Maritime
Canada’s Maritime provinces produce a ton of oysters, all the Eastern species. The wild New Brunswick strain can be recognized by its smallish, teardrop shape and brown-and-white shell, while PEI’s sometimes get bigger and greener. The flavor is moderately salty and, at times, very sweet, with a lot of umami and chicken stock on the finish.
Cape Breton
North Harbour, Cape Breton
Tresor du Large
Magdalen Islands, Quebec
Summerside
Malpeque Bay, PEI
Lady Chatterley
Northumberland Strait
Caraquet
Chaleur Bay, New Brunswick
Salutation Cove
Salutation Cove, PEI
Wallace Bay
Northumberland Strait
Ruisseau
Eel Lake, Nova Scotia
Village Bay
Bedec Bay, New Brunswick
Saint Simon
Saint Simon Bay, New Brunswick
Pinette Fancy
Maritimes
Barstool Cocktail
Rustico Bay, PEI
Blackberry Point
Malpeque Bay, PEI
Pickle Point
New London Bay, PEI
Conway Cup
Cascumpec Bay, PEI
Lameque
Baie de Chaleur, New Brunswick
Glacier Bay
Straits of Northumberland, NB
Beausoleil
Miramichi Bay, New Brunswick
Tatamagouche
Tatamagouche Bay, Nova Scotia