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oyster

[oi-ster] / ˈɔɪ stər /






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Chocolate chip cookies sweeten the arrival of the bill and underscore the chef’s preference for small portions: One-biters, they arrive in an oyster shell.

From Washington Post

It's an existential problem for a town like Bluffton, where shellfish harvests fortify the economy and residents spend days on the water and nights roasting oysters over the fire.

From Salon

“You only find one pearl in every 10,000 oyster shells. You have to find and discard thousands and thousands of oyster shells to find one,” Power said.

From Seattle Times

We started brunch with coffee, orange juice, and a Bloody Mary with oysters.

From Salon

To promote safe mushroom consumption and year-round income generation, the government is promoting small-scale commercial production of certain types such as oyster mushrooms.

From Seattle Times