Oosterschelde Native
One of the last commercially viable European flat oyster populations in the North Sea — the Zeeland native with its characteristic metallic-mineral complexity, rare, seasonal, and nothing like a Pacific oyster.
Loch Ryan Native
The only surviving commercially viable wild European flat oyster bed in the UK. Not farmed. Dredged from a wild population that has persisted in this Scottish sea loch for centuries.
Olympia
The only oyster native to the Pacific coast of North America. Smaller than a silver dollar, coppery, smoky, and intensely flavored. Nearly wiped from existence in the 19th century. Now a precious rarity.
Crassostrea rhizophorae
The oyster of the Caribbean and tropical Americas — growing on mangrove roots from Trinidad to Brazil, eaten raw at waterfront stalls, and virtually unknown in English-language oyster writing.
Bruny Island Angasi
Australia's native flat oyster — almost unknown outside the country, with a hazelnut-mineral profile that bridges European and Pacific flat oyster character.
Pied de Cheval
France's rarest oyster — wild-grown in Cancale for a decade or more, palm-sized, with a finish that lasts nearly a minute.