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Forbidden

Forbidden Oysters
📍 York River · Virginia
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 3.0"-3.5"
MethodBottom culture
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
CleanSweetPlump

About Forbidden

Grown where the York River meets the Chesapeake Bay near historic Yorktown, Virginia, in water made exceptionally clean by a brisk current and a virtually silt-free, hard, sandy bottom.

In plain words: clean, sweet, plump, with balanced salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Mouth of the York River at the Chesapeake Bay, Yorktown, Virginia
Growing region
York River
State
Virginia
Country
United States
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What do Forbidden oysters taste like?

Forbidden oysters are described as clean, sweet, plump, with balanced salinity.

Where are Forbidden oysters grown?

They're grown in Mouth of the York River at the Chesapeake Bay, Yorktown, Virginia, York River, Virginia, United States by Forbidden Oysters.

How salty are Forbidden oysters?

Balanced: 3 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Salt up front, then something sweet or buttery to finish.

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