Pages tagged Depuration
Taste & Science
The Journey Changes the Oyster
Temperature stress, air exposure, and salinity shift during transit all trigger measurable biochemical changes in living oysters. Days out of the water cost an oyster sweetness and fresh aroma; how cold and how steady it is kept decides how much.
Varieties
Spinney Creek
A tidal creek off the Piscataqua whose flow is controlled by a floodgate. The Howell family's firm grows oysters in suspended cages and depurates every one.