Malpeque
About Malpeque
The original benchmark Canadian oyster, harvested from the pristine, glacial-fed waters of Malpeque Bay on Prince Edward Island since well before the bay's oysters were famously declared the world's tastiest at the 1900 Paris Exhibition.
In plain words: sweet, clean, crisp, firm, creamy, with briny salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Growing region
- Malpeque Bay
- State
- Prince Edward Island
- Country
- Canada
Where to eat it
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Malpeque oysters: common questions
What do Malpeque oysters taste like?
Malpeque oysters are described as sweet, clean, crisp, firm, with briny salinity.
Where are Malpeque oysters grown?
They're grown in Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada by Various Malpeque Bay growers (Department of Fisheries and Oceans licensed farms).
How salty are Malpeque oysters?
Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.
Where can I eat Malpeque oysters?
Shucks members have recently had them at Sweetwater Oyster Bar.
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