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Oysters being served
The winner of the 2025 Knysna Oyster Shucking Competition has reclaimed his title from a decade ago.
The best restaurants from Knysna in the Western Cape went head-to-head during the Oyster Cooking and Shucking competition at the 42nd annual Knysna Oyster Festival.
Kitchen manager at a local tourist attraction, Patrick Sibeko, managed to open 12 oysters in one minute.
Sibeko says the trick is to open oysters them from the hinge, stressing that it is much easier as they do not break, “If you open them from, the mouth, they break.”
Video | Cooking and shucking competition:
Sibeko celebrated his win after 10-years, ” I’m feeling very proud, because I was so scared, the youngsters they always beat me.”
The winning restaurant served oysters with a combination of ginger aioli, chilli, lemon and coconut pearls.
Roxanne Marais, general manager at the restaurant says they love the town and incorporated Knysna into the oyster.
Family fun at the Festival Hub! The Oyster Festival is back from 4 – 13 July, and this year, the heart of the festival will be at Knysna High School Sports Field, where a jam-packed line-up of family fun, local flavour, and community spirit awaits. pic.twitter.com/qHn7zNHsHa
— Knysna Oyster Festival (@oysterfestival) June 24, 2025
