Don Ostra

Don Ostra is Manuel Hoctin, a Dutchman living in Barcelona for 10 years and a true entrepreneur who has launched a most original and entertaining catering service in Barcelona.

No, he's not SpongeBob's best friend, although he could be. Don Ostra it is Manuel Hoctin, a Dutchman living in Barcelona for 10 years and quite the entrepreneur who has launched a most original and fun catering service in Barcelona.

Offer Bloody hell fines de claire #3 to wedding guests, partygoers, private dinner guests, a hotel reception… and seasons them to your liking. American? You’d surely prefer a few drops of Tabasco; Japanese? Perhaps a little kimuchi or ponzu sauce; Spanish? Then a gin and tonic is more your thing…

Talking to Manuel we learn that there are very many types of oysters, that these must never ever be put on ice, that they are very rich in iron, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, zinc and B-group vitamins. In other words, you eat 100 grams of oysters and they give you almost as much iron as 100 grams of beef liver and eight times more vitamin B12 than 100 grams of beef or ox meat. Furthermore, they have a fat content of just 1.4 grams per 100 grams. A nutritional pearl, really.

Moreover, you must never, ever, ever eat them alone. Ask Casanova, who ate two dozen oysters a day, and he was never short of company...