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Galway oyster

Plural: Galway oysters

Language: English

Description: A prized variety of small, flat, white-fleshed, sweet native oyster cultivated in the river of the same name in Brittany, defined by its size. They are round with a brownish-green shell. Now being raised in the US. These are the same as the Belon oysters.


Latin: Ostrea edulis
Ethnicity: Irish
Most frequent country: Ireland
Most frequent region: Galway

See foods and dishes: oyster

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