Oyster farms are a rare breed in Hong Kong today, yet the shellfish is key to Cantonese cuisine. This farm is trying its best to keep the practice going, and insists on drying oysters the old-school way. Why must you sun-dry oysters, and why does farming oysters take a special touch?

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00:00 Special dried oysters
00:34 History of Chan’s farm
01:07 How to harvest good oysters
01:35 Going old-school
02:27 Preserving the culture

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Producer and Videographer: Shanshan Kao
Script: Cassie Fei
Editor and narration: Cliff Man
Mastering: Victor Peña

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