Northern Cross
About Northern Cross
Grown right at Fisherman's Island, the southernmost barrier island where the Chesapeake Bay spills into the open Atlantic, giving these oysters some of the highest salinity found anywhere in the Bay's growing regions.
In plain words: briny, plump, clean, with salt bomb salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Fisherman's Island, mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
- Growing region
- Chesapeake Bay
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
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Northern Cross oysters: common questions
What do Northern Cross oysters taste like?
Northern Cross oysters are described as briny, plump, clean, with salt bomb salinity.
Where are Northern Cross oysters grown?
They're grown in Fisherman's Island, mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States by Grower on Fisherman's Island, Virginia (distributed by Island Creek Oysters).
How salty are Northern Cross oysters?
Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.
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