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Whitstable, Kent
A short train ride from London, a harbor town built on oysters: a 1793 fishermen's company, a protected name and five-year native oysters from the Kentish flats.
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Galway in September
The world's oyster-opening championship, an Oyster Trail through the city, and the native flat oysters of Galway Bay at the start of their season.
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Bluff, New Zealand
A wild flat oyster from the cold strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, a short legal season, and an unpretentious festival every May.
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Matsushima Bay
Oysters from the island-studded bay counted among Japan's three most scenic views, farmed for three centuries and grilled by the thousand each February.
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Galway Native
Galway Bay's flat oyster, eaten when there's an R in the month and celebrated each September by a festival that began with 34 guests in 1954.