Oysters

Suddenly i had another craving.. for oysters... the last time i had cravings for oysters i was pregnant!!! No cant be... still time of the month so no way....

My thoughts are on the creamy insides, drenched with lemon juice with a splash of Tabasco... ooooh ORGASMIC!!

Here's some educational facts on these much-beloved Mollusk....

How Oysters Breathe

Oysters breathe much like fish, using both gills and mantle. The mantle is lined with many small, thin-walled blood vessels which extract oxygen from the water and expel carbon dioxide. A small, three-chambered heart, lying under the abductor muscle, pumps colorless blood, with its supply of oxygen, to all parts of the body. At the same time a pair of kidneys located on the underside of the muscle purify the blood of any waste products it has collected.

Oysters Male or Female

There is no way of telling male oysters from females by examining their shells. While oysters have separate sexes, they may change sex one or more times during their life span. The gonads, organs responsible for producing both eggs and sperm, surround the digestive organs and are made up of sex cells, branching tubules and connective tissue.