Malabar
About Malabar
Named for the infamous Cape Malabar, the 'Cape of Evil Bars' now known as Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and grown just down the coast in West Bay, Osterville. High salinity with a distinctly sweet after-taste.
In plain words: very briny, sweet, mineral, clean, firm, with briny salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- West Bay, Osterville, Massachusetts
- Growing region
- Nantucket Sound
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
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Malabar oysters: common questions
What do Malabar oysters taste like?
Malabar oysters are described as very briny, sweet, mineral, clean, with briny salinity.
Where are Malabar oysters grown?
They're grown in West Bay, Osterville, Massachusetts, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts, United States by Cape Cod Oyster Company.
How salty are Malabar oysters?
Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.
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