JC in UK 英倫生活記: 英國遊 -- 英國新鮮生蠔哪裡尋?

英國作為一個島, 雖然對好海鮮一族來說不算太吸引

(活海鮮選擇太少)

不過, 生蠔還算容易找, 而且價錢不算貴

若不想出遠門, 想在家食生蠔, 最簡單可以去Waitrose, 算容易買, 也可以預先訂貨

Costco 偶爾會有, 但不算常見

和朋友開生蠔派對的話, 可以上網訂生蠔

平常多數在Simply Oysters 訂, https://simplyoysters.com/

Maldon Pacific, Whitstable Pacific & West Mersea Wild Pacific 算是比較出名

尤其Whitstable 是英國最著名生蠔出產地,

每年也有生蠔節

英國遊 - Whitstable Oyster Festival 生蠔節 <-- 參考遊記

另外, West Mersea 也是另一個出名生蠔出產地及旅遊區

英國海邊一日遊 West Mersea + Colchester <-- 參考遊記

Whitstable & West Mersea 也是可以玩大半日的地方, 尤其West Mersea 既可以坐艇仔, 釣蟹仔, 泥灘有彈塗魚, 中午食海鮮, 節目豐富

其他生蠔出產區:

Whitby: The cold waters of the North Sea make for good oysters where there are shallow bays.

Thornham: The Village of Thornham near the North Norfolk Coast was once the haunt of smugglers. Now the creeks that run through the salt marshes from the North Sea are covered with rock oysters on trestles, reaching maturity in the salty tidal waters.

Orford: Visit this village beside the Suffolk Heritage Coast for a chance at one of the limited number of tickets to visit the National Trust's Orford Ness National Nature Reserve. The longest shingle spit in Europe with, according to the National Trust, 15% of the world's reserve of vegetated shingle, this rare and fragile landscape can only be reached by the Trust's own ferry and explored along designated paths. Its secret is more than a hidden natural world. During the Cold War it was a hidden military test area and the remains of that use are scattered across the beach. Stop in at Orford Castle,a complete and unusual medieval castle built by Henry II.

Mistley beside the River Stour on the Essex/Suffolk borders, was once the home of the evil Witchfinder General. According to legend he once owned - or at least lived at The Mistley Thorn. These days, it's a hotel and restaurant about 10 miles northeast of Colchester. The American-born chef serves oysters year round and Colchester natives in season.

Falmouth, on the south Cornish coast, hosts the 4-day Falmouth Oyster Festival every October, a celebration of Cornish seafood and local oysters that kicks off the start of the oyster fishing season there. If you are a real oyster lover, there is no better way to eat oysters than freshly shucked, from a stall by the sea.

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