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Rainier

Grower in Puget Sound, WA
📍 Puget Sound · Washington
SpeciesPacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
SizeLarge · 4.0"-5.0"
MethodBeach-grown (intertidal)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyCrispFull-BodiedRobust

About Rainier

A beach-grown Puget Sound oyster, essentially identical to a Gold Creek in growing method and merroir but simply allowed to keep growing to a much larger size, which is exactly what defines a Rainier.

In plain words: briny, crisp, full-bodied, robust, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Puget Sound, Washington
Growing region
Puget Sound
State
Washington
Country
United States
Grower in Puget Sound, WAThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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Rainier oysters: common questions

What do Rainier oysters taste like?

Rainier oysters are described as briny, crisp, full-bodied, robust, with briny salinity.

Where are Rainier oysters grown?

They're grown in Puget Sound, Washington, Puget Sound, Washington, United States by Grower in Puget Sound, WA.

How salty are Rainier oysters?

Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.

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