Information about oyster production takes us to ancient times - in the Neolithic human settlements, which dwelt on the coasts of the oceans, in large quantities are found shells of mollusks.In Korea, the South Primorye, and in Japan the length of the ancient oyster mounds sometimes reaches hundreds of meters.In this article we look at the most common types of oysters, which are listed below.
Species
In nature, we know almost 50 species of mollusks, the principal amount of which can be eaten.To stay, they often choose the tropical sea, but there are a few species living in cold waters of the northern seas.
Oysters can be divided into 2 groups depending on the shape of their shells: flat, deep and round.Flat that are most appreciated by lovers of seafood, live on the numerous shoals off the coast of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.This type is represented by four varieties, each with its own unique taste, its price category, as well as the exterior features.
Maren Oleron
These types of oysters in France have the same name with the place of their habitat - the area Maren Oleron, Charente province.They are the most outstanding representatives of this group of shellfish and has long been recognized gourmets from all over the world thanks to its wonderfully delicate flavor.The main characteristics is the presence of shells substantially circular shape and a greenish color of the meat.
Gravette
These oysters grow in the Arcachon basin.They are quite fleshy, despite its small size, as well as unsalted taste.Their carapace has a greenish-yellow hue.
Belon
continue to consider the types of oysters.The list is incomplete, not to say of Belon.The name they have also received thanks to their habitats - a small coastal village in the north of the province of Brittany.To date, almost all the oysters are grown in Brittany, received this title.A distinctive feature is their gray-white color, and the presence of the sharp smell of iodine.
Types of oysters: Fin de Claire
Their name is given in honor of the cages where they are grown.The duration of this process is one month, with one meter can be located immediately to twenty individuals.Special grades of algae are used as their auxiliary power.
Spezial
These types of oysters differ from the previous species fleshy and higher density.Such quality is obtained thanks to a two-month incubation shellfish in special cages.One square meter of living by 10 individuals.
Kroes
These types of oysters are bred off the coast of Ireland, and Normandy.The cold Atlantic waters have an interesting effect on the development of these molluscs, helping to increase the density of fat and meat.
blue shell
These oysters are bred and raised in an interesting way.They are on the 2nd and 3rd year of life is transplanted into special pools filled with blue clay.This is done to enrich them with additional trace elements (phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc) and vitamins.
Brittany
These types of oysters are grown on the southern shore of the eponymous province in France.Their unique feature is a rich tangy flavor with a slight metallic taste.
white pearl oysters
Considering the types of oysters for pearls, is to provide this.They have an elegant shell-shaped, which increases the mineral.Seafood Experts also recognize them immediately by a sharp smell of iodine and a pleasant sweet taste.
Khasan
These oysters are different undulating longitudinal structure.Colours shells - from pure white to dark olive or burgundy.This mollusc production in the most time-consuming - it is produced from underwater rocks, great depths in places with fast currents.It has a unique value for the total weight to body weight.We can say that it is a beautiful oyster of all.
Oyster Aniva
This oyster can be called thin nature of strong character.It lives on Sakhalin Island, near the village Solovёvka in Aniva Bay, thus its name.This mollusc is so popular that the Japanese have periodically visited by neighboring Sakhalin specially for him.Deep, long, narrow shape of the shell, which resembles a boat, an interesting salty flavor and a soft green color distinguish it from the rest of oysters.
Oyster Posiet
Considering the different types of oysters, is to provide this.She is very exotic, as in the lives bioherms (submarine hills), the lower part of which is buried 10 meters deep mud.Interestingly, in the study of the lower layers of the leaf extinct oysters were aged about 8,000 years.This period coincides with the global warming and sea level rise, and this resulted in an increase in the growth of the hills.
This oyster has a very unusual appearance.To be precise, it is formless, and so sometimes you can not tell what it is.Weight up to 1.5 kg of shellfish.With an average weight of 600 grams, up to 25 cm in length.Air light oyster meat is very tender and has a sweet taste and extremely fresh scent.This gives her the right to be the standard of oysters.
Japanese
Queen Busse Lagoon Sakhalin Island.Giant oyster lives at a depth of 7 m, in places forming continuous settlement (oyster beds).The body is enclosed in the clam shell is oval-wedge or irregularly rounded, white.Left (lower) valve shells - they grow oysters to each other - a convex shape.Both flaps are radial wide folds, as well as covered with concentric thin slices.
main habitat of molluscs are warm subtropical and tropical sea.While in the temperate latitudes, where in summer the water temperature reaches 16? C, oysters are able to breed and live.
main danger for these shellfish are sea stars, some members of the gastropods, sponges, Cliona.
