

[@someperson3197]

Yes

[@kimoniu.8113]

I've seen you in 7 videos in a row. Stop following me.

[@gamezorg2858]

You again??!!

[@ruin222]

Tf I saw you in like 9 video already😂I'm scared

[@cough_sneeze]

STAAAAAAAAPPPPPP

[@jare3459]

Shellfish: we will evolve hathing bacteria infection Human: then we take you alive Shellfish: our plane has back fired!

[@1989nirankarsingh]

Which Plane?✈️

[@awkwardmoments1539]

@@1989nirankarsingh shell air

[@woldinini9988]

awkward moments beautifully done

[@Nhatanh0475]

0:02 Feel like I'm watching a 90's kid who go to the Restaurant for the first time ever.

[@bobbyhill1013]

As a chef who serves raw oysters, I enjoy when people ask to see my tags. 👌 we show them off like trophies

[@flowerondiscord4254]

Him: This oyster could still be ALIVE! * *_proceeds to eat it_* *

[@SuccessforLifester]

The oyster expert farted at 4:10

[@tartaglia420]

Lol

[@Anirossa]

Sean bad oyster

[@andrewmorris483]

My most sincere thanks for pointing that out.

[@blkbbw8295]

Oyster, Oyster good for the heart, the more you eat the more you parp 💩😷😂

[@anandhua.b4589]

The attention to detail

[@loes3000]

The way he ate it makes it look like it was a dare💀

[@rohittkrr]

I can see ‘Rise of the planet of Oysters’ coming soon.

[@FootLettuce]

Rise of planet Lettuce as well

[@ravinderkaur9488]

You guys know what?? I never eaten oyster but still scrolling down for your comments!!!

[@hylianro]

Kweb's Kop Get some hot sauce (if you can’t handle that then use cocktail sauce) and some lemon juice Delicious

[@ravinderkaur9488]

@@hylianro I will never eat it bro But still thanks😊

[@dinoman1129]

No one cares

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

cuz ya a sissi... let me guess, you eat yo steak well done and you prolly don't eat raw fish sushi

[@FakeExotic]

4:10 Hear it closely

[@andydagreat8539]

LMFAO 😂😂😂 did she pass gas LOL

[@udon5594]

her pants ripped

[@trinigyul7507]

*oyster fart*

[@wandiwandi3593]

Farting 😝😝

[@Silvia.Araujo]

Dr. Whet Faartz

[@GeorgeMonet]

"I've never gotten sick from eating oysters therefore no one will ever get sick from eating raw oysters."

[@ggdatboi]

Not what she said at all lol

[@aistories0506]

Here in the Philippines , we place oyster in vinegar with salt chopped onion and chopped garlic and chopped chilis and eat it raw .

[@adibz959]

People eating beef: oh no you cruel People eating oyster which probably alive: oyster dont feel pain

[@kujaa1831]

No, we eat them alive because we like inflicting pain on animals while having a tasty treat.

[@starandfox601]

oysters don't have a brain.so they defiantly can't feel pain cause to feel pain requires a brain.

[@whizpopdude123]

Ronny Ip Da fuq? I eat living oyster because I'm not sadistic but because they're hella tasty as I do sometimes eat them alive but I do prefer to eat them cooked cause it's also tasty.

[@octave1]

I just eat my beef, it's nature. *WARNING ⚠ :SWARMS OF VEGANS INCOMING* Oh shit

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

Gotta love the hypocrisy.

[@antonyjulio1844]

this oyster reminds me about mr bean comedy scenes 😂😂

[@yhachpham7291]

I ate a bad oyster once as a kid and let's say I don't want to take that risk again.

[@sauceyeti4381]

Here in the Philippines, we have this dish where we leave the fresh oysters in a vinegar broth. It's simple, but a delicious recipe nonetheless...