Smoky Dried Oysters with Vegetables

This unusual dish – oysters wrapped in iceberg lettuce - is a rare treat that is almost always reserved for family banquets. It is considered a classic, and with good reason, for it is refreshing, savoury and very satisfying.

The array of spices and seasonings enliven the robust sea taste of the oysters – even the iceberg lettuce takes on a deeper meaning.

I remember as a child using my fingers to dip into this very soft and sensuous platter of food. Fingers before forks, an