Definition
The marine equivalent of terroir — the environmental conditions (water temperature, salinity, nutrients) that give seafood its distinctive regional flavor.
Etymology
A playful blend of French 'mer' (sea) + 'terroir.' Just as wine carries the taste of its land, oysters carry the taste of their water.
Kelly Says
If wine tastes like the LAND, oysters taste like the SEA! Same oyster species from different bays taste completely different because of the water! You're literally tasting the OCEAN's personality! 🦪🌊
Translations
ARالعربية
ميروآر
meer-oar
BNবাংলা
মেরোয়ার
me-ro-yar
CSČeština
merroir
mer-war
DEDeutsch
Merroir
mer-roir
ELΕλληνικά
μεροίρ
me-roi-r
ESEspañol
merroir
mer-war
FRFrançais
merroir
mer-war
HIहिन्दी
मेरोयर
me-ro-yar
IDBahasa Indonesia
merroir
mer-war
ITItaliano
merroir
mer-war
JA日本語
メロワール (merowāru)
me-ro-war
KO한국어
메로와르 (me-ro-war)
me-ro-war
MSBahasa Melayu
merroir
mer-war
NLNederlands
merroir
mer-war
PTPortuguês
merroir
mer-war
RUРусский
мерроа (merro)
mer-ro
SVSvenska
merroir
mer-war
SWKiswahili
merroir
mer-war
TAதமிழ்
மேரோயர்
me-ro-yar
TEతెలుగు
మెరోయర్
me-ro-yar
THไทย
เมอโรแวร์ (merowā)
mer-o-war
UKУкраїнська
мерроа
mer-ro-a
VITiếng Việt
merroir
mer-war