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Cancale Plate

Jean d'Cancale and other Cancale producers
📍 Bay of Mont Saint-Michel · Brittany · France
SpeciesEuropean Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis)
SizeMedium · 2.5"-3.5"
MethodWild-harvested
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyMineralIodineNuttyFirmMeaty

About Cancale Plate

The prized flat oyster of Cancale, Brittany, dredged directly from the seabed in the middle of the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel rather than raised in the tidal parks like its cupped Creuse neighbor.

In plain words: briny, mineral, iodine, nutty, firm, with salt bomb salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Near Cancale
Growing region
Bay of Mont Saint-Michel
State
Brittany
Country
France
Jean d'Cancale and other Cancale producersThe farm · 2 oysters on Shucks

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What do Cancale Plate oysters taste like?

Cancale Plate oysters are described as briny, mineral, iodine, nutty, with salt bomb salinity.

Where are Cancale Plate oysters grown?

They're grown in Near Cancale, Bay of Mont Saint-Michel, Brittany, France by Jean d'Cancale and other Cancale producers.

How salty are Cancale Plate oysters?

Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.

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