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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam
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Is it true that you eat oysters in the months with R (I mean SeptemberR,OctobeR, NovenbeR and DecembeR) because it's good for you?
I heard this on a TV programme in Japan.
In that case, how about JanuaRy, FebruaRy, MaRch and ApRil ?
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This comes from England and France mostly. Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) season is from September until April because in the summer months (May, June, July, August) the Oysters are breeding. When they spawn, they go soft and milky, which is unpleasant to eat and means they spoil faster and can cause food poisoning more easily. It's also against the law to eat them when they're breeding.
You can eat another type of oyster called a 'rock oyster' (Crassostrea gigas) all year round.