Prat Ar Coum

Prat Ar Coum · Atlantic Coast, France

High brine with mineral and iodine already in it: not the clean direct entry of a Cancale, but a layered one.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness1/5

Minerality4/5

Umami4/5

Texturefirm

Finishbriny

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The hazelnut and iodine character that distinguishes Prat Ar Coum from every other Pacific oyster disappears immediately under acid. Eat plain. Drink the liquor

Pair with

Pouilly-FuméBreton Cidre BrutChablis Grand Cru (Valmur or Vaudésir)

Details

Cultivationrack-and-bagAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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