Absolutely love these but never been able to find them in the UK. Percebes in Portuguese/Spanish or goose barnacles in English. Or tortoise legs, if you believe my 11 year old.
Absolutely love these but never been able to find them in the UK. Percebes in Portuguese/Spanish or goose barnacles in English. Or tortoise legs, if you believe my 11 year old.
I've seen them on the Northern Cali coast but too small to harvest. When I found a tiny specimen attached to a piece of driftwood on the Caribbean Coast here in Costa Rica I asked around if they can be bought on any of the local markets. A marine biologist told me that none of the various species of goose neck barnacles are endemic to Costa Rica and that the one that I found had either made a long journey in the hull of a ship or that the piece of drift wood came from a very far place...
He obviously was wrong cause the ones in the picture I found while hiking some remote coves on the Osa Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. This place can only be reached for 1-2 hours during very low tides.
Being a Wellfleet resident has it's advantages if you like oysters - namely a resident shellfish permit that can pay for itself in a day or two of oystering. Anyone into oysters will know what I mean.
A bowl of these, a good, cold vinho verde or a quality beer and I'm in heaven.
I know that Portuguese explorers/traders were eating percebes in the Americas in the 16th century ... mostly found in Europe I think but they crop up all over the place so very possible that there are more colonies where you are.
Being a Wellfleet resident has it's advantages if you like oysters - namely a resident shellfish permit that can pay for itself in a day or two of oystering. Anyone into oysters will know what I mean.
A bowl of these, a good, cold vinho verde or a quality beer and I'm in heaven.
I know that Portuguese explorers/traders were eating percebes in the Americas in the 16th century ... mostly found in Europe I think but they crop up all over the place so very possible that there are more colonies where you are.
Being a Wellfleet resident has it's advantages if you like oysters - namely a resident shellfish permit that can pay for itself in a day or two of oystering. Anyone into oysters will know what I mean.
Wow, those are huge. Okay, that's done it I'm off to buy some oysters now. Bon appetit, fellers.
They're incredibly tasty, there's a reason why they're 50,- Euro a kilo in Spain or Portugal (way above the market price for lobster). I've only ever seen them boiled and wouldn't want to do anything else with them but throw them into a pot of boiling sea water for about 3 minutes. I ended up not even using the lime.
Always spend the xmas holiday on the Oregon Coast. I like walking into town and buying a shellfish license, then harvesting mussels right below where we stay. We make a seafood chowder at home and take it with us, throw the mussels on the top when we heat it up. Only problem is we don't really like mussels.
What I like are Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Last time we were there we bought some live soft shell crabs and sauteed them with just olive oil and butter. Best I have ever had.
Haven't checked Nick's Cove in years. Need to revisit the experience. That Marshall spot is my go-to. Lady loves the Rockefeller-style but I can't be bothered to switch from straight raw. :raw:
b/w
Dude, try renting sea kayaks in the summer from Marshall and paddling over to the boat-in-only camp sites along the west side of Tomales Bay. You actually leave from the dock next to Nick's.
the ones in the picture I found while hiking some remote coves on the Osa Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.
I hope you are far from the Pacific Coast now and safe.
Oh shit.... I just heard about this. Appreciate the concern, we're inland again, up in the mountains. Earthquakes are really frequent around here, let's hope nothing will happen.
Two crabs were sunbathing on the beach.
The girl crab suggested that the boy crab go get them an ice cream cone.
Having purchased two cones, Mr. Crab made his way back to the beach, deciding on the way to eat his ice cream. By the time he had finished the ice cream, he realized that his girlfriend's had started to melt all down his claw, so he licked it up and ended up eating hers too.
When he arrived back at the beach Ms. Crab exclaimed "Where's my ice cream cone?
"Well", he said. "I decided to eat mine, then yours melted so I ate that too."
She was incensed and cried "You shellfish bastard!!"
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I've seen them on the Northern Cali coast but too small to harvest. When I found a tiny specimen attached to a piece of driftwood on the Caribbean Coast here in Costa Rica I asked around if they can be bought on any of the local markets. A marine biologist told me that none of the various species of goose neck barnacles are endemic to Costa Rica and that the one that I found had either made a long journey in the hull of a ship or that the piece of drift wood came from a very far place...
He obviously was wrong cause the ones in the picture I found while hiking some remote coves on the Osa Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. This place can only be reached for 1-2 hours during very low tides.
I know that Portuguese explorers/traders were eating percebes in the Americas in the 16th century ... mostly found in Europe I think but they crop up all over the place so very possible that there are more colonies where you are.
Wow, these look great!
I'm definitely going to keep an eye out...
Wow, those are huge. Okay, that's done it I'm off to buy some oysters now. Bon appetit, fellers.
Nick's Cove
Marshall Store
Hog Island
Tomales Bay Oyster Co.
They're incredibly tasty, there's a reason why they're 50,- Euro a kilo in Spain or Portugal (way above the market price for lobster). I've only ever seen them boiled and wouldn't want to do anything else with them but throw them into a pot of boiling sea water for about 3 minutes. I ended up not even using the lime.
Bun Rieu (crab soup with beef or pork)
tiger prawns, scallops, uni, clams
Been to both of these spots. Loved them,
Sadly, there's no edible shellfish in the Spokane River.
Always spend the xmas holiday on the Oregon Coast. I like walking into town and buying a shellfish license, then harvesting mussels right below where we stay. We make a seafood chowder at home and take it with us, throw the mussels on the top when we heat it up. Only problem is we don't really like mussels.
What I like are Chesapeake Bay blue crabs. Last time we were there we bought some live soft shell crabs and sauteed them with just olive oil and butter. Best I have ever had.
Haven't checked Nick's Cove in years. Need to revisit the experience. That Marshall spot is my go-to. Lady loves the Rockefeller-style but I can't be bothered to switch from straight raw. :raw:
b/w
Dude, try renting sea kayaks in the summer from Marshall and paddling over to the boat-in-only camp sites along the west side of Tomales Bay. You actually leave from the dock next to Nick's.
I hope you are far from the Pacific Coast now and safe.
Oh shit.... I just heard about this. Appreciate the concern, we're inland again, up in the mountains. Earthquakes are really frequent around here, let's hope nothing will happen.
Edit: yeah tsunami watch has just been cancelled.
The girl crab suggested that the boy crab go get them an ice cream cone.
Having purchased two cones, Mr. Crab made his way back to the beach, deciding on the way to eat his ice cream. By the time he had finished the ice cream, he realized that his girlfriend's had started to melt all down his claw, so he licked it up and ended up eating hers too.
When he arrived back at the beach Ms. Crab exclaimed "Where's my ice cream cone?
"Well", he said. "I decided to eat mine, then yours melted so I ate that too."
She was incensed and cried "You shellfish bastard!!"