Farmer
Hama Hama Oyster Co
Location:
Hove Cove, South Puget Sound AND Skunk Island, but never at the same time
Method:
Bag-on-Beach Kumamoto
Description:
We grow our kumamotos in Hove Cove, an incredibly rich growing area in the South Sound where there's enough food and current to satisfy this famously slow growing oyster. Our Hamamotos are small and compact in stature and naturally deep cupped, with the sweet, fruity, and friendly flavor you'd expect of a Kumamoto oyster. Availability is extremely limited - we usually offer them through our website around Valentine's Day.
This oyster is a different species from most of our other oysters. We harvest it from several locations without changing the name, for three reasons: 1) Kumo flavor (like Olympia flavor) appears less sensitive to merroir than Pacific flavor and 2) we grow and sell such a tiny quantity and 3) come on, Hamamoto? we couldn't resist.
