Rough Waters
East Beach Farms, LLC
📍 Quonochontaug Pond · Rhode Island
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 2.75"-3.25"
MethodTray-grown / Bottom culture
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
Very BrinyUmamiRichCreamy
About Rough Waters
Grown by Jim Arnoux of East Beach Farms in Quonochontaug Pond, Charlestown, started in a floating cage nursery and finished in trays and on the bottom over sand and boulders under three-foot tides.
In plain words: very briny, umami, rich, creamy, with briny salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Quonochontaug Pond, Charlestown, Rhode Island
- Growing region
- Quonochontaug Pond
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
East Beach Farms, LLCThe farm · 2 oysters on Shucks
Where to eat it
Key Biscayne Yacht ClubLogged Sep 12
What people are saying
@gtinoco★★★★
Great,
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Rough Waters oysters: common questions
What do Rough Waters oysters taste like?
Rough Waters oysters are described as very briny, umami, rich, creamy, with briny salinity.
Where are Rough Waters oysters grown?
They're grown in Quonochontaug Pond, Charlestown, Rhode Island, Quonochontaug Pond, Rhode Island, United States by East Beach Farms, LLC.
How salty are Rough Waters oysters?
Briny: 4 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A clean hit of seawater, crisp and bright.
Where can I eat Rough Waters oysters?
Shucks members have recently had them at Key Biscayne Yacht Club.
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