What is the right way to eat oysters: chew or swallow?

Then put down your fork, pick up the shell, and slurp down the oyster from the wide end—it's more aerodynamic that way. Chew the fish one or twice before you swallow it. It's an urban legend that you are supposed to let it slide down your throat without biting into it. read more

To enjoy something you need to chew it to release the full flavour, swallowing whole is what you do as a child when being forced to eat something you don’t like. read more

Chew the fish one or twice before you swallow it. It's an urban legend that you are supposed to let it slide down your throat without biting into it. Think of an oyster like a grape: if you don't chew the grape, you won't get the full flavor. read more