Taranto

Mar Piccolo · Mediterranean, Italy · Crassostrea gigas

Strong iodine, warm sea, high brine — the Mediterranean announces itself immediately and without modesty.

Salinity4/5

Sweetness4/5

Minerality4/5

Umami2/5

Textureplump

Finishsweet

Shellmedium, deep-cupped

The iodine and karst mineral are the entire identity of this oyster. Lemon cuts exactly the qualities that make Taranto worth eating over a generic Mediterranea

Pair with

Fiano di Avellino or Greco di Tufo (Campania)Vermentino di SardegnaCold Locorotondo (Puglia DOC)

Details

Cultivationbottom-culturedAppearancemedium · deep-cupped

If you like this, try

AkkeshiAkkeshiThe cold hits first, then the mineral — not brine so much as the sensation of pure cold seawater that has been concentrated and clarified.Barnegat SaltsBarnegat BayThe salt hits with real Atlantic authority.