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Potomac Whitecap oysters

Potomac Whitecap

Unknown Farm - Coan and Potomac Rivers
📍 Potomac River · Virginia
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 2.75"-3.25"
MethodOff-bottom (cages/bags)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BalancedBrinyMild

About Potomac Whitecap

A dependable, classic-tasting example of Virginia's northern Chesapeake growing waters. Cage-farmed where the fresher waters of the Coan and Potomac Rivers merge with the wider Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

In plain words: balanced, briny, mild, with mild salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Confluence of the Coan and Potomac Rivers, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Growing region
Potomac River
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Unknown Farm - Coan and Potomac RiversThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Potomac Whitecap oysters taste like?

Potomac Whitecap oysters are described as balanced, briny, mild, with mild salinity.

Where are Potomac Whitecap oysters grown?

They're grown in Confluence of the Coan and Potomac Rivers, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Potomac River, Virginia, United States by Unknown Farm - Coan and Potomac Rivers.

How salty are Potomac Whitecap oysters?

Mild: 1 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Barely salty. Soft, sweet and easy, a good first oyster.

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