Amai
Kyuquot Sound · Pacific Coast, Canada · Crassostrea gigas
Kyuquot Sound on the remote northwest coast of Vancouver Island faces the full force of the open Pacific — 'Amai' means sweet in Japanese, but this is an ironic name: the oyster is intensely briny and mineral, one of BC's sharpest expressions of Pacific cold water.
Texturefirm
Finishmineral
Shellmedium, elongated
Pacific-force brine and mineral — serve plain.
Pair with
Chablis Grand CruChampagne
Details
Cultivationrack-and-bag · 2–3 yearsAppearancemedium · elongated
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