Tsarin salinity na Chesapeake Bay da manyan masu adawa da shi sune manufa don ci gaba da dandana shellfish. Virginia oysters suna samuwa a gidajen cin abinci, kasuwanni na cin abinci da kuma kantin sayar da kaya a yankin Mid-Atlantic.
Dukkan abubuwan da suke girma a gabashin gabas suna daga cikin jinsin guda, wanda ake kira Crassostrea Virginia. Oysters dauka kan dandano na ruwan da ake girbe su. Tare da wurare daban-daban daban-daban na jihar bakin teku, abubuwan dandano na Virginia oysters sun kasance daga nishaɗi zuwa buttery to sweet.
Wasu daga cikin ruwaye a kan Gabashin Gabas ta Virginia ba su wuce mil mil. Duk da haka, tsibirin kowane yanki suna daukar nau'o'in nuances daban daban a cikin dandano, rubutu da bayyanar.
Yankunan Oyster a Virginia
Yankuna na tsibirin Virginia sun fito ne daga tsawon tsibirin gabashin Virginia , zuwa cikin Chesapeake Bay, kogunan kogunan ruwa da kuma gangarawa zuwa Lynnhaven Inlet na Virginia Beach. Ruwa na bakin teku sun haɗa da salinities daga salinity mai zurfi 5-12ppt, salinity salinity 12-20ppt kuma zuwa salinity mai girma a kan 20ppt.
- Tekun
- Upper Bay Eastern Shore
- Lower Bay Eastern Shore
- Upper Bay Western Shore
- Middle Bay Western Shore
- Lower Bay Western Shore
- Tidewater
Oyster Harvesting
A tarihi, ana cinye oysters a cikin watanni wanda sunayensu sun ƙunshi "R". Kyakkyawar ba ta da talauci a lokacin bazara saboda abin da ya faru a ciki ya ƙare. Girbi mai girbi ko aikin noma ya samo a cikin 'yan shekarun nan, ta hanyar amfani da fasahar al'adu mai kyau da kuma nau'in tsirrai na cutar.
Triploid oysters ne bakararre, girma da sauri kuma ana iya girbe shekara guda. An tashe su a cikin cages ko a kan reefs masu zaman kansu a hanyar da za su dace da muhalli don ci gaba da biyan bukata. Ruwan Virginia da kuma samfurori sun kayyade ta hukumomin tarayya da jihohin ciki har da FDA, Ma'aikatar Lafiya na Virginia, Ma'aikatar Aikin Gona da Ma'aikata, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, da Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
Ana ci Oysters
Za a iya cin abinci mai kyau, mai dafa, gishiri da soyayyen. Ana kuma iya dafa shi a cikin wani sashi. Raw oysters ana amfani dasu tare da ruwan 'ya'yan lemun tsami, vinegar ko cocktail sauce. Kamar ruwan inabi mai kyau, raw oysters suna da dadin dandano. Idan kun ci su sau da yawa, za ku koyi bambanci da kirki daga yankuna daban daban kuma ku san wanda kuke so.
Duba fiye da 50 girke-girke da About.com ta Guide to Southern Food.
Gasar Taron Gida ta Duniya a Maryland da Virginia
- Chincoteague Festival Oyster - Oktoba - Chincoteague, VA. Wannan taron yana murna da abincin da ke cikin gida tare da wasanni na gida, da nishaɗi mai kyau da kuma ƙauyen gari.
- Birnin St. Mary's Oyster - Oktoba - Leonardtown, MD. Gida na Ƙungiyar Ƙunƙarar Iyaye ta Amurka da Ƙungiyar Ƙasa ta Tsakiya ta kasa.
- Urbanna Oyster Festival - Nuwamba - Urbanna, VA. Gidan ya nuna nau'i mai kyau, abinci, kiɗa da sana'a. Abin da ke nuna alama shine kullun da aka yi amfani da shi wanda ya jawo hankalin masu kallo daga ko'ina cikin duniya.
- Cikin Wuraren Cikin Gida na Chatham na Yamma - Nuwamba - Machipongo, VA. A gonar inabin da ke kan Gabas ta Tsakiya da kuma shekara-shekara na giya tare da giya, abinci da kiɗa na raye.
- Chesapeake Oyster da Beer Festival - Fabrairu - National Harbour, MD. Abin da kuke damu don Ku ɗanɗani, 50 nau'in giya, ruwan inabi da kuma ruhohi.