When it comes to love of vending machines, if there's one country that rivals Japan—where you can get everything from manga comics to a bouquet of flowers with the press of a button—it's France. There, by inserting a bill or two, you can walk away with freshly baked baguette, a pair of pork chops, or even a short story for your morning commute. Now two entrepreneurs on a small French island have brought an unlikely addition to the country's vending machines: oysters.

Yes, you read that correctly. As The Local reports, Brigitte and Tony Berthelot, oyster farmers on the Ile de Ré, off the country's western coast, noticed they couldn't stay open quite as long as islanders wanted them to, and so set up a vending machine outside their store, L'Huitrière de Ré, so that customers can satisfy their craving for the briny bivalve at any time of day or night.

Before you start crying foul, with an image of open oysters in unrefrigerated machines, know that the Berthelots' process does measure up to health codes. The oysters are replaced daily and sold closed, so you'll need to bring them home or be adept at shucking on-the-go to enjoy them. If you're planning ahead, you can even reserve a batch and use a text-messaged code to retrieve them. So what's the premium on convenience? According to The Local, the couple sells a dozen for the same price as they do in their own store during operating hours: €6.90 ($8).

Believe it or not, this isn't the first time France's love of oysters has manifested as a way to enjoy them as a midnight snack. The first oyster vending machine opened on the island of Oléron, just south of the Île de Ré in 2010.

Your move, Japan.