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Nassawaddox Salt

Cherrystone Aqua-Farms
📍 Virginia Seaside · Virginia
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeSmall · 2.0"-2.5"
MethodOff-bottom (cages/bags)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
CleanBalancedFirm

About Nassawaddox Salt

Raised in off-bottom cages in the lower Chesapeake waters off Virginia's Eastern Shore, near the town of Nassawadox. A dependable, moderately salty small-format oyster from one of the Chesapeake's most productive Eastern Shore aquaculture stretches.

In plain words: clean, balanced, firm, with balanced salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Lower Chesapeake waters near Nassawadox
Growing region
Virginia Seaside
State
Virginia
Country
United States
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What do Nassawaddox Salt oysters taste like?

Nassawaddox Salt oysters are described as clean, balanced, firm, with balanced salinity.

Where are Nassawaddox Salt oysters grown?

They're grown in Lower Chesapeake waters near Nassawadox, Virginia Seaside, Virginia, United States by Cherrystone Aqua-Farms.

How salty are Nassawaddox Salt oysters?

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

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