Summer Oysters
We’ve all heard some version of when not to eat an oyster. Don’t eat them in months without an R! Or is it ending in an R? Or is it said like a Pyrate — with an “ARRRRR?” Come on, EAT ME. Even I have trouble keeping it straight, but here’s the general logic: Since oysters reproduce in the warmer months (May through August — see, no “R’s” there), there’s a chance that a “summer” oyster will be either spawny (creamy and gooey, as opposed to bright and nearly crisp), or skinny