meroir

Noun

merroir (uncountable)

1. The complete set of local conditions in which seafood is raised. The total characteristics or phenotype of an organism due to attributes such as harvest and cultivation technique, salinity, tides, local food sources, seasonality, and climate.
   • But unlike the nuanced terroir in the wine bottle, which can be difficult to grasp, the “merroir” in an oyster shell is quite easily detected.2011, Greg Atkinson, At the Kitchen Table: The Craft of Cooking at Home