Sinku Oysters

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Sinku Oyster Flavor Profile Characteristics

Sinku Oysters are a Pacific Northwest oyster from one of the British Columbia oyster appellations near Vancouver Island, BC.  Pearl Bay, Sinku, and Summer Ice oysters are farmed in the Jervis Inlet on the Sunshine Coast.  Each is tray suspended and raised at different depths in the pristine water.  Sinku Oysters are farmed by the tray suspension method at a depth of 15 deep. All three of the oysters from the Jervis Inlet are excellent, but I like the Sinku the best, followed by the Pearl Bay.

Oysters which are cultivated by the  suspension method are the primadonnas of oyster.  They are suspended in mesh trays in deep water their entire lives, protected from predators, mud, sand and silt.  They have beautiful shells with deep cups, but they are an oyster shucker’s nightmare because their shells are brittle since they never had to fight for survival.  The oyster flavor profile of suspended oysters tends to be clean, sweet & light, with meats which are tender.

Sinku Oysters
Location	Pearl Bay, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Species	Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
Oyster Availability	September - July
Size	up to 3"
Oyster Cultivation	Suspension tray, 15' deep
Oyster Flavor Profile	Sinku Oysters have delicate meats, a medium brininess with a sweet flavor and a clean melon flavor.  Very nice oyster.
Map	See Sinku Oyster Map

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