A street sign reading 'Oyster Row' mounted on a brick wall in front of a residential building with red brick exterior, windows, and green foliage.

Oyster

There are four instances of this shellfish on London’s street signs. Oyster Row is in Stepney, there’s an Oyster Mews in Plashet and two Oyster Closes, one in Barnet and another in Elephant & Castle.

A group of raw oysters, some in their shells and some open showing the meat inside, on a white background.

Oyster

Raw oysters have complex flavours that vary among varieties and regions: salty, briny, buttery, metallic or fruity. The texture is soft and fleshy. Oysters can be eaten on the half shell, raw, smoked, boiled, baked, fried, roasted, stewed, canned, pickled, steamed, or used in a variety of drinks.

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