Coastal survival Bass wrap

[Mouse040]

I had the pleasure of spending time last week with coastal survival on there coastal hunter gatherer course and other than the highlight of being able to tap the brain of Fraser and George who are both hugely knowledgable guys the food was top notch
after catching a lovely haul of 9 fish using several traditional methods this was one of the methods used to cook one we part filleted the bass and stuffed the stomach cavity with dulce and ground ivy then the part fillets were stuffed with mountain red current then the whole fish was covered in Jews ear fungus and burdock leaf the package was slow cooked in the embers of the fire and the leaf and Jews ear not only protected the fish but flavoured and cooked the fish to perfection

 

[xylaria]

fresh bass is lush. It swims around here, but I know nothing about fishing.

 

[woodstock]

How does ground ivy compare in taste to ground elder ? just wondering as i've never tried the ivy.

 

[xylaria]

How does ground ivy compare in taste to ground elder ? just wondering as i've never tried the ivy.

It doesnt, it is like comparing spinach with sage. I will find some ground ivy for you to try, i have it growing around the well. I dont like the taste of it.

 

[Elen Sentier]

Looks really good, will remember the recipe - except I'm never quite convinced about mushrooms + fish

 

[dave53]

the spoiler for me is jews ear fungus aaah tried em once the big labowski had some i will try anything once but those never again slimy things uugh makes me shiver just thinking about them
regards dave

 

[Mouse040]

It doesnt, it is like comparing spinach with sage. I will find some ground ivy for you to try, i have it growing around the well. I dont like the taste of it.

I don't think I could of worded that better myself


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[Mouse040]

the spoiler for me is jews ear fungus aaah tried em once the big labowski had some i will try anything once but those never again slimy things uugh makes me shiver just thinking about them
regards dave

Dave the Jews ears protected the fish as well as tasted really good that's the problem with eating food prepared by the student and not the master !-) but if he behaves ill give him lessons and show him how it's done and at our next bimble I will treat you to some proper food


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[xylaria]

the spoiler for me is jews ear fungus aaah tried em once the big labowski had some i will try anything once but those never again slimy things uugh makes me shiver just thinking about them
regards dave

Jelly ears are the crunchy dark brown strips in wonton soap. i think they are pretty awful in most western styles of cooking, but they work well in chinese. They also work well dried and powdered. With quite a few wild foods it can take a lot experiments to work out what the best way of cooking them is.

 

[Mouse040]

Jelly ears are the crunchy dark brown strips in wonton soap. i think they are pretty awful in most western styles of cooking, but they work well in chinese. They also work well dried and powdered. With quite a few wild foods it can take a lot experiments to work out what the best way of cooking them is.

I 100% agree there is so many different wild foods which change from boring to something quite special with the correct application it's just having the patience to find the right method


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