Comments on: Have You Seen Pearls Being Taken out from Oysters? http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/ A guide for food lovers. Reviews of restaurants, hawker stalls and various eating establishments in Singapore. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: dino http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-29224 dino Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:14:23 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-29224 i see now thank you! i see now
thank you! View all comments by dino

]]> By: mervkwok http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27860 mervkwok Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:47:56 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27860 And unheard to the rest of us, a poor little oyster screams in pain as a pearl is removed from its tongue hehehe And unheard to the rest of us, a poor little oyster screams in pain as a pearl is removed from its tongue hehehe View all comments by mervkwok

]]> By: Veron http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27634 Veron Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:02:02 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27634 <strong>DK</strong>: It is OG. We were at the People's Park branch. <strong>Maki</strong>: No problem! It's my first time seeing this live too! <strong>pkchukiss</strong>: You mean put in a bigger pebble instead of a sand particle to create a bigger pearl? <strong>kat</strong>: I think the pearls that are created without any human interference are more expensive. These particular oysters are bred specially to produce pearls. <strong>Daphne</strong>: Thanks for the snippet of information! That explains why there are no giant pearls around. <strong>Keropok Man</strong>: It hardly looked tantalising. <strong>py</strong>: Yeah you are right! But I never knew that OG had such gimmicks. <strong>xxoos</strong>: I wanna go to a pearl farm too! DK: It is OG. We were at the People’s Park branch.

Maki: No problem! It’s my first time seeing this live too!

pkchukiss: You mean put in a bigger pebble instead of a sand particle to create a bigger pearl?

kat: I think the pearls that are created without any human interference are more expensive. These particular oysters are bred specially to produce pearls.

Daphne: Thanks for the snippet of information! That explains why there are no giant pearls around.

Keropok Man: It hardly looked tantalising.

py: Yeah you are right! But I never knew that OG had such gimmicks.

xxoos: I wanna go to a pearl farm too! View all comments by Veron

]]> By: xxoos http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27602 xxoos Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:38:46 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27602 i love pearls~ and, yes, been to a pearl farm before. i dont usually like gimmicks though. i love pearls~
and, yes, been to a pearl farm before.

i dont usually like gimmicks though. View all comments by xxoos

]]> By: py http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27584 py Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:29:39 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27584 THis is interesting. Which departmental store is it? Sounds OG to me...... THis is interesting. Which departmental store is it? Sounds OG to me…… View all comments by py

]]> By: Keropok Man http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27583 Keropok Man Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:54:05 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27583 hmmm did u accidently eat that pearl? haha... hmmm did u accidently eat that pearl? haha… View all comments by Keropok Man

]]> By: Daphne http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27577 Daphne Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:20:49 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27577 according to <a href="http://ask.yahoo.com/20030820.html" rel="nofollow">this website</a>, the bigger the irritant, the bigger the pearl. but bigger pearls wil also form if the oysters are given more time to 'grow' before harvesting the pearl. however, according to <a href="http://www.asianpearls.net/aboutpearls.html" rel="nofollow">this website</a> it says that the bigger the pearl, the more likely there will be irregularities on the pearl, such as missing chunks of nacre.. so, "perfect" big pearls are a rarity n therefore.. more expensive.. but the higher irregularities occurence is probably reason enough why culturers dont let pearls grow to such big sizes.. just my guess based on what i've read.. :) according to this website, the bigger the irritant, the bigger the pearl.

but bigger pearls wil also form if the oysters are given more time to ‘grow’ before harvesting the pearl.

however, according to this website it says that the bigger the pearl, the more likely there will be irregularities on the pearl, such as missing chunks of nacre..

so, “perfect” big pearls are a rarity n therefore.. more expensive.. but the higher irregularities occurence is probably reason enough why culturers dont let pearls grow to such big sizes..

just my guess based on what i’ve read.. :) View all comments by Daphne

]]> By: kat http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27576 kat Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:18:45 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27576 i am wondering abt the authencity of the pearl though ... isnt pearl suppose to be precious? the dept store is giving it out the shoppers with a low min. purchase, i think less than S$100? i am wondering abt the authencity of the pearl though … isnt pearl suppose to be precious? the dept store is giving it out the shoppers with a low min. purchase, i think less than S$100? View all comments by kat

]]> By: pkchukiss http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27560 pkchukiss Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:11:56 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27560 Just a thought: if a particle the size of a sand particle can irritate the oyster so much, then won't creating a much bigger sized object out of a sand particle irritate it more? Just a thought: if a particle the size of a sand particle can irritate the oyster so much, then won’t creating a much bigger sized object out of a sand particle irritate it more? View all comments by pkchukiss

]]> By: Maki http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27558 Maki Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:48:28 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27558 Never seen a pearl harvested before so thanks for the closeups! The pearls look soo pretty :) Never seen a pearl harvested before so thanks for the closeups! The pearls look soo pretty :) View all comments by Maki

]]> By: DK http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27555 DK Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:18:31 +0000 http://sparklette.net/archives/have-you-seen-pearls-being-taken-out-from-oysters/#comment-27555 Singapore departmental store? Which 1? Singapore departmental store? Which 1? View all comments by DK

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