Pickering Passage
Pickering Passage · Pacific Coast, USA
Crassostrea gigas
The tidal passage connecting Case and Pickering inlets in South Puget Sound — stronger current flow than still inlets gives these oysters a firmer texture and more balanced brine-sweetness ratio than deeper inlet varieties.
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Texturefirm
Finishclean
Pair with
WA Pinot GrisChablisCraft Lager
Always start here
The reference version.
The tidal passage connecting Case and Pickering inlets in South Puget Sound — stronger current flow than still inlets gives these oysters a firmer texture and more balanced brine-sweetness ratio than deeper inlet varieties.
What you'll tasteas it arrives
Brine
3
Sweet
3
Mineral
3
Umami
3
Acid
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Details
Cultivationbottom-cultured · 2–4 yearsWaterSouth Puget SoundAppearancemedium · elongated
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