''Consider the Oyster'' is a book by
M. F. K. Fisher
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (July 3, 1908 – June 22, 1992) was an American food writer. She was a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. Over her lifetime she wrote 27 books, including a translation of ''The Physiology of Taste'' by Brillat-S ...
that deals in the history, preparation and eating of
oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not al ...
s. The work was first published in the United States in 1941 and has been in print ever since.
See also
* ''
Consider the Lobster
''Consider the Lobster and Other Essays'' (2005) is a collection of essays by novelist David Foster Wallace. It is also the title of one of the essays, which was published in ''Gourmet'' magazine in 2004. The title alludes to '' Consider the Oyst ...
'', by
David Foster Wallace
External links
Synopsis by Powell's Books
Cookbooks
1941 non-fiction books
Seafood
Books about food and drink
Oysters
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