Oyster Heaven

We went to an oyster farm on the coast, near Tainan. As far as the eye can see there are thousands, tens of thousands, of sticks planted under the water, from which the oysters grow on strings.

There was also a lovely little sand island, with pine trees and a beach.

I had a fresh oyster, opened on the boat. Bigger than a Malpeque; about the same size as the oysters that come out of the Peconic Bay on the north fork of Long Island. Good texture, very briny, but because it just came out of the water it was warmish.

When we got back, we roasted oysters on a little grill on the dock.
很棒！(hen bang! = awesome). Probably the favorite activity of the tour--and not least because the waiting for the oysters to cook (and their shells to pop open) made the eating even more pleasurable. The next day at lunch (restaurant with traditional Tainan cuisine) we had a terrific omelet made with oysters and scallions, served over a bed of stir-fried bean sprouts.