Melon Oysters

31 oysters with this flavor profile

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Baynes Sound

British Columbia

Tray-raised and beach-hardened oyster from British Columbia's productive Baynes Sound. Medium salty with a clean, refreshing cucumber finish and balanced mineral sweetness. The archetypal BC oyster.

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Bodega Bay Kumamoto

US West Coast

A petite, deep-cupped Kumamoto oyster from California's Bodega Bay. Delicately sweet with fruity, honeydew melon notes and mild brininess. Perfect for beginners and connoisseurs alike.

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Buckley Bay

Canada West Coast

A premium Pacific oyster from Baynes Sound, British Columbia. Tray-raised and beach-hardened for firm meats and strong shells. Balanced brininess with distinctive melon and cucumber finish.

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Carlsbad Blonde

US West Coast

Southern California's signature oyster from Carlsbad's Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Grown in suspended culture with distinctive glassy, striped shells. Strongly briny with refreshing melon and cucumber notes, balanced between briny and sweet.

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Chef's Creek

Canada West Coast

A quintessential British Columbia oyster from Baynes Sound. Tray-suspended for 12-18 months, developing deep cups and full meats. High brininess with creamy texture, finishing sweet with hints of melon and lettuce.

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Cold Creek

US West Coast

Cultivated Pacific oyster from Southern Puget Sound with plump, sweet meat and midsized white-and-black shells. Balanced brininess with a distinctive salty-melon finish reminiscent of a New England clambake.

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Dragon Creek

US East Coast

A mild, sweet Chesapeake Bay oyster from Virginia's Nomini Creek. Large and plump with creamy shells, minimal brininess, and a clean watermelon finish. Perfect for beginners seeking classic Chesapeake character.

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Elkhorn

US West Coast

Beach-grown Pacific oyster from Washington's Willapa Bay. Firm and meaty with intense, robust flavor featuring high brininess, natural sweetness, and a distinctive mineral-melon finish.

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Fanny Bay

British Columbia

The archetypal BC oyster. Smooth and balanced with sweet, buttery notes and a signature crisp cucumber finish.

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French Hog

US West Coast

A large, buttery Pacific oyster from Tomales Bay, California. Mild and refined with distinctive cucumber and melon notes. Farmed using traditional French rack and bag methods.

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Galveston Bay

US Gulf Coast

Texas-sized Gulf Coast oyster from Galveston Bay. Large, firm, and exceptionally meaty with mild brine and natural sweetness. Freshwater influence creates a fatty, creamy texture with subtle minerality and vegetable notes. Perfect for raw or chargrilled preparations.

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Golden Nugget

US West Coast

A rare tumbled cocktail oyster from Tomales Bay's north shore. Small and deep-cupped with plump ivory meat, delivering high brine that mellows into a rich, buttery finish with hints of melon and cucumber.

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Hama Hama

US West Coast

Classic Pacific Northwest oyster with delicately sweet flesh and herbaceous notes. Lichen-green shells with a distinctive watermelon-rind flavor profile.

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Hog Island Kumamoto

US West Coast

Exceptionally sweet Kumamoto from Humboldt and Tomales Bay. Tiny, deep-cupped oysters with creamy texture and honeydew-watermelon flavors. Virtually no brininess makes them perfect for beginners.

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Kachemak Bay

US West Coast

Slow-growing Pacific oyster from Alaska's glacial Kachemak Bay waters. More briny and umami-forward than typical Pacifics, with crisp texture, cucumber-melon notes, and a clean vegetal finish with hints of nori and green tea.

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Kumamoto

Pacific Northwest

The gateway oyster. Known for its sweet, melon-forward flavor and petite, deeply cupped shell, the Kumamoto is beloved by beginners and experts alike.

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Little Skookum

US West Coast

A sweet, musky Pacific oyster from Little Skookum Inlet in South Puget Sound. Deep-cupped with plump, buttery meat, mild brininess, and distinctive melon-scented sweetness with a clean vegetable finish.

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Misty Point

US East Coast

Premium Virginia oyster from Pope's Bay on the Eastern Shore. Exceptionally plump with sharp, high salinity upfront that fades into bright, sweet hints of celery and melon. Deep-cupped with superior meat-to-shell ratio.

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Miyagi

US West Coast

A Pacific Northwest favorite with Japanese heritage. Full-bodied and meaty with a crisp, nutty flavor, mild brine, and balanced fruit and vegetal notes.

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Moon Shoal

US East Coast

Family-farmed Cape Cod oyster from Barnstable Harbor. Briny and creamy with a distinctive melon finish. Rack and bag cultivation creates a balanced, complex flavor profile.

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North Haven

US East Coast

A distinctive Maine oyster from North Haven Island. Round and heavy with bright emerald green shells. Perfectly balanced earthiness and brine with honey and melon notes, finishing clean and mellow.

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Pickering Passage

US West Coast

A Pacific Northwest oyster from southern Puget Sound's nutrient-rich waters. Medium to large with tender, plump meats. Mild brine balanced with sweet richness and a crisp finish of melon and cucumber.

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Shigoku

Washington State

Tumbled Pacific with firm texture. Cucumber, melon, clean brine.

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Skookum

US West Coast

A sweet, mild Pacific Northwest oyster from South Puget Sound's Little Skookum Inlet. Melon-scented with low brininess and a creamy, herbaceous finish. Farmed since 1883 using rack & bag to beach cultivation.

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Steamboat

US West Coast

Beach-grown Pacific oyster from Totten Inlet, Puget Sound. Small and deep-cupped with sweet, melon-scented flesh and refreshing cucumber crispness. Exceptionally wine-friendly with mild, earthy character.

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Stellar Bay

British Columbia

A tumbled Pacific oyster from British Columbia with a smooth, deep purple-black shell. Abundantly meaty with a mild, clean flavor featuring subtle sweetness and a melon-like finish.

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Sunset Beach

US West Coast

Beach-raised Pacific oyster from Hood Canal, Washington. Full, plump meats with mild brininess, sweet flavor, and a distinctive melon-like aftertaste. Thick shells and crunchy texture from intertidal cultivation.

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Tomales Bay

US West Coast

The definitive California oyster with stunning black and purple shells. Intensely briny with cucumber notes and a rich, buttery finish.

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Tomales Bay Golden Nugget

US West Coast

Rare tumbled Pacific oyster from Tomales Bay's oldest oyster company. Deep-cupped and plump with smooth buttery brine, rich melon notes, and a distinctive woody artichoke finish. One of California's richest-tasting oysters.

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Wildcat Cove

US West Coast

Bag-to-beach Pacific oyster from Little Skookum Inlet's nutrient-rich waters. Deep-cupped with plump, buttery meat, mild brininess, and distinctive sweet collard greens flavor finishing with melon notes. Beautiful ruffled purple shells.

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Zen

British Columbia

A sustainably farmed Pacific oyster from Denman Island, BC. Firm and plump with moderate salinity, mild sweetness, and a distinctive delicate melon finish. Deep-cupped, sculpted shells from tumbling.