Once all the ingredients were prepped, Andre was just about finished weaving the bamboo grill rack.
He picked some embers out of the fire and placed them under the rack, carefully managing the heat to keep the flames from scorching the bamboo.
"Erica, I have a task for you."
"What is it?"
"Arrange these oysters on the rack. Just try to keep them as flat as possible. Fit as many as you can."
"Consider it done!"
Lin Chen used tongs to pull out the peppers, their skins now charred black, from the fire. He stuffed them into a section of bamboo tube and capped it with a bamboo lid.
"What are you doing?"
Erica asked, watching his every move with curiosity as she arranged the oysters on the bamboo rack.
"I'm peeling the roasted peppers," Lin Chen explained patiently. "Roasting changes the flavor of the peppers. The skin acts like a jacket, sealing the juices and flavor inside."
