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Speciale de Claire oysters

Speciale de Claire

Various Marennes-Oleron claire finishers
📍 Marennes-Oleron · Charente-Maritime · France
SpeciesPacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
SizeMedium-Large · 3.0"-3.5"
MethodClaire-finished
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BalancedSweetOceanicEarthyFirm

About Speciale de Claire

Selected by the oyster farmer before finishing for its regular form, roundness, and thickness, the Speciale de Claire is distinguished by a more pronounced concavity that signals a greater volume of flesh within.

In plain words: balanced, sweet, oceanic, earthy, firm, with briny salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Claires of the Marennes-Oleron basin, Charente-Maritime, France
Growing region
Marennes-Oleron
State
Charente-Maritime
Country
France
Various Marennes-Oleron claire finishersThe farm · 2 oysters on Shucks

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What do Speciale de Claire oysters taste like?

Speciale de Claire oysters are described as balanced, sweet, oceanic, earthy, with briny salinity.

Where are Speciale de Claire oysters grown?

They're grown in Claires of the Marennes-Oleron basin, Charente-Maritime, France, Marennes-Oleron, Charente-Maritime, France by Various Marennes-Oleron claire finishers.

How salty are Speciale de Claire oysters?

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

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