Malpeque (oyster)

[< Malpeque Bay, P.E.I. < Cdn F < Micmac makpāk large bay]

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a famous oyster of Prince Edward Island.

Quotations

1901

Ain't dey got de noder oyster more better dan malpecque/Or caraquette, dat leetle wan from down below Kebeck?

1915

The bulk of oysters sold to-day as Malpeques are not really such.

1964

[They enjoyed] a stag dinner of Malpeque oysters, Brome Lake duckling and maple mousse at 24 Sussex Drive. . . .