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Crab Slough oysters

Crab Slough

Wild-harvested by Outer Banks watermen
📍 Outer Banks · North Carolina
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 2.75"-3.5"
MethodWild-harvested
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyRobustSweetVegetalTannicFirm

About Crab Slough

Wild oysters from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, harvested from Oregon Inlet - a locally guarded treasure available for harvest only October through March.

In plain words: briny, robust, sweet, vegetal, tannic, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Oregon Inlet, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Growing region
Outer Banks
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Wild-harvested by Outer Banks watermenThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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Crab Slough oysters: common questions

What do Crab Slough oysters taste like?

Crab Slough oysters are described as briny, robust, sweet, vegetal, with briny salinity.

Where are Crab Slough oysters grown?

They're grown in Oregon Inlet, Outer Banks, North Carolina, Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States by Wild-harvested by Outer Banks watermen.

How salty are Crab Slough oysters?

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

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