Delaware
About Delaware
A market designation for oysters from Delaware Bay, where fresh water mixes with the Atlantic to form one of the East Coast's great estuaries. Substantial, thick meats that are sweet and nutty behind a sharp brine.
In plain words: briny, sweet, nutty, meaty, full-bodied, with briny salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Delaware Bay, New Jersey
- Growing region
- Delaware Bay
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
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Delaware oysters: common questions
What do Delaware oysters taste like?
Delaware oysters are described as briny, sweet, nutty, meaty, with briny salinity.
Where are Delaware oysters grown?
They're grown in Delaware Bay, New Jersey, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, United States by Various Delaware Bay growers (distributed by Cape Cod Shellfish & Seafood Co.).
How salty are Delaware oysters?
Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.
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