Oosterschelde Native

Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) · North Sea, Netherlands · Ostrea edulis

Heavy brine with an immediate metallic-mineral quality — the copper note arrives in the liquor before the flesh.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness1/5

Minerality5/5

Umami3/5

Texturefirm

Finishmetallic

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The metallic-mineral character is the entire point of eating a flat oyster over a Pacific oyster. Acid cuts the copper note first, which is precisely the featur

Pair with

Blanc de Blancs Champagne (vintage)Chablis Grand CruYoung Dutch Jenever (cold)

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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