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Lameque

Wild Lamèque Island growers
📍 Caraquet Bay · New Brunswick · Canada
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeSmall · 2.0"-2.5"
MethodWild-harvested
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
DelicateBrinyElegant

About Lameque

Lamèque Island forms the eastern boundary of Caraquet Bay, New Brunswick, making its oysters a slightly more exclusive relative of the classic small, delicate Caraquet.

In plain words: delicate, briny, elegant, with light salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Lamèque Island, eastern boundary of Caraquet Bay, New Brunswick, Canada
Growing region
Caraquet Bay
State
New Brunswick
Country
Canada
Wild Lamèque Island growersThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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Lameque oysters: common questions

What do Lameque oysters taste like?

Lameque oysters are described as delicate, briny, elegant, with light salinity.

Where are Lameque oysters grown?

They're grown in Lamèque Island, eastern boundary of Caraquet Bay, New Brunswick, Canada, Caraquet Bay, New Brunswick, Canada by Wild Lamèque Island growers.

How salty are Lameque oysters?

Light: 2 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A gentle salt that lets sweetness and cucumber notes through.

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