Saccostrea cucullata oyster

Saccostrea cucullata

Red Sea; Indian Ocean coast; Bay of Bengal; South China Sea; · Atlantic Coast, USA · Saccostrea cucullata

Saccostrea cucullata is not a single oyster in the sense that a Wellfleet or a Gillardeau is a single oyster.

Salinity4/5
Sweetness1/5
Minerality4/5
Umami3/5
Texturelean
Finishbriny
Shellmedium, deep-cupped

These oysters have always been eaten with citrus; lime and calamansi are fundamental to the flavor relationship. A drop of lime cuts through the earthy intensit

Pair with

Dry Fino SherryGrüner VeltlinerCold Lager or Pilsner

Details

Cultivationrack-and-bagAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

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