The event in Notting Hill included a shucking competition for the speediest sheller.
A celebration of all things oyster has been held in west London, with a festival dedicated to the bivalve mollusc.
The event, in Notting Hill, included a shucking competition as well as cooking demonstrations, entertainment and, of course, eating. The oyster has a long history in the capital, with excavations within the Square Mile routinely finding shells tossed away by Romans.when they were brought into the fish markets for the first time of the year - was a highlight in the calendar of the city's Victorian poor.The shellfish were eaten across the capital, sold by street hawkers from wooden carts, as well as pickled or brined and served in taverns.
However, overfishing and pollution meant oyster beds in the Thames could no longer sustain the demand, so they became a luxury."Come and get your bivalve molluscs" as the oysterman probably didn't call - depicted in 1688 Organiser of the Notting Hill event, Christopher D'Sylva, said the once-humble oyster "presents the future of what sustainable protein looks like".Although he has emphasised the oyster's potential role in cleaning the river, rather than as a foodstuff, Mr D'Sylva is hopeful they will once again become a popular choice for hungry Londoners.Ocado and the AA are among those to sign a letter, calling for the exemption to be kept for electric vans.
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