Wellfleet oyster

Wellfleet

Wellfleet Harbor and surrounding flats · Atlantic Coast, USA · Crassostrea virginica

High brine, unmistakable, arriving with the kind of authority that explains why the appellation exists as a category.

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

The brine at full season intensity doesn't need help from acid. Out of peak season, a small squeeze does less harm — but you're also getting less oyster to begi

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CultivationwildAppearancemedium · deep-cupped