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It may look a bit funny. And its name isn’t the easiest to pronounce (“gooey-duck”). But this Pacific Northwest saltwater clam is a tasty treat served at seafood and sushi restaurants up and down the Washington Coast. The meat is slightly sweet with a delicate, crunchy texture that sets it apart from other mollusks. Many places only serve it seasonally, either as sashimi, crudo or sliced atop seafood pasta.
The top 10 winners in the Best Geoduck in Washington category are as follows:
- Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar - Olympia
- The Walrus and the Carpenter - Seattle
- Maneki Restaurant - Seattle
- Taylor Shellfish Farms - Multiple Locations
- WATARU Restaurant - Seattle
- Osaka Japanese Restaurant - Olympia
- How To Cook A Wolf - Seattle
- Joule - Seattle
- Kisaku Sushi - Seattle
- Miyabi Sushi - Tukwila & Tacoma
Congratulations to all these winning restaurants!
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Rachel Hansen
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Rachel and her husband, John, reside on a family farm (southsoundoysters.com) on the shores of Hammersly Inlet in Shelton, Wash. Here, along with sons Zachary and Lukas, they harvest Sea Cow and Sea Nymph oysters available at the Hama Hama Oyster Co. Raised on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, her passion for bivalves and the biodiversity of Pacific waters began at a young age gathering clams and oysters by Coleman lantern on the winter tides. Today Rachel manages tourism for Hood Canal and lower south Puget Sound’s Hammersly and Totten Inlets, home and nursery to many of the Northwest’s geoducks. Currently she is partnering with Washington Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), Washington Shellfish Initiative and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to create the Washington Shellfish Trail to provide itineraries for fellow bivalve lovers to visit Washington’s shellfish farms, public gathering beaches and restaurants, while educating on shellfish safety and best practices.
Rachel Hansen
Rachel and her husband, John, reside on a family farm (southsoundoysters.com) on the shores of Hammersly Inlet in Shelton, Wash. Here, along with sons Zachary and Lukas, they harvest Sea Cow and Sea Nymph oysters available at the Hama Hama Oyster Co. Raised on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, her passion for bivalves and the biodiversity of Pacific waters began at a young age gathering clams and oysters by Coleman lantern on the winter tides. Today Rachel manages tourism for Hood Canal and lower south Puget Sound’s Hammersly and Totten Inlets, home and nursery to many of the Northwest’s geoducks. Currently she is partnering with Washington Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), Washington Shellfish Initiative and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to create the Washington Shellfish Trail to provide itineraries for fellow bivalve lovers to visit Washington’s shellfish farms, public gathering beaches and restaurants, while educating on shellfish safety and best practices.
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