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Tom's Cove
Tom's Cove Aquafarms
📍 Chincoteague Bay · Virginia
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeMedium · 2.75"-3.25"
MethodOff-bottom (cages/bags) / Suspended (off-bottom)
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
Very BrinyCleanOceanicFirm
About Tom's Cove
Native-species Chincoteague salt oysters hand-raised in suspended nets by Tom's Cove Aquafarms on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Fed daily by ocean tides and lifted clear of the bottom, so they stay entirely free of sand and silt.
In plain words: very briny, clean, oceanic, firm, with salt bomb salt.
Where it grows
- Harvest region
- Chincoteague, Virginia's Eastern Shore
- Growing region
- Chincoteague Bay
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
Where to eat it
True ChesapeakeLogged Oct 3 · Baltimore, MD 21211
What people are saying
@caseyhamilton★★★
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Tom's Cove oysters: common questions
What do Tom's Cove oysters taste like?
Tom's Cove oysters are described as very briny, clean, oceanic, firm, with salt bomb salinity.
Where are Tom's Cove oysters grown?
They're grown in Chincoteague, Virginia's Eastern Shore, Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, United States by Tom's Cove Aquafarms.
How salty are Tom's Cove oysters?
Salt bomb: 5 out of 5 on the Shucks scale. Full ocean. Big brine from start to finish.
Where can I eat Tom's Cove oysters?
Shucks members have recently had them at True Chesapeake.
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