Jeremy Cherfas
Replied to a post on twitter.com :
If mussels are “the oyster of the poor,” what were they when oysters were the oysters of the poor?
I'm quoting Grimod de La Reynière, attributed, in Kettner's Book of the Table (1877), page 308. Hence the quotations. Full entry is even more fascinating. But good point.
Shane Mitchell, Jan 21 2022 on twitter.com