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Savoring oysters is a long-standing tradition on Santa Catarina Island. The discovery of shell remains in middens proves that long before the era of Christ, this mollusk was already consumed here. In addition to pleasing the white man's palate, the Carijó Indians were also great lovers of this delicacy. There are testimonies from Jesuit priests that prove that the Indians consumed a considerable amount of fish and shellfish in their daily diet. There were many who certified that oysters are an island thing.
This healthy habit has spanned centuries and is still present among the inhabitants and visitors of Florianópolis. Reaching the current stage of production was not easy. The small production of native oysters did not meet the scale of demand to commercialize the product. It was only with the arrival of Pacific oysters in Brazil in the mid-1970s that oyster farming began to have commercial importance.
