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.

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Salinity4/5
Sweetness2/5
Minerality4/5
Umami2/5
Texturefirm
Finishmineral

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Chablis Grand CruChampagne
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The reference version.

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.

What you'll tasteas it arrives
Brine
4
Sweet
2
Mineral
4
Umami
2
Acid
—

Everything below is measured against this plate.

Details

Cultivationrack-and-bag · 2–3 yearsAppearancemedium · elongated

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