Today is the turn of our most recent addition to the English’s oyster family. The Carlingford Oyster Company Ltd. which is a family-run business that has been growing oysters in the clean grade ‘A’ classification waters of Carlingford Lough since 1974.
Carlingford is a beautiful medieval town situated 60 miles from Belfast and Dublin which nestles between the mountains and the sea.
Gigas oyster or Pacific oyster come from France when they are seed and very small, (about half the size of your little finger nail) usually in the spring and they are put straight down to the oyster beds.
It takes about 3 years for the oysters to grow to sale size. Throughout these 3 years they are brought up from their sea beds, graded and re-baged a few times ~ basically they keep an eye on them so that they will grow to be a perfectly beautiful oyster for your pleasure here at English’s of Brighton.
Carlingford Lough Rock Oysters £1.15 each, £6.90 for 6
Friday 20 May 2011
Monday 9 May 2011
Jersey Rock Oysters
All the Jersey oysters we offer are harvested from the Royal Bay of Grouville, on the east coast of Jersey. Here the oysters spend at least half the day exposed when the tide is out to "harden" them off. They are kept in this area for at least two weeks before being sent to the depuration plant in Sussex, to get them used to being out of the water and ensure only minimal stress levels during transport. This ensures that the oysters are both strong enough to stay strong during shipping, and also they are trained, so last much better when packed.
All the oysters are packed on their cupped shells, and are tightly strapped to help retain the water in the shells, giving them a longer shelf life.
The flavour is described as follows:- A thin and delicate oyster with a taste of fresh shoreline and seaweed with crisp flavour of green wood and cucumber and a hint of lemon. It is said to have a slow build up with a lingering taste of stainless steel.
Again I suggest it’s probably best you come in and try some for yourself!!
Jersey Rock oysters £1.40 each, £8.40 for 6
All the oysters are packed on their cupped shells, and are tightly strapped to help retain the water in the shells, giving them a longer shelf life.
The flavour is described as follows:- A thin and delicate oyster with a taste of fresh shoreline and seaweed with crisp flavour of green wood and cucumber and a hint of lemon. It is said to have a slow build up with a lingering taste of stainless steel.
Again I suggest it’s probably best you come in and try some for yourself!!
Jersey Rock oysters £1.40 each, £8.40 for 6
Friday 6 May 2011
Mersea Rock Oysters
As many of you will know we have come to the end of the Native Oyster season. With that in mind I thought I would spend a little time informing you about the oysters that we currently have on the menu, starting with the Mersea rock oysters.
The Haward family have been growing oysters in the shallow creeks from the river Blackwater to the west of Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex since 1792.
The flavour is described as follows:
A clean, fresh faint nose of rock pools, well balanced salt and sweet ratio with a delicate cucumber and lettuce flavour. It is long on the palate with earthy potting soil flavour, followed by a lingering tart metallic tang, silky, delicate and plump.
Other people describe it as delicious, why not come in and make up your own mind.
West Mersea rock oysters £1.15 each, £6.90 for 6
The Haward family have been growing oysters in the shallow creeks from the river Blackwater to the west of Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex since 1792.
The flavour is described as follows:
A clean, fresh faint nose of rock pools, well balanced salt and sweet ratio with a delicate cucumber and lettuce flavour. It is long on the palate with earthy potting soil flavour, followed by a lingering tart metallic tang, silky, delicate and plump.
Other people describe it as delicious, why not come in and make up your own mind.
West Mersea rock oysters £1.15 each, £6.90 for 6
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