Nancy McGee of Absolutely Southern France and I often team up for a road trip. Or just to get into trouble. This time, the road took us to find the best French oysters. We visited the best oysters in France just outside Sete in Tarbouriech.
Oyster world of Tarbouriech
It was road trip time for Nancy McGee and me for three days in the heat of the south of France. On this outing, we did one of my favorite things — eat oysters! Not just any oysters, Tarbouriech. The name may not mean much to some, but to oyster fans, Tarbouriech oysters are among the very best in the world. It’s all due to the unique farming process they developed. Oysters spend a scientifically determined number of days dipped in and out of the water. It’s all automated through solar panels. Welcome to the oyster world of Tarbouriech.
Oyster fact: Did you know that seahorses love to live around oysters? The presence of seahorses proves the water is very safe. Tarbouriech has loads of seahorses. Real ones!
Oyster Spa, too!
Everything at Tarboureich is about oysters. The new Tarbouriech Domaine has luxury rooms, a restaurant, a bar, and a pool. And they have an oyster spa. Even an oyster massage. No, there are no raw oysters involved. Just a finely polished, heated oyster shell. It’s much like a massage with hot rocks. Devine!
Best oysters south of France
Down the road, Le St. Barth Tarbouriech is where the oyster business started. Home to a seaside oyster bar, you can ask for a boat tour of the oyster beds after an oyster feast!
Come along and enjoy the day!
