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Whitehead Reef

Wild Galveston Bay harvesters
📍 Galveston Bay · Texas
SpeciesEastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
SizeLarge · 3.25"-3.75"
MethodWild-harvested
Salinity
MildBriny
Oyster profile
BrinyRobustFirm

About Whitehead Reef

Wild oysters hand-harvested from the Whitehead Reef, a natural bed in the East Bay portion of Galveston Bay, Texas. Left to grow entirely on their own rather than farmed, these oysters develop the large size and hearty.

In plain words: briny, robust, firm, with light salt.

Where it grows

Harvest region
Whitehead Reef, East Bay, Galveston Bay, Texas
Growing region
Galveston Bay
State
Texas
Country
United States
Wild Galveston Bay harvestersThe farm · 1 oyster on Shucks

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What do Whitehead Reef oysters taste like?

Whitehead Reef oysters are described as briny, robust, firm, with light salinity.

Where are Whitehead Reef oysters grown?

They're grown in Whitehead Reef, East Bay, Galveston Bay, Texas, Galveston Bay, Texas, United States by Wild Galveston Bay harvesters.

How salty are Whitehead Reef oysters?

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

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