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Oysters On the Half-Shell

Season 1 Episode 7 | 6m 41s

Oysters are one of the most famous ingredients in Louisiana cuisine. Fresh from the water, you’ll find them raw “on the half shell,” fried, charbroiled, baked, stewed, or in a po-boy. But however you choose to eat them, you probably didn’t know they’ve been a part of diets down here for thousands of years.

Aired: 03/04/20
Extras
Braised duck is a staple of Louisiana’s Cajun cuisine.
Bananas Foster is arguably New Orleans’ most iconic dessert.
Chef Phillip Lopez and Frank Tusa learn why the muffuletta is such a local favorite.
The beignet has a lesser-known cousin, the cala, with a fascinating and unique history.
When you think of Louisiana, odds are, you think of gumbo.
In New Orleans, the po' boy is a world-famous staple—but what about the bánh mì?
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Braised duck is a staple of Louisiana’s Cajun cuisine.
Bananas Foster is arguably New Orleans’ most iconic dessert.
Chef Phillip Lopez and Frank Tusa learn why the muffuletta is such a local favorite.
The beignet has a lesser-known cousin, the cala, with a fascinating and unique history.
When you think of Louisiana, odds are, you think of gumbo.
In New Orleans, the po' boy is a world-famous staple—but what about the bánh mì?