Artisanal fishermen harvest Wild Wad Oysters on wild oyster banks in the Wadden Sea. They are Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), a species used by oyster farms all around the world, and which in France is known as “Creuse”. They first appeared in the Wadden Sea in the 1980s and have since formed large oyster banks, all across the Wadden Sea. At low tide, these banks emerge, enabling fishermen to harvest the oysters, which will subsequently be
cleaned and packed on shore.
The Genuine taste of the wild Wad
The Wadden Sea is exceptional. Salty water from the North Sea and fresh water from the Rhine and Ems rivers flow together in this coastal area sheltered by the Wadden isles. The abundant plankton feeds mussels, cockles, winkles and oysters who live on and in the Wadden seabed. At low tide, birds on the mudflats eat cockles and mussels, while fishermen collect the Wild Wad oysters on the oyster banks. The oysters have firm meat and the pure taste of the Wadden: a saline sweetness, full and round.
The full flavour of the fertile Wadden
In summer, when the sea water gets warmer, the oysters become milky. Future oyster larvae form in the mother oysters like a clump of butter. At intervals they are released and float on the sea water like a milk spot. Female oysters produce up to 200 million larvae this way! The milk in raw oysters tastes creamy. When cooked it is a bit like egg yolk. When grilled on the BBQ, milky oysters are a real treat! Serve them with seaweed butter.
Where to buy or eat Wild Wad Oysters
Netherlands
Lauwersoog
TS31 Internos/Goede Vissers fishworkplace
Every friday fresh fish and oysters
Haven 49
9976 VN Lauwersoog
ts31@goedevissers.nl
Utrecht
Fish stall Goede Vissers Utrecht
every Friday Farmersmarket Vredenburgplein.
Amsterdam
Fish stall Goede Vissers Amsterdam
every Saturday Farmersmarket Noordermarkt (Jordaan).
Rotterdam
Visabonnement.com
Order fish ‘Goede Vis’ online, pick up every 3th week of the month, in Rotterdam.
Groningen
Vismakelaar Poseidon
Fish stall Groningen
Tuesday – Vismarkt/fishmarket
Wednesday – Lewenburg
Thursday – Vinkhuizen
Friday – Vismarkt/fishmarket
Saturday – Vismarkt/fishmarket
Den Helder
Visafslag Hollands Noorden
Fish auction on Fridays location Den Helder
Den Oever
Zeeverse Vismarkt Wieringen
Havenkade 1
1779 GT Den Oever
Saturday morning from 8.30 till 12.00
Or order online versevis webshop.
IJmuiden
Fisk Palace
Vissershavenstraat 46
1976DB IJmuiden
Amsterdam
Conte groothandel in vis
Javastraat 45-4V
1094 GZ Amsterdam
Breskens
Vishandel De Smet BV
garnalen en visgroothandel
Deltahoek 124
4511 PA Breskens
Germany
Berlin
Küstlichkeiten | Coastal delicacies
Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstr. 42/43
10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg Germany
Switzerland
Zurich
Vom Fischer und Syner Fru
Fish shop in the viaduct
Limmatstrasse 231
Bogen 52 Zürich Switzerland
Restaurants in The Netherlands
Lauwersoog
‘t Ailand Lauwersoog
Haven 49A
9976 VN Lauwersoog
0519-349 033
Friday, saturday and sunday 11:00-20:00
Lauwersoog
Pavilioen de voormalige Noorman
Haven 50
9976 VN Lauwersoog
Restaurants in Germany
Restaurants in Switzerland
Saint-Sulpice
Restaurant – Galerie Abordage
Avenue du Léman 67
1025 Saint-Sulpice
Approved regional product. Slow Food Presidium and World Heritage
Oysters with the ‘Waddengoud’ quality mark are guaranteed to come from wild oyster beds in the Wadden Sea and have been fished and processed according to strict criteria. Fishermen who fish with traditional fishing gear and are committed to maintaining their profession are also recognized by Slow Food as ‘Presidium’. This means for the fishermen that their fishery is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea to be protected.
