This Wild Irish Native Flat Oyster has a unique taste and comes hand-selected by our friends in Kelly’s Oysters. They are grown in self-sustaining oyster beds. They are considered the best tasting oysters in the world and are juicy, buttery and succulently strong. Their flavour is unique and due to their environment where the ocean’s tide blends with the rich, fresh waters of the Clarinbridge and Kilcolgan Rivers.
Storage Tips
Best to keep in a ventilated container with a lid.
it is important to store deep shell (cup side) down to retain their wonderful juices.
Never immerse in water.
Can be stored for up to 1 week after delivery.
Store between 4 to 10 degrees so not necessarily in the fridge. An outside garage or shed may be okay if the temperature is suitable.
We cannot be responsible for any loss of liquid during transit.
Wild Irish Shrimp have exceptional flavour and flesh texture.
The shrimp is found in shallow coastal waters and is fished in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean sea.
Irish coastal waters are particularly rich in shrimp due to the indented nature of the Irish coastline and the mix of the warm gulf stream with waters off the Irish coast.
Shrimp are fished by baited pot in inshore waters with small day fishing boats.
Since its inception back in 2013 Niall via SSI has always been committed to sourcing the best, the most exciting and most sustainable seafood we could.
When it came to scallops we were always baffled with the No Dive law in ireland and are still committed to having this ridiculous law overturned.While on our Scallop mission back in Back in 2018 we got word of an all Irish speaking CoOp in the wild west of ireland that fished Scallops for generations in the most perfect bay for a live scallop to be fished.
It took a huge amount of effort to locate them and almost had to call door to door all down the coast until we found them. When we did we were ecstatic to see these fishers at work. On a fishing Trip with Tom ( pictured ) he told us how his great grandfatheroriginally fished them by sail on Galway hookers. Tom joked saying they now have it easy and fish them by Curragh and by using a hand over hand method. A method we tried ourselves and it’s anything but easy and we were lucky with a beautiful bright and sunning morning.
After seeing all we did and learning all did about the history we were more than satisfied that this was 100% the sustainable and ethical way on the island and we could not wait to get them as a stock item.
We worked with the coop and fishers to understand both the sustainability, the quota’s,the process of getting the bay to an open status and even the rosters so the fishers all got to have there turn fishing for each of there individual quoats.
We had one little hurdle to overcome and this was to get licensed to sell them live and in the shell. While we are sure many suppliers have sold scallops live and in the shell over the generations we felt that we needed to go the extra distance and get offically licenced not just for scallop shucking which we already had but also for the resale of them live and in the shell.We worked very closely with the SFPA ( Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority) to get the 1st ever written approval to sell Irish Scallops live and in the shell.
We are committed to keep pushing for the best and to promote and encourage sustainable small scales fisheries in Ireland.
