Sippican Oysters from Marion, MA

Available for a limited time only.  Farmer: Nat, Chris, and Ben Bryant Location: Marion, MA Size: 3” How they’re grown: These oysters are grown in Sippican Harbor just outside of larger Marion Harbor proper, in an area that is quite open to Buzzards Bay. They spend their whole lives in floating bags, never touching the soft sand below. The water on this side of the cape is warmer, causing these oysters to reach market size quickly---they can be as young as 14 months old at the time of harvest. How they taste: Clean salt up front with a nice vegetal finish. Hot ‘n heavy salinity, baby! Refreshingly bright, mineral, and vegetal. Like a spring’s first tender sea beans with a residual salt that will stick with ya. Why they’re unique: Marion is well known for its wild oyster population; this is our first opportunity to work with a farmed oyster from the area. Although Cape oysters are plentiful at this time of year, oysters from the South Coast of Massachusetts are somewhat rare. The Mario