Taranto Native
Gulf of Taranto · Ionian Sea, Italy · Ostrea edulis
The flat oyster of Italy's 'City of the Two Seas' — grown in Taranto's Mar Piccolo, a landlocked inner bay with unique current-driven oxygenation. The flat oyster here has Mediterranean warmth, rich umami, and a softer metallic finish than northern European O. edulis. The only surviving traditional Mediterranean flat oyster cultivation.
Texturefirm
Finishmetallic
Shellmedium, flat
Italian native oyster — serve plain.
Pair with
Primitivo di ManduriaFiano di Avellino
Details
Cultivationsuspended-longline · 3–5 yearsWaterMar Grande / Mar PiccoloAppearancemedium · flat
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