Taylor Shellfish Melrose Market Store
1521 Melrose Ave, Seattle, WA (206) 501-4321
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viginica

Virginica Oysters

$14.99 doz.

Hailing from the East Cost but raised in the Totten Inlet, Virginicas a crowd pleaser. A sharp brine gives way to delightful buttery finish.

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Crassostrea virginica: Introduced to San Francisco Bay from the East Coast in 1869 and to Willapa Bay, WA in the 1890s. Attractive pear-shaped shell with a somewhat flat top shell and slightly concave bottom shell. The meat color is a beige-cream with a thin slightly black or brown-trimmed mantle. The flavor combines a clean, briny, smooth sweetness with a pronounced mineral finish.

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