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Chelsea Gem oysters

Chelsea Gem

Chelsea Farms
📍 Puget Sound · Washington
SpeciesPacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
SizeSmall · 2.0"-2.5"
MethodSuspended (off-bottom) / Tumbled
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
CleanSweetButteryLightly BrinyDelicateSmooth

About Chelsea Gem

The signature petite Pacific oyster of Chelsea Farms, well-known throughout the West Coast. The constant tumbling and suspended cultivation produce a completely new flavor profile that is clean, sweet, buttery, with a delicate touch of brine.

In plain words: clean, sweet, buttery, lightly briny, delicate, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Eld Inlet, southern Puget Sound
Growing region
Puget Sound
State
Washington
Country
United States
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What do Chelsea Gem oysters taste like?

Chelsea Gem oysters are described as clean, sweet, buttery, lightly briny, with briny salinity.

Where are Chelsea Gem oysters grown?

They're grown in Eld Inlet, southern Puget Sound, Puget Sound, Washington, United States by Chelsea Farms.

How salty are Chelsea Gem oysters?

Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.

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