Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Eastern Oysters from Canada When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada How – Farm Raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics These “Beautiful Suns” are one of our most consistent oysters when it comes to size and shape. With dark, heavy shells surrounding a firm and flavorful oyster meat. With an intense …
Oyster, Mer Bleue
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Only the icy cold waters of New Brunswick, Canada could produce an oyster as pure and clean as the Mer Bleue Oyster. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where: New Brunswick, Canada How: Top-culture floating bag system Back to Product Guide Characteristics Throughout its five years of cultivation, in Winter as in Summer, this oyster waltzs to …
Oysters (wild), Wellfleet
Sustainability Rating: What:Wild Harvested Eastern Oysters When:Available year-round (weather dependent) Where/How:Where – Wellfleet Harbor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts How – Wild Caught/hand picked Back to Product Guide Characteristics Wild Wellfleet Oysters are naturally setting oysters that attach to rocks and shells. They take 3 years to grow to market size at which point fishermen pick them at low tide. …
Mussels. Greenlip
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Delicious and beautiful cultivated mussels from pristine New Zealand Waters When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – New Zealand How – Farm Raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics Greenlip mussels have a plump and tender meat that stays wonderfully juicy when cooked. Their beautiful black shells have an edge of vibrant green. These large mussels weight …
Mussels, Saltspring Island
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:A hybrid of Mediterranean mussel crossed with an Atlantic Blue, Saltspring Island Mussels are the biggest, sweetest mussels you’ll find anywhere. When:Year round Where/How:Where: Saltspring Island, British Columbia How: Raft Back to Product Guide Characteristics Saltspring Island Mussels are raised in the Salish Sea, which is unique in its abundance of nutrients. During …
Mussels, Prince Edward Island
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Blue mussels farmed off the cost of Prince Edward Island, Canada (Atlantic) When:Available year round Where/How:Where – Prince Edward Island, Canada How – Farmed, mid-water rope cultured Back to Product Guide Characteristics Mussels have a distinctive, rich flavor with just a slight brininess. Their beautiful black shells contain plump, orange colored meats and …
Mussels, Mediterranean
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Cultivated mussels When:Available year-round Where/How:Where: Baja, Mexico How: Farm raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics Mediterranean mussels are a bigger mussel (though smaller than Greenlips) coming in at about 14-18 counts per pound. It has black shells with plump meats and a robust, full flavor. For Your Menu Like all mussels, Mediterranean mussels …
Minterbrook Oyster
Sustainability Rating:Green-Best Choice What:Minterbrook Oysters are grown around the Hood canal area of the Puget Sound. These oysters are hand farmed throughout the harvesting, sorting, and packing processes. When:Available year-round Where/How:Where: Washington State How: Farm raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics Minterbrook Oysters are packed in 120 count cases and are nicely laid in special trays. These oysters …
Lobster, Slipper
Sustainability Rating:Grey – Unranked What:Tail Meat from the Slipper Lobster When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – China How – Wild Caught/Trap Back to Product Guide Characteristics Slipper Lobsters have no claws – the meat we enjoy comes from the tail. It’s sweet and tasty and although not quite a substitute for Maine Lobster meat, it’s still delicious and versatile (at …
Lobster, Live California Spiny
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:The Spiny Lobster season opens on the first Wednesday of October and usually lasts through the end of March the following year. The Southern California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery began in the late 1800’s and has since become one of the most desirable lobsters in the world. Did you know that Santa Monica Seafood …