Seaside Bush Tucker
Hi All,
part of the fun of fishing is getting off the hwy, and either diving snorkeling or fishing for super fresh seafood. Personally for me its the south coast of WA. I love to cook a bit of whatever I catch on a fire right there in on the rocks or beach for breakfast lunch or dinner.
I would love to add more elements of surrounding bush tucker to the menu. A bit of salt bush, or pigface.
not looking for anything that requires much prep - just forage, peel/cut/squeeze and eat / cook.
I can say that fresh abalone, fried with a bit of salt bush is a great flavor enhancement.
Do other have ideas for me?
Is there a decent book out there about it? I cant find one.
What do others do??
look forward to the discussion
Confishius
Confishius
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
JoRn
Posts: 368
Date Joined: 20/11/07
i need to ask, what is salt
i need to ask, what is salt bush?
Confishius
Posts: 14
Date Joined: 15/03/18
Salt Bush
Dryish, (usually) light green low shrub.
look at 'Coastal Saltbush' on google. The plant is everywhere once you look for it.
Confishius
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
tot
Posts: 1149
Date Joined: 31/01/10
saltbush
is bush bog roll, many a pre surf snap solved with the ol saltbush haha
Reverse cycle a/c supply and install - Ducted and wall splits
rob90
Posts: 1522
Date Joined: 06/02/13
I guess that could be the
I guess that could be the flavour enhancement mentioned above.
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
deep south
Posts: 187
Date Joined: 28/12/16
Yep
Abalone and beer
Dhufish and beer
Or my personal favorite of crayfish and beer
All go well together!!
The next time i see that jig will be in the mouth of something big !!
ranmar850
Posts: 2702
Date Joined: 12/08/12
Bush tucker?
Bush Chooks
Pete F
Posts: 310
Date Joined: 07/01/18
If you can find some samphire
If you can find some samphire it makes a good salty salad. Unless you are on private land you are suposed to have a permit to harvest flora, parks and wildlife tend to make the process as difficult as they can.
Try some seaweeds like Ulva or caulerpa (green caviar) they can be eaten raw.
Cheers
Confishius
Posts: 14
Date Joined: 15/03/18
Samphire and Caulerpa
thanks!
Confishius
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
Faulkner Family
Posts: 17862
Date Joined: 11/03/08
one thing that i used to get
one thing that i used to get down south was from memory called periwinkles. boil them up and the go down well.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Confishius
Posts: 14
Date Joined: 15/03/18
Periwinkles
nice! Onto the menu they go. Thanks for the tip
Confishius
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain
timboon
Posts: 2924
Date Joined: 14/11/10
Good shit mate, good to hear
Good shit mate, good to hear you are on the hunt for native tucker...
Russ is on the money with the Periwinkles, boil em up and pull the gutz off the end.... Bloody beautiful ( cook in sea water )
timboon
Posts: 2924
Date Joined: 14/11/10
Good shit mate, good to hear
Good shit mate, good to hear you are on the hunt for native tucker...
Russ is on the money with the Periwinkles, boil em up and pull the gutz off the end.... Bloody beautiful ( cook in sea water )
devhay
Posts: 328
Date Joined: 27/10/14
Coastal rosemary fresh from
Coastal rosemary fresh from the beach is always a nice touch, goes well on the coals in the smoker with fish or meat too
Sea spinach is another one thats easy to find anywhere on the coast
I watched a cooking show on SBS a while back where they snorkelled for fresh razorfish off a Freo beach, then picked a few of these things out of the dunes to cook them up with.. looked fantastic
Confishius
Posts: 14
Date Joined: 15/03/18
Spinach and Rosemary
great! Look forward to putting these in my expanding menu too!
does anyone know much about what sort of native coastal nuts and berries I might come across?
ive just been told some of the sweeter ants (honey ants maybe?) crispy fried and ground with a bit of chilli into a batter for whole cooked (fried Malay style) sand whiting is also nice as a beer snack
Confishius
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain