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Shikat Bay

Little Skookum Shellfish Growers
📍 Puget Sound · Washington
SpeciesPacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
SizeLarge · 3.5"-4.0"
MethodBeach-grown (intertidal)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
EarthyLightly BrinyVegetalSoft

About Shikat Bay

The result is soft-textured meat with a full-flavored, distinctive muskiness, low brininess, and a characteristic vegetable finish that has made Skookum a recognizable name among South Sound Pacifics.

In plain words: earthy, lightly briny, vegetal, soft, with light salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Little Skookum Inlet, South Puget Sound, Washington
Growing region
Puget Sound
State
Washington
Country
United States
Little Skookum Shellfish GrowersThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Shikat Bay oysters taste like?

Shikat Bay oysters are described as earthy, lightly briny, vegetal, soft, with light salinity.

Where are Shikat Bay oysters grown?

They're grown in Little Skookum Inlet, South Puget Sound, Washington, Puget Sound, Washington, United States by Little Skookum Shellfish Growers.

How salty are Shikat Bay oysters?

Light: 2 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. A gentle salt that lets sweetness and cucumber notes through.

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