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Sydney Rock Oyster · Sydney
The Sydney rock oyster is the native bivalve of the Hawkesbury and Wallis Lake estuaries, sweeter and creamier than the Pacific oyster, with a small deep cup and a long mineral finish.
Commercially harvested from NSW estuaries since the 1880s, the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea glomerata) is endemic to Australia's eastern seaboard. The Hawkesbury and Wallis Lake leases produce the majority of the modern Sydney supply. Native to the country before colonisation, the species fed the Eora and Cadigal people for tens of thousands of years before the first commercial leases were granted in 1872. The Royal Society of NSW patented refrigerated transport in the 1890s, allowing Sydney rocks to travel inland for the first time.
Where to eat in Sydney:
- Saint Peter
- Bennelong
- Icebergs Dining Room
- Le Foote
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