Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Rock pools and seafood!

I was walking along Asling's beach, trying out my new camera phone and enjoying the rockpools, when along came Darren with a freshly caught crayfish. He had a couple of abalone too, but he complains that the legal bag limit of 2 is too restrictive, as that is not enough to make a curry for his family!

If you're not keen on braving the cold water like Darren but you still want some "bush tucker", you can always catch a few snails like the ones in the bottom photo. They have a flecked brown and cream coloured shell which is a bit smaller than a walnut. I haven't eaten them, but I know someone who has and she says they are good steamed.

How do you eat abalone? They are kind of rubbery and I haven't tried them myself, but I hear they are good pounded, coated in breadcrumbs and fried (like a schnitzel), or made into a curry.




See the snails in the bottom of the rock pool? Enough for dinner! Just joking, I like to leave the wildlife in peace.

1 comment:

Magdalen Islands said...

The crayfish looks like our lobster without claws, kind of. I can see where two wouldn't be enough. Oh well save it for another day, lol! Actually only commercial fishermen are allowed to take lobster and only in season and only the males or older females, now. There are a lot of conservation rules governing the protection of lobster. Now we need more to protect the groundfish, like cod.