I LOVE oysters. This is surprising because I hated them as a kid and when I tried my first raw oyster in the mid-90s (at the London Beer Show) , I got violently ill. Instead of putting me off of oysters for life, I fell in love with them and even did an in-depth study [...]
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Japanese-style Fried Oysters
Posted in Asian, Deep-Fried Food, Japanese, Oysters, Seafood, tagged Japanese, kaki fry, oyster fry, Oysters, panko, tonkatsu sauce on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Crab Raking
Posted in Crabs, Miscellaneous/Quirky, Seafood, Travel, tagged crab, crab raking on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, the title is about “raking” crabs…you haven’t read wrongly. It is a South Australian tradition to go to the coast (often where mangroves grow) and trek through thick muddy sand armed with some rakes (specially designed to catch crabs) and an old baby bathtub (or whatever plastic tub that size) in tow to put [...]
Digging for Cockles
Posted in Seafood, tagged Clams, Cockles, digging, miso soup on March 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When it comes to finding food in the wild, I can actually surprise myself when the findings are great. Sometimes, it seems as though I have the metal detecting version of food finding and my eyes are able to highlight (as if in fluorescent green) fruit growing on an abandoned tree by the side of [...]
Crab Season
Posted in Crabs, Seafood, tagged Blue Swimmer, Crabs, dungeness on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Most fishing experts claim that it’s best to go crabbing during the months with a “r” in it here in South Australia although crabs can supposedly be caught all year round. Judging by our crabbing luck, I believe in the fishermen’s advice. Blue Swimmer (Portunus pelagicus) crabs are the species that everyone here looks for [...]
