The flambadou oyster at Poetica, in the heart of North Sydney’s business district, is literally the hottest snack in Australia. “It must be pushing 500 degrees in the heart of the fire,” says sous chef Leo Wurtz.
The components are simple enough. Fresh Sydney rock oysters, spicy ’nduja sausage, pickled guindilla peppers and sizzling-hot beef fat. “But what makes it special,” says Wurtz, “is the flambadou.”