A mild oyster of European heritage that has a salty tang and a sweet flavor,  The meat is plump and juicy.

The oysters are round and flat with no cup and a brownish color.

European Oysters are being farmed off Maine and New Hampshire on the East Coast and off California and Washington on the West Coast. These oysters are often incorrectly called Belon Oysters.  The name Belon is protected in France and the Belon must come from the Belon river estuary of Brittany in Northern France.

Eating bivalve shellfish from water containing dangerous organisms, either natural occurring or as a result of pollution, can also produce paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Oysters should be harvested only from waters approved by the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.