Index of Atlantic Half Shell Oyster Varieties
There is a huge variety of fresh oysters availble for chefs to use on their menus today. Oyster flavor profiles have advanced to the point of being akin to wine tasting. Connoisseurs discuss the complexity of the oyster, the salinity, the hints of melon or cucumber, the finish. It can be rather daunting to remember it all.
On the right (or below on mobile devices) you will find an index of East Coast oyster varieties available in the United States and Canada. Each link will bring you to that oyster’s culinary profile and give you information on it’s flavor profile, description, cultivation method, and seasonal availability. The majority of these oysters are of the Atlantic Virginica Oyster Species (Crassostrea virginica).
Suggested Reading
Seafood
- Fresh Fish Availability Chart
- Guidelines for Purchasing Quality Seafood
- How to Store Fresh Fish
- Fish Fillet Butchering Yields
- Fish Culinary Information
- Salmon Yields
- Sushi Names of Fish
- Oyster Varieties
- Atlantic Oysters Index
- Alba Bras d'Or Lakes Oysters
- Watch House Point
- Misty Point Oysters
- Barnstable Oyster
- Beausoleil Oyster
- Bedeque Bay Oysters
- Belon Oysters - Maine
- Blackberry Point Oysters
- Blue Point Oysters
- Cape Breton Oysters
- Cape North Oyster
- Cavendish Cup Oyster
- Chatham Oysters
- Chesapeake Oyster
- Chincoteague Oysters
- Colville Bay Oysters
- Conway Cup Oysters
- Cotuit Oysters
- Cuttyhunk Oysters
- Dune Shadow Oysters
- Duxbury Oysters
- Forbidden Oysters
- French Kiss Oysters
- Glidden Point Oysters
- Hurricane Harbor Oysters
- Island Creek Oysters
- James River Oysters
- Katama Bay Oysters - Sweet Petite Oysters
- Malagash Thrumcap Oysters
- Malpeque Oyster
- Martha's Vineyard Oysters
- Mecox Bay Oysters
- Moonstone Oysters
- Naked Cowboy Oysters
- Olde Salt Oysters
- Oysterponds Oysters
- Paramour Oysters
- Parrot Island Oysters
- Peconic Bay Oysters
- Pemaquid Oysters
- Pleasant Bay Oysters
- Pipes Cove Oysters
- Quonset Point Oysters
- Ram Island Oysters
- Rappahannock River Oysters
- Raspberry Point Oysters
- Saddlerock Oysters
- Salt Pond Oysters - Salt Pond Selects
- Snow Hills Oysters
- South Hampton Select Oysters
- Stingray Oysters
- Summerside Oyster
- Tatamagouche Oyster
- Tomahawk Oysters
- Umami Oysters
- Wawenauk Oysters
- Watch Hill Oysters
- Wellfleet Oysters
- Westport Island Oysters
- Whale Rock Oysters
- WiAnno Oysters
- Widows Hole Oysters
- York River Oyster
- California Oysters Index
- Pacific Northwest Oysters
- The 5 Oyster Species
- Oyster Maps
- How to Shuck Oysters
- Oyster Farming Methods
- Buy Raw Oysters
- Shellfish
- Sustainable Seafood Programs