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Kusshi
Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd.
📍 Baynes Sound · British Columbia · Canada
SpeciesPacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
SizeSmall · 2.0"-2.5"
MethodSuspended (off-bottom) / Tray-grown
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
OceanicBrinySweetCreamyCucumberFirmPlump
About Kusshi
Japanese for 'ultimate,' the Kusshi was the original tumbled oyster, pioneered by grower Keith Reid of Stellar Bay Shellfish and grown for up to four years suspended in baskets in the deep, nutrient-rich waters of Deep Bay, British Columbia.
In plain words: oceanic, briny, sweet, creamy, cucumber, with briny salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Deep Bay, Baynes Sound, British Columbia
- Growing region
- Baynes Sound
- State
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
Where to eat it
Gramps GetawayLogged Oct 3 · Key Biscayne, FL 33149
What people are saying
@gtinoco★★★★
Creamy, but salty enough, tiny
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Kusshi oysters: common questions
What do Kusshi oysters taste like?
Kusshi oysters are described as oceanic, briny, sweet, creamy, with briny salinity.
Where are Kusshi oysters grown?
They're grown in Deep Bay, Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada by Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd..
How salty are Kusshi oysters?
Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.
Where can I eat Kusshi oysters?
Shucks members have recently had them at Gramps Getaway.
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