Around 35.5 million pounds of oysters are harvested and consumed annually in the United States, making the oyster one of the most popular seafood choices in the nation.
When it comes to oysters, the United States is pretty self-sufficient, having a huge diversity of climates and merroirs (the terroir of oysters). To quote M.F.K. Fisher, “American oysters differ as much as American people.”
In the Pacific Northwest, in the pristine waters of Sequim Bay, Washington, ju…
