Oyster Sauce

Oyster (Oyster Sauce)

Family: Ostreoidea
Kind: Condiment

Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs. Many, but not all oysters are in the superfamily Ostreoidea.

Some types of oysters are commonly consumed (cooked or raw), and in some locales are regarded as a delicacy.

Oyster
Open Oysters
Oyster sauce

A sweet and salty condiment made primarily from oyster juices, salt, and sugar, with a tangy flavor. Common in Asian cuisines, including Chinese and Thai dishes, for stir-fries, meat marinades, and dipping sauces.


The Ostreoidea Family

a taxonomic superfamily of bivalve marine mollusc
AKA: Oysters


Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Mollusca   Class: Bivalvia   Order: Ostreida