Kusshi

Kusshi

Baynes Sound, Vancouver Island   🌎 See Oyster Map

The original tumbled oyster, and still the flagbearer. Kusshis are tumbled aggressively, resulting in an incredibly smooth-shelled, uniformly round oyster of diminutive size, but filled to the edges with plump, sweet meat.

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Kusshi (14 Ratings)

  1. Almagne on February 21, 2022 at 4:06 pm
    Rating 3

    Small and creamy. Good flavor, but because they are famous, found them disappointing. They may not travel well as this half dozen were at the Oyster Bar Philadelphia–but I seem to remember them a number of years ago as very good to excellent in Southern California. (Dec 2021)

  2. holteresque on May 26, 2021 at 2:34 pm
    Rating 4

    Great flavor

  3. Seafood Surfer on December 18, 2019 at 2:06 pm
    Rating 2.5

    I’m middle of the road for these guys. Had them for thanksgiving this year. With all the hype about them i don’t know exactly what i was expecting, but this is what i got from them. While the size is just smaller than an average, the taste was very briny to me. meat was plump but not really a good chew and enjoy plump. The aftertaste of these on the half shell was.. best word, kind of metallic and hung around for some time. Half shell, not real impressed, now steamed, this is where they showed me something! The metallic aftertaste was gone steaming firmed them up a but and gotta say they were nice an sweet. After steaming these little guys though, they were really lil.

  4. softshelledcrab on November 1, 2019 at 7:35 pm
    Rating 4

    Decent oyster. Perfectly bite sized, slightly creamy, light flavour. Great with a dollop of hot sauce!

  5. cfarr217 on May 11, 2019 at 7:10 pm
    Rating 4

    Plump, roundish, lighter in color, bright delicious flavor. Medium size.

  6. Edie McPhedran on September 30, 2018 at 3:59 pm
    Rating 5

    Absolutely outstanding!! MMMMMM…….So unique- picture perfect.

  7. Joe Smyth on May 30, 2018 at 11:46 pm
    Rating 2

    Small but tasty. A good oyster to start your newbie friends on.

  8. Coffeecat on April 1, 2018 at 5:44 pm
    Rating 4.5

    Plump, delicate flavor, creamy, lightly briny

  9. dfortea on August 6, 2017 at 1:25 am
    Rating 4

    Easy to eat! Soft and bodied.

  10. Picky Oyster Eater on June 8, 2017 at 7:54 pm
    Rating 4

    Sweet and meaty Oyster!

  11. Nathaniel Chan on August 6, 2016 at 11:20 pm
    Rating 5

    The perfect level of sweetness with an amazing cucumber finish

  12. Dai Saito on November 6, 2015 at 5:07 pm
    Rating 2

    Kusshi, more briny than Kumamoto with sweet hint of oceanic tone.

  13. Brother Beaker on July 29, 2015 at 8:13 pm
    Rating 4.5

    Outstanding, meaty and clean.

  14. belder on March 26, 2015 at 10:29 am
    Rating 5

    What a lovely oyster! Great brine, especially for a Pacific oyster. Small size, but very full meat with a nice, sweet cucumber finish.

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