SOME WORLDLY ADVICE ON HOW TO WASH DOWN AN OYSTER

INGLAND Since the 1800s, Brits have been pau; ou'Il find Marston's version in most traditional shellfish bars. FRANCE As repon in his memoir, A Moveable Feast, Hemingway ate his oysters at Les Deux Magots in Paris with a dry white table wine, a French custom. IRELAND An oyster festival here is no different from the rest-Guinness is guaranteed. UNITED STATES American experts sit down to a dozen oysters with a spicy Bloody Mary; Oyster Bill drinks his with a bit of "oyster liquor mixed in and lots of Worcestershire sauce." JAPAN Onikoroshi sake, known as "the demon killer" for its potent, smooth taste, is the Japanese bivalve's ideal companion.