- Joseph DeCandia Jr is the owner of Lenny’s Clam Bar and Restaurant in New York
- He took to the restaurant’s TikTok account to provide a terrifying look at the industry.
- And the spectators were left in total disbelief at the revelation.
A chef has horrified seafood lovers after sharing a little-known fact about eating oysters.
Joseph DeCandia Jr., owner of Lenny’s Clam Bar and Restaurant in New York, took to the restaurant’s TikTok account to provide a terrifying look at the industry.
He explained that the oysters are actually still alive when customers eat them.
And viewers were left in total disbelief at the revelation.
Joseph DeCandia Jr., owner of Lenny’s Clam Bar and Restaurant in New York, took to the restaurant’s TikTok account to provide a terrifying look at the industry.
He explained that the oysters are actually still alive when customers eat them, and onlookers were left in total disbelief at the revelation.
In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 1.3 million times, Joseph can be seen in the kitchen of the Queens restaurant.
He begins to prepare a plate of oysters while the man behind the camera asks: ‘Is it true that when you eat oysters they are alive?’
And, to the horror of many food lovers, he replied: ‘Of course! When you open them fresh, they are alive.
“Most of the time, if you squeeze lemon on them now, you’ll see the bastard move and shake.”
The clip, which was joyfully accompanied by the Bee Gees’ Stayin’ Alive soundtrack, was titled: “Did you know that oysters can be eaten alive?”
But social media users were stunned by the discovery, with one writing: “I didn’t need to know or see this.”
Another shared: “I turned 18 today and I promise I wish I had never learned this.”
“I’ve been eating oysters my whole life. I didn’t know they were still alive,” another person added.
Social media users were stunned by the discovery; one of them wrote: “I didn’t need to know or see this.”
But there is something positive.
Delicious He clarified the statement by explaining: ‘The good news is that it is very unlikely that your oyster will still be alive when you eat it.
‘The bad news is that it died within minutes of being shelled.
‘Once the meat of an oyster is separated from the shell by cutting the adductor muscle (the tough part that keeps the oyster closed), the oyster continues to breathe for three to five minutes.’