Oyster shells are bulky and plain, but the treasures they hold go beyond their tasty meat and beautiful pearls. One company in Hong Kong is turning them into materials for constructing buildings.

Green Island Cement is turning oyster shells into cement for buildings in Hong Kong. Oyster shells are 91 per cent limestone, which is a key ingredient in cement. Mining limestone usually produces ...

“When you steam wild oysters you’re concentrating flavor, creating a broth inside the shell, just as you would roast bones for a browned chicken jus,” he says. “The richness and developed ...

The fat is then whipped into butter, which is then doled out generously on top of each oyster. Wehking’s preferred oysters are salty-sweets from Virginia, which he favors for their large and ...

Taft Wirthlin has worked to bring a quality seafood restaurant to Greenville. This time, he executes it with a raw bar ...

The adductor is a muscle inside an oyster, which clasps its shell shut whenever it's threatened, creating a tight seal. It can be found on the right side of an oyster when you're holding it with ...

The restaurant said it was bought out of its current lease and is in the process of negotiating a new home for the Baton ...

One hand treading water, Bayden Russell heaves a green mesh bag bulging with oyster shells above his head, as his colleagues stretch down from a small boat to retrieve it. On deck, the team works ...