Member photos from tastings
Sand Dune
Wild PEI oyster bed growers
📍 Colville Bay · Prince Edward Island · Canada
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeSmall · 2.0"-2.5"
MethodWild-harvested / Bottom culture
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyButteryDelicateDeep-Cupped
About Sand Dune
Collected from a naturally reproducing wild oyster bed and deposited on the bottom of the Souris River, Prince Edward Island, where the oysters cultivate for four to six years fed by two daily oceanic tidal changes mixing with fresh-water estuaries.
In plain words: briny, buttery, delicate, deep-cupped, with salt bomb salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Souris River, Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Growing region
- Colville Bay
- State
- Prince Edward Island
- Country
- Canada
Wild PEI oyster bed growersThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks
Where to eat it
The Lazy OysterLogged Sep 27 · Miami, FL 33137
What people are saying
@gtinoco★★★★
Salty, buttery
Sep 27 · The Lazy OysterIf you like Sand Dune, try

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Sand Dune oysters: common questions
What do Sand Dune oysters taste like?
Sand Dune oysters are described as briny, buttery, delicate, deep-cupped, with salt bomb salinity.
Where are Sand Dune oysters grown?
They're grown in Souris River, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Colville Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada by Wild PEI oyster bed growers.
How salty are Sand Dune oysters?
Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.
Where can I eat Sand Dune oysters?
Shucks members have recently had them at The Lazy Oyster.