What are the famous oyster producing areas in China? Where are the best oysters?

Oysters, also known as oysters, have delicious meat and high nutritional value, so they are precious seafood products. Oysters are the largest cultured shellfish in the world, so where is the origin of oysters in China? Where are the best oysters? Now I would like to introduce to you.

1. Zhanjiang Oyster

Oysters are produced in the coastal areas of the country, and the most famous is Zhanjiang oysters. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, Zhanjiang has a coastline of more than 1300 kilometers, making it the city with the longest coastline in the country. Zhanjiang area has many bays, vast beaches, coastal reefs and overlapping rocks. in addition, Zhanjiang is an area of volcanic eruption in ancient times, which contains a large amount of trace elements and minerals, which nourishes plankton and makes it grow in large quantities and become delicious food for oysters. Zhanjiang oyster has won the favor of the market for its delicious taste, fat and slippery meat, tender and crisp.

2. Cheng Cun Ho

"go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to taste crabs and eat oysters to Yangjiang", referring to the raw oysters in Chengcun Town, Yangxi County, Guangdong Province. Chengcun Oyster, which is protected by National Geographic indication products and famous at home and abroad, has been cultivated for more than 180 years, and the main breed is Jinjiang Oyster. The oysters in Chengcun Town are at the mouth of the Fengtou River and the Zhi River. The water here is moderately salty, and there are many harbors, and there are rich microbes underneath, which is very suitable for oyster growth. Cheng Cun oysters are characterized by large body, sweet taste and bright color. The oysters produced every year are exported to China, Hong Kong and Macao.

3. Manhole oysters

Shenzhen Baoan manhole is a "millennium oyster village". The raw oysters produced are very famous and are the most famous specialty in Shenzhen. the raw oysters here are produced at the confluence of salt and fresh water in the Pearl River Estuary. they are fat, milky white, tender and beautiful in meat, rich in protein and vitamins, and contain 200 times more iodine than milk and egg yolk. In the 1990s, the discharge of industrial and domestic sewage along the Pearl River led to a decline in water quality, which in turn affected the water quality of the oyster culture area. The raw oyster farming industry in manholes was destroyed, and the manhole oysters were not only smaller, but also taste less good than before. However, after years of improvement, the quality of manhole oysters is still very good.

4. Rushan oyster

Rushan City is located in the southeast end of Shandong Peninsula, Rushan coastline is 199km long, and has 500000 mu of first-class national sea water quality standard aquaculture area. Huanglei River and Rushan River provide rich nutrients for the sea area. it promotes the reproduction and growth of marine basic organisms needed for oyster growth. Thanks to the unique sea conditions and climatic environment, Rushan oyster has large size, high fatness, good meat quality and delicious taste. In 2008, "Rushan Oyster" was formally approved and announced by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and became a geographical indication trademark.

5. Chenzhou Oyster

Chen Chau Oyster Island is an excellent place for oyster culture because of its mild climate, small temperature difference, abundant Rain Water and sufficient light. Chenzhou oyster meat is milky white, meat in addition to strong but also a bit more crisp, strong taste, with the reputation of "ocean milk", for its fat, tender, fresh, beautiful and famous everywhere, its Chenzhou oysters are exported to Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other places. Chenzhou oyster is known as "the first raw oyster in southern China". It contains more protein, zinc, iron, manganese and selenium than products from other regions.

The above is an introduction to the origin of raw oysters in China. Oysters from different places have their own characteristics and taste varies from person to person, but these major producing areas are recognized as the best quality oyster producing areas and are deeply loved by consumers. every year, a large number of raw oysters are sold from these producing areas to all parts of the country.