David anything panko'd & fried in olive oil tastes nice to be honest but I must say that cooked oysters have a far superior taste to the hard shell clams!! All the best pal.
Bell D thank you, I should imagine the British East coast is similar to the Danish coast, I would like to find out one day!! My cousin is married to a Dane so maybe they could be my guides if I ever get to Denmark!!
Lovely video. Lovely grub. I have a friend in Maine whom I used to visit(before COVID). Each time I go, we have a clam bake where you dig a hole in the beach, make a fire and after the flames die down toss on clams, corn on the cob and potatoes. Cover with seaweed and an awning and let steam. Only problem is, I had to find my fair share of clams! Armed with bucket and shovel, I could usually find a small bucket full within an hour. The resultant cooked food was all dipped in melted butter accompanied by a few brews (beer). Deeeeelishus, to say the least! Another of my faves with clams is to make a white clam sauce for linguine either chopped and added to a sauce or whole with just garlic and white wine. Either way is fabulous. I have a long story of eating cockles from a string bag, doused in malt vinegar and sitting in a first class compartment on a train from Southend to London. My parents disowned me. Thanks for this fascinating video Paul.. cheers, Colin.
Colin thank you for the kind words & thanks for the melted butter & linguine ideas, definitely one for the future!! I reckon you would like Weka Digital Media's channel from New Zealand, he does all the things that I do & more, The hole in the beach thing reminded me of some of the videos he has made in the past, give him a watch, I reckon some of his stuff is right up your street!! All the best my friend, Paul.
Thanks for the video Paul. I tried a few cockles I gathered on the beach the other day for plaice but no luck. I will try them again soon when the weather picks up.
Nice! I've watched the crows dropping shellfish when I stayed in Oban . Crows are bit different up there got grey heads! There was a commercial boat dredging the hard shell clams in the Crouch few years back . I was told they made good money . I've caught dabs on straight clam meat before it will work. G.L 👍
Hi Mr.pula..the clams foraging looks very interesting!!!some of those clams are unbelievable big! never taste them before but looks very safe to eat after you cooked them,thanks for sharing the video.
Great video and thank you for your precious time that food looked delicious and I did notice the Chinese chopper....respect ,the all in one hatchet and knife
Brilliant video as per usual mate, what you were saying about the crows they do that by me but so do the seagulls, more so the seagulls the dock walls are littered with muscle shells from the seagulls! It will be interesting to see what you catch with the clams it's a shame the is no codling your way because I bet they would love them but I'm sure bass and flatties won't turn their nose up from them? Keep um coming mate! 😉🎣👍
Cheers Damo, we'll find out soon whether I catch anything on them, I wouldn't mind trying them in the Kingsbridge estuary in Devon, I bet the Giltheads would love them!!
Another great watch as always, really glad to see you out making videos again mate, what a bounty in this one. Top work and wish you all the best with the job interview 👍
Nice watch matey, i know that location quite well. I,ve also seen crows smashing shellfish on the hard ground, in fact i,m sure i have filmed it on my Benfleet Creek upload..
What a feed! Great video. I watch the crows here at Tollesbury all the time dropping the clams to smash them. Sometimes has to drop it 10 times to smash them open. 👍👍👍
Nigel thanks, I find all this nature in our part of the world very interesting, before the brent geese I saw a marsh harrier & a couple of avocets, it beats my upbringing in the East End when all I saw was pigeons & house sparrows, I used to get excited seeing a magpie back then!!
Thanks Paul, another trip down memory lane for an old Sarfend boy. It'd be great if you could get enough subs that RU-vid could be your full-time job. ;-)
Cockles in malt vinegar & black pepper - really takes me back, to buying same in little trays in the pub! I'm now living near Grays and really fancy a spot of foraging for shellfish - girlfriend is keen to try too, so if you've any recommended spots for large clams or Oysters or mussels (or any shellfish!) feel free to let me know. Subscribed and liked, as always with your videos. You're a grand Essex lad, keep it up!
Jay thank you, all I can say is that if you do gather your own shellfish make sure you cook it properly, these places that I gather from require that at the very least, as for foraging, there are loads of places a short drive or train ride from Grays, Chalkwell is overrun with oysters, it's easy pickings, there's also some clams, mussels & winkles, also you can try Thorpe Bay & Shoeburyness, good luck!
@@shorefishingessex Noted, thanks fellah. So I take it you don't chance eating raw oysters then? Then a shame as I love raw oysters, mind you Oysters Kilpatrick are great too so maybe those instead. We've been to Chalkwell Beach before (and to that fishmongers down there near the station) so presumably return at low tide, walk the sea line, and see what's visible? Are there oysters just laying out in the sands? I'm disabled (walk with sticks or wheelchair) so parking's no problem (coz blue badge) which can be a pain at Chalkwell but the foraging will be a little bit me and a lot my girlfriend, coz you can't get a wheelchair out there at low tide and my time is limited on sticks, usually to 10-15 mins or so. I'd love to get clams (native or Quahog as I used to live in Seattle so I'm used to the big clam bakes & flavours) but mussels or cockles or whelks would be great too - the only ones I don't like are winkles so I can always put those back. Thanks again fellah, for the info and the great vids - love your no nonsense style and Essex geezah approach. Happy foraging and stay safe.
@@jay_behr If shellfish are gathered anywhere other than what is classified as Class A waters then you will be taking a chance eating it raw, I will check but I don't think there are any Class A waters in Essex, even farmed oysters in Essex have to be depurified before they can be eaten raw so take care before you eat anything gathered from the shore in Essex! Near to the Crow Stone (an obelisk, clearly visible rising from the mudflats) there is a path that takes you down to the low tide mark, it's usually walkable for the most part but after storms or severe weather it can be partly buried in mud, but normally it's a level path of hard standing, if you walk a few hundred yards along this path away from the sea wall you will find oysters everywhere, even attached to the path, I've also even found hard shell clams just lying on the path floor although these are less common but you should find some mussels & millions of winkles too, it's probably the most stable place you can gather from, although straying from the path is very muddy, some of my previous videos cover this area if you want to check them out, good luck!
@@shorefishingessex Yes you're spot on mate - I checked on the whole Class A - Class B thing and it would be v risky to try it - even the French won't chance it and they're mental for live oysters! So as a purification unit is megabucks I reckon I'll stick to my Oysters Kilpatrick, i.e., cooking them. It's not worth the risk as E-coli isn't "a bit of a dicky tum" it can be v serious so best not mess I reckon. I'll try for oysters to cook (thanks for the tips!) and Quahogs, and maybe a few Red Signal Crayfish elsewhere, and that should see the girlfriend and me sorted. I've only just discovered your excellent vids so I'm working my way through em, one by one. Will have to do the usual thing of g/f finds the produce (coz I can't walk well and I reckon even my lightweight wheelchair would bog down on a shoreline) and I clean & prep & cook it. Cheers again for the info fellah you're a star.
Hi there Paul, Your Chalkwall review..... Out where the Westcliff-jetty used to be. 50 years ago, that area was overflowing with mussels. Under the Pier was the same. What are your thoughts on these changes please? Keep smiling buddy.
Les I think it's simply down to the invasive species out-competing the native shellfish, there are still some mussels in both areas and at extreme low tides when you get to the end of Southend Pier beneath it there are still millions attached to the pilings although I have been researching and the mussels are graded as class C along Southend seafront, that means they contain a lot of e-coli so I won't be eating them any time soon!
@@shorefishingessex Thank you. I appreciate the information and efforts you go to on our behalf. At an advanced age I will not be going back to the beaches. The terrain is significantly different to how I remember it. Thank you for showing us all that it is now. My grandsons will have to collect the Razor Clams on my behalf. I look forward to seeing them cooked as you instructed Keep smiling buddy.
I thought you looked younger 🤣🤣 I've seen a couple of articles on using them as bait, for cod !, and bass,so hopefully they will be worth your effort 🤞
another cracking video, getting into fishing and exploring the rivers of essex so loving your vids. have you done much fishing at beagle point where paglesham pool meets the river roach? Worth a try?
corr that food looks delicious too! where do you find that chili Chinese seasoning that you mix with the flout? i would love to try this and I have never tried fresh seafood before, so id love to try this
Well done for making that video your hands looked cold mate love my sea food bigger bun`s next time LOL Hope your interview for the job goes well for all the best:-)
Iv foraged most off my life those blue lip clams are mediums large are a fair bit bigger, and are a brilliant bass bait,we used too hand pick up too 500 kilos a week!
Thanks, Man of ya word, you said you'd do more catch and cook videos. Excuse the Shirt 😂 Hope you get the job, that is if ya want it of course, and didn't just go for it willy nilly. 😂
We are loving your videos ! Q - do you worry about taking shellfish when there is not an R in the month ? would love to know. We are learning an looking forward to a trip to our coast (Shoreham Sussex)
Hi Jan thanks for the kind words, I do generally adhere to the R in the month mantra although I'm not sure it makes much difference to me as all of the shellfish that I gather is always cooked thoroughly at the core of the product, I read an article online a few years ago that cooking shellfish for 90 seconds at 90 degrees is sufficient to kill all bacteria but doesn't eradicate the danger from toxic algae apparently, which would seem to back up the R in the month theory. It's up to the individual whether the risk is worth taking but unless toxic algae is reported in my local press as being a particular problem then I'm not really too worried if the gathered shellfish is cooked thoroughly!
@@shorefishingessex Thats very interesting thank you so much for your time and trouble. I think its wise I start getting genned up before we go out for our first forage and cook up, and you have pointed us in the right direction. Like you we would much prefer to cook thoroughly, even at the risk of the "meat" being chewy".(if it would be?) Our 2 1/2 yr old boy, my wife an I are watching your videos each time we sit down to eat at the table. We all love the learning and beautiful scenery you share - just loving it thanks. Your style is ace. Your a man of the people, a proper geezer ! Respect to you buddy. Those deep fried clams in a bun made our mouths water and inspired us to make more effort with food cooking in general, as well as getting down to the coast with a shrimp net and foraging bucket ! HURRAH for the great outdoors and all its beauty/bounty.
Paul I can't give an exact location as this area could get overrun, the locals would be cursing me!! Also the mud here is perilously deep in places, it's not the kind of place that I would take my kids to forage, can I point you in the direction of Chalkwell where there is a hard path that takes you right out to the mudflats near the Crow stone, it's better suited to kids & you can find clams, oysters, mussels, winkles & crabs, hope this helps, all the best!
@@shorefishingessex thank you for that , totally understand, ive done that walk a couple of times, ive not got them to eat anything as yet though that be the next step. would you say the shellfish is safe around chalkwell beach ? its mainly oysters but ive told them to try find clams
Luke thank you, Essex is not a rocky coastline so to get lobsters on the beach here is not an easy proposition, having said that, I may try when all these lockdown restrictions are over!!
Alex I have fished Suffolk in the past but not often I usually get up to North Essex a couple of times a year & fish around Walton or Clacton, I have relatives & friends up there so I'm up there from time to time, I used to catch lovely plaice from Clacton seafront years ago & my first ever codling was from Walton Pier way back in the eighties!
