Dabob Bay oyster

Dabob Bay

Dabob Bay · Pacific Coast, USA · Crassostrea gigas

Very low brine — startling in a Pacific Northwest context where moderate salt is the baseline expectation.

Salinity2/5
Sweetness4/5
Minerality4/5
Umami3/5
Texturecreamy
Finishsweet
Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The sweetness is the entire experience. Acid makes a low-brine sweet oyster taste sour rather than clean. Try it plain; the absence of salt is itself the flavor

Pair with

Grüner Veltliner (Federspiel)Blanc de Blancs ChampagneCold dry sake (junmai)

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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