Pierre Poivre the Seychelles. Pierre Poivre married Françoise Robin (1749 - 1841) on 5 September 1766 in Pommiers, Rhône. They had three children: He was an uncle to the renowned French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814). The Poivre Islands coral atoll is named in his honor. They are located in the Amirante Islands group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. Pierre's surname means "pepper" (;) in French, leading some authors to identify him as the subject of the Peter Piper rhyme. Pierre Poivre Pierre Poivre (23 August 1719 – 6 January 1786) was an 18th
Oyster sauce Oyster sauce Oyster sauce describes a number of sauces made by cooking oysters. The most common in modern use is a viscous dark brown condiment made from oyster extracts, sugar, salt and water thickened with corn starch. Some versions may be darkened with caramel, though high-quality oyster sauce is naturally dark. It is commonly used in Cantonese, Thai, Vietnamese and Khmer cuisine. Oyster sauce was invented by accident by Lee Kum Sheung in Nanshui, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, in 1888. He ran a tea stall that sold cooked oysters. One day, Lee was cooking oysters as usual, but he lost