Pages tagged Eastern Oyster
Oyster Nutrition by Species
Six Eastern oysters hold about three times the Daily Value of zinc. A Pacific oyster holds far less per gram, but more omega-3. What the USDA figures show.
What Ancient Oyster Heaps Reveal
A Florida mound of 20 to 30 million oysters, harvests that lasted millennia, and a parasite snail that shows people once skipped summer oysters.
East Coast vs West Coast
Atlantic oysters lead with salt and a firm bite; Pacific ones with sweetness and body. The species, tides, temperature, salt and plankton behind the difference.
The Billion Oyster Project
New York Harbor once held some 350 square miles of oyster beds. A decade into bringing them back, here is what the monitoring data say is working, and what is not yet.
The Chesapeake Oyster Wars
Police gunboats, oyster pirates and a law that kept sail alive: the century-long fight over Chesapeake oysters, and the harvest data that shows what it cost.
Virginia's Oyster Trail
Virginia maps its oysters into eight regions, from Atlantic-salty to river-sweet. A route for tasting the difference salinity makes in a single state.
Damariscotta River, Maine
A cold tidal river lined with oyster farms and raw bars, where ancient Wabanaki shell heaps show people have eaten oysters here for two thousand years.
Size Numbers Explained
French calibers are weights; American grades are counts per gallon. Neither measures quality, and the French rulebook admits it. How the numbers work, and why N°2 and N°3 suit most eaters.