Something that you see pop up here and there in traditional Cantonese vegetarian cooking is... oyster sauce. But... aren't oysters animals? So... how exactly did they square that knot, historically?

0:00 - Are Oysters "Vegetarian Food" in Guangdong?
1:15 - Religious Explanation 1
2:13 - Religious Explanation 2
3:40 - Do Cantonese STILL consider oysters vegetarian?
5:07 - Steph's Take

This video was a companion piece to a recipe on Buddha's Delight, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTMYiYaMWi4

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Outro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพ
Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://youtu.be/GHaL5H-VYRg