A lean, green protein in the land of pork tenderloins, these bicoastal oysters feed a growing Iowa fanbase - Little Village

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A lean, green protein in the land of pork tenderloins, these bicoastal oysters feed a growing Iowa fanbase - Little Village

An oyster from St. Burch Tavern, photographed Zak Neumann; illustration by Kate DoolittleEvery year on a Saturday in late March, thousands of fresh oysters arrive in chilled boxes to Club 76, the pub at the American Legion Post 1776 in North Liberty. They’re ordered for the Post’s popular Stout, Sours & Oysterfest. At the all-day festival, guests will go through between 3,500 and 5,000 oysters, eating them raw or grilled, and washing them down w…