Albemarle Sound
Albemarle Sound · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica
Albemarle Sound is North Carolina's largest estuarine system and its least saline — multiple major rivers discharge into it with no tidal inlet to the ocean, producing some of the sweetest, mildest oysters on the East Coast with almost no detectable brine.
Textureplump
Finishsweet
Shellmedium, elongated
Virtually no brine — lemon is essential.
Pair with
Demi-Sec VouvrayUnoaked ChardonnayWheat Beer
Details
Cultivationrack-and-bag · 18–24 monthsAppearancemedium · elongated
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