Noodka Sound
Nootka Island · Pacific Coast, Canada
Crassostrea gigas
Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island — this historic bay (site of the 1778 Cook expedition) faces the open Pacific and produces intensely briny, mineral-forward Pacific oysters with the cold clarity of direct ocean exposure.
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Texturefirm
Finishmineral
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The reference version.
Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island — this historic bay (site of the 1778 Cook expedition) faces the open Pacific and produces intensely briny, mineral-forward Pacific oysters with the cold clarity of direct ocean exposure.
What you'll tasteas it arrives
Brine
4
Sweet
2
Mineral
4
Umami
2
Acid
—
Details
Cultivationrack-and-bag · 2–3 yearsWaterNootka SoundAppearancemedium · elongated
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