Tus qauv salinity ntawm Chesapeake Bay thiab nws qhov kev sib txawv loj yog zoo tagnrho rau qhov phem tasting shellfish. Virginia cov pob zeb muaj nyob rau ntawm cov khw, cov khw muag khoom noj thiab khw muag khoom hauv cheeb tsam Mid-Atlantic.
Tag nrho cov oysters zus nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntug dej yog ntawm tib hom, hu ua Crassostrea Virginia. Oysters noj rau qhov tsw ntawm cov dej nyob rau hauv uas lawv yog harvested. Nrog xya lub sib txawv hauv cov ntug dej hiav txwv, cov flavors ntawm Virginia cov noog sib txawv los ntawm salty rau buttery mus qab zib.
Qee cov creeks ntawm Virginia sab ntug dej yog tsis pub ntau tshaj ib mais sib nrug. Tsis tau yog lub pob zeb ntawm txhua cheeb tsam noj cov khoom sib txawv hauv cov ntxhiab tsw, zoo nkauj thiab zoo nkauj.
Oyster Regions hauv Virginia
Virginia lub oyster regions ncav los ntawm qhov ntev ntawm Virginia lub Sab Ntoo Dej , mus rau hauv Chesapeake Bay, nqaum dej ntws thiab mus rau Lynnhaven Inlet ntawm Virginia Beach. Cov dej hiav txwv muaj xws li ib thaj chaw ntawm salinities tsawg tsawg salinity 5-12ppt, nruab nrab salinity 12-20ppt thiab mus rau ib tug siab ntsev tshaj 20ppt.
- Seaside
- Upper Bay Eastern Shore
- Txo Bay sab hnub tuaj
- Upper Bay Western Shore
- Middle Bay Western Shore
- Lower Bay Western Shore
- Tidewater
Oyster Harvesting
Keeb kwm, cov suab puam no tsuas yog noj thaum lub hlis uas nws muaj npe "R". Qhov zoo yog neeg pluag thaum lub caij ntuj sov vim cov pob zeb tau qhuav tiav lawm. Oyster harvesting los yog ua liaj ua teb tau tawm nyob rau hauv xyoo tas los, siv cov kab lis kev cai zoo dua qub kab lis kev cai thiab kab mob-resistant oyster noob.
Triploid oysters yog qis dua, loj hlob sai thiab tuaj yeem muab tau txhua xyoo puag ncig. Lawv raug tsim tsa hauv cov tawb los yog nyob rau hauv cov chaw ntiag tug hauv kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb txoj hauv kev los tuav nrog cov neeg tau txais kev pab. Virginia cov dej thiab khoom raug tswj los ntawm tsoomfwv thiab lub xeev cov koomhaum xws li FDA, Virginia Department of Health, Virginia Department of Agriculture thiab Consumer Services, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, thiab Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
Noj Tswv Yim
Oysters yuav tau noj raw, steamed, grilled thiab kib. Lawv tuaj yeem siav tau rau hauv stew. Raw oysters feem ntau yog siv nrog txiv qaub kua txiv, vinegar los yog cocktail sauce. Zoo li cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo zoo, nyoos cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo muaj cov flavors. Yog tias koj noj ntau zaus, koj yuav kawm txog qhov txawv ntawm lub cheeb tsam ntawm cov cheeb tsam thiab paub cov twg uas koj xav tau.
Saib ntau tshaj 50 hom khoom noj khoom haus los ntawm To.com's Guide to Southern Food.
Txhua xyoo Oyster Festivals hauv Maryland thiab Virginia
- Chincoteague Oyster Festival - Lub Kaum Hlis - Chincoteague, VA. Qhov kev lom zem ua rau lub zos cov nqaij lag luam nrog tsev neeg ua si, nyob ua si lom zem thiab lub nroog me me ntxim nyiam.
- St. Mary's County Oyster Festival - Kaum Hlis - Leonardtown, MD. Tsev ntawm Teb Chaws Asmeskas Oyster Shucking Contest & Tebchaws Oyster Ua Noj-tawm.
- Urbanna Oyster Festival - Lub Kaum Ib Hlis - Nroog - Visa. Lub sijhawm nta pobzeb, khoom noj khoom haus, suab paj nruag thiab khoom siv tes ua ke. Lub ntsiab yog lub oyster shucking contest uas thim neeg saib ntawm ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb.
- Chatham Vineyards Terroir Merroir Hem - Kaum Ib Hlis - Machipongo, VA. Lub vaj txiv hmab nyob rau ntawm Eastern Shore hosts thiab txhua xyoo oyster roast nrog wine, khoom noj khoom haus thiab nyob music.
- Chesapeake Oyster thiab Beer Festival - Lub Ob Hlis - National Harbor, MD. Txhua Yam Koj Saib Xyuas Saj, 50 hom kev npias, dej caw thiab dab.