CRASTER KIPPERS taste test - American tries Craster Kippers for the First Time 

@@MagentaOtterTravels I have done, thank you

Oh my... I'll have to build up a lot of courage to try more kippers! haha

​@@MagentaOtterTravels kippers with buttery toast is lovely, Good video Dara. You stay safe 👍

@@JacknVictor thanks for the suggestions! They all sound better than what I tried to do! Lol

Now that's a good idea! If I had cats, I would definitely feed them kippers! 😻

Ace can have my share!

That was Ian's first and last singing appearance on a video! It took a lot of arm twisting to get that to happen!

@@MagentaOtterTravels 😂

​​@@MagentaOtterTravels kippers on toast is a great quick breakfast, And Ian's. Singing. I've heard worse professional singers, And the breakfast looked good Good video Dara stay safe 👍

I hope you got a chuckle watching us make a disaster of those kippers! Iol

Thanks for explaining that! I was wondering...

How do you eat smoked trout?

@@MagentaOtterTravels Usually we eat smoked chubs, but have had trout too. You just pick it off the bones with a folk. Usually served cold! I've never seen anyone boil smoked fish before.

@@TravelingTramps I know, it was a crazy idea! I was just trying to do it like the locals told me to do! Lol 😬

True! 🤣 Apparently I prefer fish that don't taste very fishy! Lol

I'm impressed! I don't think I could eat 7 fish at one sitting...

@@MagentaOtterTravels 🐟🐠🎣🐡🐟🐠🐡

Apparently the egg thing is normal in that area of Northumberland but not to most Brits! We are doing well... finally home after LOTS of running around! We have a few days before the next set of American friends come to visit ;-) All the best to you, Dave & Sue!

@@stephenswistchew7720 great idea! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Yes! Herring is popular in the Netherlands and many European countries... but is just not normal fare for us Americans! I'm going to stop by your channel(s) and check in on your travels! I've been running around so much lately I"ve not been able to watch ANY videos...

@@MagentaOtterTravels Thank you dear! And you know I understand...I have to make a conscious effort to multitask in order to get some videos watched - plus these days I've really been into watching survivor reruns - lol

@@FunandBudget oh my goodness! Not Survivor reruns! That's hilarious...

Thank you so much for your support! It's because of your willingness to help me out that I tricked Ian into doing the singing!🤣🤣

@@MagentaOtterTravels just amazing, Ian is a natural, more, more, more..

Everyone tells me to try kedgeree... but I must confess I'm a bit scared 😱

@@MagentaOtterTravels I haven't made it for a long time: something else to try again :-)

I'll bet the smell of the kippers is a lingering memory... just like kipper aftertaste and burps! haha

Thanks! Have YOU eaten fish for breakfast? I've heard it can be part of a traditional Japanese breakfast...

@@johnscruby9134 fun place!

My first holiday in Seahouses. Always remember going inside the smoke house seeing them all hung up on the rafters.

I MIGHT tried kippers again one day... but for now I'll get my Omegas from the chia and hemp seeds in my daily protein shake for brekkie ;-)

No no no... I swear the folks around Alnwick/Alnmouth in Northumberland told me to eat it that way! haha

I definitely should have had butter!

No, and I would really not like to smell fermented fish!🤮 Japanese breakfast is very different from American... who knows , you might like kippers!

NOW you tell me!!! 🙄

@@MagentaOtterTravels I thought I already had. Maybe I was thinking of telling you and forgot. Mrs Boppy are them raw, which sent me into apoplexy. 😲

Oooooh, the bones are not nice to think about. Christa and Joel almost didn't try them because of the bones ;)

It is cold here in England this summer! I've been wearing two sweaters all day and had the space heater running! That fish was very fishy and very salty! Didn't have teriyaki or other seasonings like that, just very strong salty and fishy flavour! Honestly, it was pretty crazy to eat that for breakfast with eggs!😝

I love filming taste test videos with Christa! I already miss her... just said goodbye today and they are headed back to NC. I was telling her all about you and John! As for Ian... he made up the lyrics, but it took a LOT of arm twisting to get him to sing!!!

What do you use the stock for? Fish soup? Fish pie? I've never made either of those...

Yes, fish oils are great for heart health... but so are the chia and hemp seeds I have every morning in my chocolate protein shakes. I think I'll stick with getting my Omegas that way for a while ;-)

Thank you for recognising the song, Julie! I SO appreciate Ian doing that performance. He even made up the lyrics! But it did take a lot of arm twisting and trickery to do that singing ;-)

Thanks, Richard! I'm glad you enjoyed Ian's first and final singing performance on an MOT video ;-) haha

You fry the kippers in butter?

@MagentaOtterTravels I buy frozen kippers that come with butter and I heat them in the microwave. Is that terrible?

I don't know that Monty Python episode, but it sounds hilarious! I swear that I was told by several local people to eat the kippers that way, but I do regret it. I wish I had just fried them and eaten them with butter and bread 😉

@@MagentaOtterTravels Just remembered! It wasn't Monty Python, it was Fawlty Towers. Basil finds a guest who's died overnight in the hotel and thinks that a dodgy past best by date kipper chef insisted was fine has killed him! The hotel inspectors are visiting too. Much hilarity ensues. 😂

Ooooh yes, those boiled kippers looked terrible... for mature audiences only! The kipper breath and after burps were not enjoyed by the lot of us... :-( When you say tomato sauce, you'd better NOT mean ketchup, or I'll be triggered!!! haha

You know when you say to an American "just grilled them" it means something different than it does in Britain. Since she mentioned a barbecue, maybe it's the same?

@MagentaOtterTravels I've been eating kippers for years, normally for breakfast. A few years ago I went to the fish Quay festival in north shields (just down the coast). They were serving kippers off the bbq in pitta bread with chilli sauce and salad. It was a revelation!

@@mattking5936 nice!

Glad you enjoyed Ian's first and final singing performance on MOT! haha

That's hilarious!

@@MagentaOtterTravels ....and for the record, Manx kippers do have tails!

Ian did try them... and didn't love them. But we need to try some other smoked fish one of these days...

@MagentaOtterTravels if you don't like kippers you probably won't like any other smoked fish!! You must have tried smoked salmon though?🥰🥰🥰

@@jamesbeeching6138 yes, I have had smoked salmon. I was not hugely in love with it...

@MagentaOtterTravels lolz..Smoked salmon is really posh nosh!! So if you don't like it I would say all other smoked fish will be a waste for you to try!!! I hate sweed no matter how it is served!!

@@marje8249 I definitely should've had more butter involved! Butter makes everything better!

It was SO fun! A converted stables! Built in the 1850's and owned by the famous Percy family (Duke of Northumberland) until the industrial revolution when it became abandoned, derelict and in need of repair. The current owners bought it and totally remodeled into their home and AirBnB!

Smoked salmon is easy to find in the US, but kippers are a whole different story!

I knew I'd make a mess of it... but it always gives people something to comment on, I guess! LOL Thanks Andy!

Now I need the cockney experience of trying jellied eels with pie mash and liquor!

That's wonderful! I'm glad your taste buds have matured... and I'm sure your folks are smiling down on you ;-)

I've never seen kedgeree on a menu either.

I would say yes definitely!! Good to hear from you, Eliz. I hope you and your family are well. How old is your daughter now?

@@MagentaOtterTravels We are, and I hope you're doing well, too! She is 3.5 months and we JUST started her in part-time daycare...ahhhh time is flying! 😢

Yes, I saw kipper pate on the menu at the restaurant in Craster. That might be good... I swear I had Northumbrians tell me to eat it with egg... I did not make this up on my own! haha

@MagentaOtterTravels what can I say? There are people everywhere with weird tastes, if you feel something doesn't go together then you're, most probably, correct ! I can't stand black pudding (and that's from being a child) offal is to be fed to dogs, not humans &, as for jellied eels, my goodness my eyes water at the thought of them , yuk ! I like lobster, prawns, the big crabs caught offshore in these cold waters , our Northumbrian beef &, once upon a time our lamb too (till I helped my friend feed her rescue lambs from being 2 hours old 😢) now I can't eat that . If you're still in Northumberland head to just outside Alnwick town, Willowburn Retail Park , Turnbulls the butchers , all the goodies are top quality, the meat all has the name of the farm & miles travelled. The steak pies are gorgeous 😍, there's Rington's tea , very classy , try their Earl Grey, which, incidentally was created, as you know, for Charles, Lord Eldon, Earl Grey , his ancestral home, less than a mile from Craster & their tea room open all summer , in which you may well find yourself being served by the current Earl Grey & his lovely wife...why not, you know it would be fascinating 😉 Oh, by the way, their place is Howick Hall, NE66 3LB

@@kathchandler4919 we almost went to Howick Hall... but ended up not having the chance. Thanks for your fun comment and suggestions!

@@MagentaOtterTravels oh, no, OK, next time my lovely friend !

I see... so there's an East coast West coast rivalry going on... like Shake Shack vs In n Out Burger 🍔 in the US 😉

Oh no Dara...it's a different smoking process Manx tend to be smaller but chubbier it's a different recipe altogether. It's like SMOKIES, there's smokies everywhere even in the USA Portland I believe. But there's only one!! Arbroath Smokie...from Scotlands east coast.

@@vanburger I might have to try them one day ...

Ha ha, yes I still need to try laverbreaf! Can't wait! 😛

I agree 100%!!!

I like most seafood, but the smoked herring was a bit much for me ;-) I'll stick to salmon and cod for a while I think ;-)

Thank you for mentioning mustard! You are the only person who has agreed with me so far!

Definitely should have fried them in butter...

You crack me up. Thanks for all the kipper advice! And I'm glad someone recognised the song ;-) I've had it in my head nonstop since editing this video! LOL

I'm sure you can find herring... but I've never looked. It's certainly not a popular foodstuff ;-)

Good advice. As a wise person once said "butter makes everything better"!

LOL... didn't they look like that?! Sorry that you can never "un-see" that image! haha

If you are in Craster, L. Robsons is a top place for all the fishy stuff! I think the best way to eat kippers would be fried in BUTTER with BUTTERED bread, according to all the comments I've read. IF I ever try kippers again, I'll do that ;-)

Still need to try that one of these days

I have no idea if I did it right 🤷‍♀️🤣

@@MagentaOtterTravels I'm pretty sure you cooked them wrong, cooking them in water like you did would take most of goodness and flavour away.

Can't say I recommend it! Lol

I still haven't tried kedgeree... I know I need to sometime, but after this taste test I must confess I am feeling slightly less motivated ;-) You are braver than me, Vicky! XX

@@MagentaOtterTravels I dare the both of you to try it for a video. I think the spices in it will lessen the fishiness for you. You can also use some smoked salmon in it if you prefer.

​@MagentaOtterTravels Kedgeree isn't as strong on the 'fishy' flavour that kippers are, the mild spices and creamy texture, combined with the hard boiled eggs and rice, make it much mellower dish. I love it.🐟🥚🍚😋

Thank you very much! I do think we were incredibly brave! And I promise that Northumbrians do eat kippers with eggs 😉

We just need you to try kippers!

Ace Rimmer 😂

Don't know that one ☝️

@@MagentaOtterTravels you'll have to Google that one

You fry your kippers in butter?

you can warm kippers in many ways.

Yes, the fish burps and aftertaste are NOT pleasant!

That is definitely the fish we eat most often in our home. And 2nd most popular is baked salmon fillet. Much milder than a kipper ;-)

We were just following all the advice and directions we had been given! I didn't know I should be frying them in butter! 🤷‍♀️

How do YOU eat them?

@@MagentaOtterTravels Toast and butter is all you need.

I think I'm not godly enough...

Butter does make everything better!

@MagentaOtterTravels Is that a reference to Betty Botter? Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said, this butter’s bitter; If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter, But a bit of better butter Will make my batter better. So she bought a bit of butter Better than her bitter butter And she put it in her batter And it made her batter better, So ‘twas better Betty Botter Bought a bit of better butter

Dare to dream... LOL

We attended church in Alnwick the day before and the local chap told us to eat them for breakfast with toast and egg. And so did the lady at L Robson! And the host at our Air B&B! And... on the back of the package it said to poach the kipper in MILK! That sounded too crazy, so I went for the water method. Butter sounds tastier.

@@MagentaOtterTravels Fried with bread and butter is the only way to eat them. Maybe the poaching thing is some kind of weird North Northumberland custom? 😁

@@MagentaOtterTravels yes i have only ever had mine poached in milk, my mother taught me to.

@@elliotgeorge999 where did your mum grow up?

@@MagentaOtterTravels Lancashire

Nope! I've had a bagel with lox and cream cheese... but not for brekkie ;-)

PS, love the Supertramp tribute band!

It is quite a common special occasion breakfast, if you know what l mean. Christmas morning or in a hotel.

I had smoked salmon several times for breakfast when in the UK. I LOVE smoked salmon!!

So glad you enjoyed it. Come again soon.

I hope you enjoyed the first and last time Ian will ever sing on an MOT video! Are you serious?! The directions on the package and the website definitely say to poach the kippers or stick them in hot water ... by holding the head! That's how they do it in Craster anyway...

@@MagentaOtterTravels I have only ever seen them fried in Butter, the same way as I do them at home. but if boiling them is what the instructions tell you, who am I to argue.

Good advice!

@@Eoinmcpar that would've been a much better idea!

@@john-wq8kf yes, it's a shame that the kippers aren't local anymore, but imported from another country

Yes, I'm afraid I made a mess of it! Lol