$5 Oyster VS $100 Oyster w/ Vietnam's OYSTER KING!!

This whole thing would bring him one billion. Oh, really? Yeah Japanese Wagyu Caviar truffles These are just some of the foods found on fine dining menus around the world But why do people like that and even more why are they so darn expensive There's a lot of items that make sense as far as being on a fine dining menu, but with oysters, I don't completely understand In this exclusive series, we're demystifying high-end cuisine and following high-priced ingredients back to their source You guys should build a sidewalk today, we're going deep into the world of oysters Visiting a remote floating ocean farm. This is the typical oyster. Everybody knows when you go to a restaurant I want to see how locals cook up this tasty treat. It looks like it's fried Compared to one of the most luxurious fine dining restaurants in town It all starts right here Twin the fine dining series officially starts right now. It doesn't feel like it here. Yeah, I know. Do you know where we are? I have no idea. You should know where we are. We didn't blindfold you or anything Hwangninh is a coastal province in northeastern Vietnam Fishermen here supply a huge amount of seafood to nearby provinces and cities Especially oysters. All these bamboo lattices being supported just by big bricks of styrofoam I think that's what makes it float. I didn't even pay attention I'm trying to figure out how I can walk on those And then there's tons of strings that are holding these oysters These suckers have been hanging by a thread in the ocean for nearly a year. That means it's time to harvest There's about 30 people out here all working together kind of forming a human chain picking the oysters and bringing it into the boat How often does this happen? Like now Around a year. Oh year-round. Yeah today. We're getting a closer. Look at mr. Lin's oyster farm Oh, some of these are muscles too, though. Be careful those super sharp years ago He left the area's prominent charcoal industry in the mountains and headed for the coast Buying boats and building the bamboo structures that would become home to thousands of oysters What made you want to switch gears and live the oyster life? Yeah, so he said mainly because of the profit oh it's not for the love of oysters With only ten of these bamboo lattice structures spread across the sea Lin is able to produce 200 tons of oysters per year bamboo is very strong. It's nearly unbreakable some say. Oh god, it is breakable Each structure earns him roughly $45,000 multiply that by ten farms and you've got one man very happy with his investment. How do you plant an oyster? How do you grow an oyster? At first the oysters are small like his nail They attach everything into this rope and I asked him like, okay, do you do anything in that one year and he said no They eat like tiny little creatures in the ocean I've heard oysters are kind of like the filters for the ocean keeping it clean. So in that case, it's still good to eat Mr. Lin grows two types of oysters This is known as a sea acorn Domestically grown bite-sized creature the other one that you need to buy the shell this one. It's just attached by itself So you just put string in the water and these shells grow on it. Oh, yeah, he said exactly like that I'm interested. They take six months to raise and they're less profitable, but they're low risk and in high demand among locals Hmm, I like it briny oceany taste. It's not so overwhelming Then there's this guy The Pacific oyster. This is the typical oyster. Everybody knows when you go to a restaurant Everything okay a much bigger species often exported overseas. There it is like a big goober. Why do I have such a big one? Tastes like just drinking a cup of straight-up ocean water. It is very salty I like that it's meaty, but it's also kind of gooey pretty iffy bigger is not always better Okay, I shouldn't laugh I don't understand that While most of these oysters are being exported some are sold locally in Vietnam Here these ladies are doing some oyster shucking like a lot of shucking making their way through this massive pile Ma'am, did you make this in prison? How'd you get this knife? What is going on there? This is what I did to the last guy who has too many questions Once you have your shiv in hand, that's that's a ramp. No what that's only in Japan These shells will be tied back together on the same ocean-faring string and thrown back in the water where a new Generation of these guys will grow. How much do you think this would sell for at the market? 5,000 5,000. Yeah, does it blow your mind that in Saigon? There are some fine dining restaurants that sell these guys for like $2 a piece She's very shocked. Yeah, she's very happy that she can sell this for 5,000 here. This is a source of it She understand in Saigon because people have to pay for a lot just take money now Getting high. Oh, I thought we're doing a flashback sequence Before we jump into some of the world's fanciest oysters, we're getting a humble heart-filled local lunch. Ma'am. Good afternoon. How you doing? Yeah She started cooking at 9 and spent 20 years in the kitchen so far you have all types of different seafood, especially oysters How popular are the oysters on the menu? Oyster and shrimp are the most popular items on the menu today Miss on is cooking us for very different oyster dishes sourced straight from the farms We just visited she just invite us to try this dish. It looks like it's fried Dish one deep-fried sea acorn, it's a sea acorn, but like it's the bigger one. Oh, there's a big in a small variety Yeah, they've been basking in the ocean for six months now. They're soaking up some dill and flour Well, I'm a yo-yo Hmm I don't know if I've had fried oysters. I forgot it has the seafood essence without all the ocean water Okay, what do you think? It's really rich. Yeah, it's rich in a high-end nutrition This is like chicken nuggets chicken nuggets of the sea just to be sure about the taste I better have one more What is that? You have the farm right next door it's super fresh It's super affordable for you guys is this still looked at as some special food or you just kind of used to it She said like the taste don't taste very good to them But I think it's because it's so commonly eat and you know It's not that big of a deal like like what it is to us for me. It's a very big deal I'm saying before we leave your kitchen. I want you to get back to work But can we try one more dish with these small acorn oysters editor? This is where you put in the voiceover It's me Yeah, and then she comes back and then we're back in the seat. Oh great. What is this one? This is a sea acorn with a tomato sauce top up with fresh dill. This is her childhood dish Well, let's take a bite of your childhood Mmm, that's ultra yummy. You're gonna taste a deal right? Yeah, very very Ultra savory nice acid from the tomato The oysters just kind of soft tender of breaking apart, but none of that like aggressive oceanic taste. It's kindly welcomed into my stomach Our last two dishes in wang-min feature these giant oysters raw oysters set upon perilla leaves with a sprig of Fresh julienne ginger and grilled oysters topped with an in-house special sauce containing chili sauce scallions fried shallots and peanuts Five star five dining view. It's got a great view. I got a little bit of lime juice on here Some of this really thick soy sauce. Let's try it out. Just shovel the whole thing back. I think oh Wow the leaf is what makes it a salad that I don't know. It's um, just a big glob What about for you over there on your side of the table Just a lot of salt water coming from the oyster a tidal wave of ocean water going down my throat Uninvited no, you invited it. No, I didn't want it Okay, so we tried the raw version. This has been grilled Okay, oh my god, it's so good. Yeah Savory nice crunchy peanuts it is scallion oil in there It's one of those foods where there's so many ways to prepare it and I definitely don't like all the ways I like about half of my favorite so far and I think that is a recipe We're not gonna find in the fine dining establishment oysters are perceived as high-end luxury food But as you've seen ordinary coastal folks, enjoy them to about 35 cents a deal. Yeah, super cheap So what gives? Are some oysters really better than others or are some patrons paying a whole lot extra for nothing Twin and I are going undercover in our best threads to find out more here at the law Chef How would you describe the type of food you serve here in your pineapple, yeah The law specifies in fine dining experience serve a lot of luxury food including seafood oysters What makes oysters a fine dining food first? You would look at the shell if the shell is clean It doesn't have a lot of stuff on it Then it would be raised far away in the ocean because when you have oyster like next to the shore It's not very good because it's too close and the water is not clean our first taste of the high life Oyster with caviar. Where's this oyster from? It's French origin. Oh, but they may in Vietnam. Oh The chef washes the oysters with a combination of kick a soy sauce Kumquat juice and sugar add shrimp soaked in olive oil lemon sauce and top it with caviar fancy a Cheers, okay Mmm Wow, that's delicious Nice caviar on there bring some salt game and then the oyster itself is just a little bit briny, but it's so meaty Oh, I think it's so good. Oh, I Gotta say oysters. It's confusing as I eat some oysters and I'm like, how can anyone eat this? Uh-huh, and then I eat that and I think it's fantastic. What do I do? Tell him my problem? Yeah For him there is no problem. He's like I like his so we're good oyster to a grilled French oyster with truffle sauce Eat it together with the salmon roll. But what is it sitting on decoration? It's a decorative cake I'm not gonna do it. Oh, no, you can't eat it, but it would taste salty I'm learning a lot about fine dining you guys make cakes that you just throw away. No First they're briefly oven-cooked making them reduce in size Priming them to soak up some new flavors and white beans then squeeze on a truffle infused roux last torch it Along with the meatiness you taste the truffle right away I'm just a little residual kind of oyster flavor and then I'm just gonna eat some of this cake. Oh my god He's right, that's the worst cake I've ever had our main course contains a cornucopia of oyster creations Including the smaller French oysters and these giant imported Japanese oysters all raw with various sauces and flavors Which countries are most famous for their oysters which countries have the most expensive oysters So he said that one's the best from front Is there anything the Vietnamese oyster could do to get a little higher on your list in Vietnam? He would like it to be pushed though oyster farm a little further