Oysters, Information

Not sure where I got this informative chart, but in our family it can come in very, very handy!

Oysters	Region	Character	Salt	Flavor
Annas Bay	East Coast	Medium, Firm	Med Salt	Clean, Fruity
Blue Point	East Coast	Firm	Salty	Clean, Fresh
Chiloe	Chile	Full Bodied	Salty	Metallic
Coromandel	New Zealand	Sweet	Salty	Watermelon
Dabob Bay	Washington	Delicate, Mild	Salty	Fruity
Denman Island	British Columbia	Delicate	Salty	Watermelon
Discovery Bay	Washington	Full, Sweet, Plumb	Salty	Rich
Dungeness Bay	Washington	Sweet, Plump, Mild	Mild Salt	Clean
Eagle Creek	Washington	Sweet, Crunchy	Fairly Salty	Fruity
Evening Cove	British Columbia	Light, Crunchy	Salty	Lettuce Like
Fanny Bay	British Columbia	Very Sweet	Very Salty	Cucumber
Fulton Creek	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Rich
Golden Mantle	British Columbia	Sweet, Plump, Juicy	Med Salt	Clean, Strong Flavor
Goose Point	Washington	Delicate, Mild	Mild Salt	Clean
Hama Hama	Washington	Delicate, Mild	Mild Salt	Fruity
Hammersley Inlet	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Rich
Hog Island	California	Smoky-Sweet, Plump	Salty	Rich
Hood Canal	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Cucumber
Indian Island	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Cucumber
Jorstead Creek	Washington	Sweet, Plump, Mild	Salty	Fruity
Kumamoto	Oregon	Sweet, Buttery	Mild Salt	Rich, Fruity
Malaspina	British Columbia	Firm	Very Salty	Strong Cucumber
Malpeque	Pei Canada	Mild, Delicate	Very Salty	Lettuce Like
Olympia	Washington	Sweet, Firm	Very Salty	Metallic
Pearl Bay	British Columbia	Sweet, Plump	Mild Salt	Melon -like
Pearl Point	Oregon	Mild	Salty	Clean
Pine Island	East Coast	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Crisp
Quilcene	Washington	Sweet, Firm	Med Salt	Cucumber
Rilan Bay	Chile	Full-Bodied	Salty	Metallic
Royal Miagi	British Columbia	Delicate	Fairly Salty	Watermelon
Samish Bay	Washington	Crisp, Full, Firm	Mild Salt	Strong Oyster Flavor
Shoalwater Bay	Washington	Mild, Full Bodied	Salty
Sister Point	Washington	Sweet, Delicate	Salty	Cucumber
Skokomish	Washington	Mild, Crunchy	Salty	Fruity
Skookum Inlet	Washington	Firm, Crisp, Mild, Sweet	Mild Salt	Metallic
Snow Creek	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Clean
Steamboat Island	Washington	Smoky-Sweet, Plump	Salty	Strong Oyster Flavor
Thorndyke Bay	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Mild Salt
Totten Inlet	Washington	Smoky-Sweet, Plump	Very Salty	Intensely Strong
Trails End	Washington	Very Mild	Mild Salt	Clean
Wescott Bay	Washington	Sweet, Plump	Salty	Metallic