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6 thoughts on “Ginormous Barnacle Landed At Captain Joe and Sons”
I had no idea barnacles got that big. You could cook and eat that one, probably taste like escargot with a little garlic butter.
This is a good time to be looking for a new underutilized species. A search for acorn barnacle recipes was unproductive. But there are a lot of great chefs around town — maybe someone will come up with a winner. That one looks kinda like a small conch. Come June a good supply of tender small to medium ones can be had for the taking when I haul. Compared to yours they are just scrod barnacles though.
That was really cool! Is the shell they produce more like a clam or oyster shell or is it more like a type of Ivory or say whale tooth material? If the outside of that barnacle could be cleaned and carved it would look awesome!
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I had no idea barnacles got that big. You could cook and eat that one, probably taste like escargot with a little garlic butter.
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how does it taste?
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taste like chicken
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Did you happen to weigh it?
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This is a good time to be looking for a new underutilized species. A search for acorn barnacle recipes was unproductive. But there are a lot of great chefs around town — maybe someone will come up with a winner. That one looks kinda like a small conch. Come June a good supply of tender small to medium ones can be had for the taking when I haul. Compared to yours they are just scrod barnacles though.
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That was really cool! Is the shell they produce more like a clam or oyster shell or is it more like a type of Ivory or say whale tooth material? If the outside of that barnacle could be cleaned and carved it would look awesome!
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