The cooking segment of this was filmed on St Pirans day. Jim looking dashing in his Cornish Tartan we give best wishes to any Cornish folk. Wherever you may be. 😊💙
I always love these videos, especially when I feel anxious or in a panic attack. Your knowledge helps me focus and I've always been fascinated by sea life as I live in a landlocked state. Thanks so much for teaching me everything you know, and for calming me down when I have my own "rough waves" to deal with. You are all an amazing family!! ☺️
he's brilliant ain't he? 'No ego, no bullshit, just a wealth of knowledge and great feelings. much love to you. Dont let that stress beat you(easier said than done I know).
@@johnattwood8467 precisely! Honestly, all the things I know about sealife when it comes to the coast is thanks to him! He has such a passion for teaching us how beautiful it all is and it brings me so much joy. Thank you! I do my best to keep it at bay, just gets a little much sometimes. C:
Your a lucky man to have a talented chef for a father in law .Love the way he explains everything he’s doing and the results always make me hungry .All the best to both yourself and of course Jim 👍👍
@@TheFishLocker - John -- Here in the Colonies we refer to the tomato-based chowder as Manhattan style and the cream-based chowder as New England style. What are they called in Cornwall / UK and which do you prefer? My vote is the cream-based chowders.
"If you don't like it you don't have to eat it" That's so sweet I'm going to cry, I wish I had heard this growing up, perhaps I wouldn't be so aprehensive with trying new foods.
James has been through chemotherapy and it effected his taste buds. So we feel gentle encouragement is the best way forward and his own curiosity will lead him to experience new food.
Wonderful content, a marine biology lesson, heartwarming family time and a cooking lesson in one go. John you seem to be a great guy. I am a pescatarian who is about to relocate to the Norfolk coast and take up sea fishing again. Your videos are compulsive viewing and very inspirational. Thank you.
I absolutely love your videos, I have severe PTSD and sometimes I feel so detached from reality, however watching your videos i feel grounded, safe, and so relaxed. And although I'm not sure where you're from I know you can also do this in Oregon and go clamming of sorts, but I find it so peaceful thinking about the future of my kids and how I want them to grow up like you did and now your lovely son, surrounded by peaceful nature a keen sense of curiosity and an amazing positive attitude!
I have had my own issues with PTSD in the past and know several people still on their journey, so I can relate. I am glad that our videos can bring you some peace and have a wonderful day. 😊
It’s nice to see such an array of native biodiversity on your shores. In Rhode Island, our shellfish industry has done damage to the ecosystems to an irreversible degree. Hopefully your shores continue to flourish
That is such a shame, unfortunately here in areas of the U.K. there are entire swathes of coast near devoid of life because of man kinds need to meddle. 😔
Yeah this video will make you appreciate the good times. I think about my papa , whom I lost recently. It brings tears but yet happiness at the same time. I love the videos and I’m glad I seen this one. Great family❤
I absolutely love your father in law! I love videos with him cooking up your forage. His wonderful character and personality is very soothing to me. Even tha way he seems a bit nervous is calming... Also.., I appreciate tha kilt! Though born in America, I am of Scottish decent along with Irish and some German. But tha accent I hear from you, along with "smash videos" accent, seems so familiar and comforting to me, though I've only ever had it movies.., it is my goal to one day visit every piece of land north and west of Wales.
It’s hard too tell the difference in accents as well. My friend who’s from Newcastle in the North East in England lives Texas. most Americans he speaks too think he’s Irish because of his accent. He then has too explain he’s not Irish but his accent is from the North East of England😂
I'm only two weeks old on your channel, and I am in total heaven. Your knowledge, enthusiasm and charm are so wonderful. You father in law is priceless. I felt like I was right there in the kitchen with you. You are a source of calm in these (continuing, sadly) difficult times. Thank you so very much.
Thank you very much, we have really tried our best to keep the content level high during these difficult times in the hope that it helps somehow. Wether that’s via visual escapism or simply by providing a positive distraction. 😊💙
Thank you very much, it is something I am glad transfers across in the videos. Take only what you need and treat the natural world with respect and appreciation. 😊
I love watching your family together-You all show a great deal of respect for each other, young and old alike, good natured humor seasoned with lots of love and honor.
I'm catching up with a lot of these, and Jim is new to me! "if you don't like it, it doesn't matter" so long as you try it; that's how I was raised and how my nephew is being raised and he LOVES seafood.
Thank you Charles. I hope the depth of knowledge we share and the range of content we create is what sets our channel apart from the others who try to do what we do. 😊🦞🎣🐚
Really enjoyed this! My mother was born in Edinburgh and spoke about picking mussels with her father when she was little I imagine it was a bit like this . Thank you!
So relaxing and a nice break from all the bad news going on around us. I never tire of watching coastal foraging or Spargo's Kitchen, there is always something to learn and enjoy. Great upload and thanks for posting.
My favorite the video so far Not only did I learn how to make chowder, but I really enjoyed watching these people enjoy each other‘s company I wish I knew them
I've been fishing 37 years now and when you do these foraging videos I see something I've seen on my own local beach but I had no idea what it was, we do have a good amount of selfish but I had no idea how many species of clam and welks etc it's great to know what I can eat and usually what we like to eat the fish will enjoy aswell. One thing I do is when I do go down foraging for muscles limpets rags and rock lug at low tide I'll go back and cast over the same areas I was digging earlier cuz as the tide comes in the fish forage in those areas and its served me well in the past especially with big wrasse..
Love seeing Jim's Kitchen at the end of your videos. I think all fishing and hunting videos should show how to cook them or give you an idea of what to do with your hard work.
These videos are so entertaining! so jealous how you can find so much good seafood. once again, jim has surprised me with how well he can cook! he such a great person, i’m sure james loves to have him as a grandfather xxx lots of love from australia 🇦🇺 ❤️❤️
@@TheFishLocker i live around the city of adelaide, and hardly go to the beach normally. my grandmother lives near the beach though, and when we visit we always go there and look for crabs. have a great day xx
The mention of oyster crackers brings back many childhood memories. Those crackers where the only way my mother could get me to try all the weird looking soups, chowders, and stews she loved to cook. I now have the urge to go out and buy some. If I knew how I'd send that wonderful man a package or two of them as a thank you for the walk down memory lane. I was born and raised along the east cost of Florida, USA and now I'm sad I moved away long before there was a TH-cam channel teaching me there's more to the seaside then sunburns and "sea lice". Thank you for sharing your passion, experience, and costal adventures.
It is our pleasure to share our videos with you, we are simply sharing what we know and love doing. Best wishes and have a wonderful day from Cornwall in the UK. 😊
Love your shows. I enjoy hearing you talk as much as watching the kilts. I found it very interesting about the different shells and your knowledge of them. I used to live on coastal land in Florida, USA, and enjoyed walking along the beach searching for whatever managed to show up on the beach. Thank you for a few moments of fun and learning.
@@TheFishLocker Yes, thank you, very safe here from north-eastern Kansas. I did live in Melbourne growing up though so experienced a few hurricanes. You be safe too, thank you for your time!!!
Jim is correct about the anchovies in the sauce. It balances out the bitterness of the tomatoes and adds depth, much like stock in a stew. This gent knows what he's doing. I also liked your knowledge on the various cockles. Subscribed.
Thank you very much and welcome to the channel. If you enjoyed this type of video I have compiled Jim his very own playlist "Spargos Kitchen" I'm afraid all I can do is collect the ingredients, he makes the magic happen. 😊
Love when you visit George and Gracie at their kitchen lol. Jim cooking up a great meal as always. Always good to see you trying new things as well, teaching James by example.
Fantastic video of course, I adore the honest love you have for your beach and its inhabitants. Like most Americans I am completely enchanted with British accents, and found great pleasure in the contrast between yours and Jim's and Carol's.
That was fantastic, many thanks. I really believe you and Jim should have your own tv programme, such freshly caught and prepared delicious food and who else could do mini cheddar chowder, totally inspired and different as well as the spoon on the floor, like we all do!
Hello nice to see you again. I like how you take the time to explain the various types of shellfish and different species of plants. It's very educational and inspiring. Thank you.
Great video John & Jim, food looked great. If you need another income stream you could take school children and teach them about what lives in our seas, how to be safe on the beach and in the sea and also take adults for foraging on beach. 😉. Jim should have his own channel teaching people how to cook 😀
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks. Watching Jim at work has made me hungry - I'm sitting at here 8pm on Sunday wishing I could find some shellfish somewhere. You're right about not eating the ones that won't open. I had diarrhetic shellfish poisoning once. 3 days of passing nothing but water and not keeping anything down. Never again.
Looked like 'joy' for all concerned & very mouth watering to watch in the second half of the video. Thanks John for sharing & thanks go also to the 'Master Chef' too. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
Yay hi there the Fish Locker, I'm so happy to have seen a video that was uploaded within a 24 hour time radius, happy to have found your channel, I'm a Maori, indigenous to New Zealand 🇳🇿 and we forage for our, herbs, berries and such and also along the beds and shores like you do, for cockles, pipi, and mussel, got my cup of coffee and biscuits ready to relax and watch your amazing content 😀
Another fantastic meal, thanks Jim. Cockles are something that I can harvest from my local Wash beaches. I know that you'll disagree with me but I never put any salt in my pasta water, it tastes (in my opinion) so much better without any. I was also taught Italian cooking from an Italian lady. A great natural history lesson from John, eagerly awaiting the next video.
Another great video john, always a pleasure to watch. The cooking part was especially interesting, looked really tasty I could almost smell those clams, what a lovely looking meal, very well done to Jim for the pointers and tips 😎👍
I love these videos for the sea side exploring but the cooking segment was just adorable. "Saint Piran, or 'Perran' as he is also known, is famed for his discovery of the precious metal tin. Saint Piran is the patron saint of tin-miners and Saint Piran's Day was originally observed as a 'tinner's holiday' by the numerous tin-miners of Cornwall." - just saving everyone else a google search. Also I love this guy's kilt and sass! Boy did I want to eat after seeing that delicious feast! I too cannot eat shellfish so I especially appreciated the alternate recipe ideas! Thank you!
Lovely little spot you taken us to there John, can really see how strong the latest storms were with what was on the shoreline. Superb haul and a mega meal from Jim to compliment it nicely ❤️appreciate your efforts as always 👍🏼👍🏼
Foraging clams is more fun than playing videogames all day. My uncle's house is near the beach. I always foraging clams there with him for dinner menu when i visiting my uncle's house.
Hi John. Great video. In my youth our family often collected cockles in Budle Bay just North of Bamburgh (we also fished there for 'flatties'). My mother cooked them and I fondly remember them as an excellent tasty meal. I now live in Chichester and I can get cooked cockles nearby (Littlehampton). Unfortunately they are served cold and in vinegar and taste, and eat, like rubber. I hope the ones you had were tasty. Chris
Commercially cooked/prepped cockles are always the same aren’t they. No comparison to fresh home cooked. Sounds like you had a happy youth on the shore mate. 😊👍🏻
John, catching up on your videos and I sat down to eat dinner while watching this one. Have to say, I'm jealous because your dinner was better than mine. Even after eating, I was STILL hungry just from seeing the WONDERFUL food Jim made for you all. I ALWAYS enjoy seeing both you and Jim cook. Like Carol, I have food allergies, and I'm GLAD I'm able to eat all seafoods. However, onions ALL TYPES, can kill me. When I see Jim add the onions, I cringe. I just wish I was allergic to foods I DON'T like, as I love each food I'm allergic to. So happy to see James too. He's such a fine young gentleman. Glad the family is doing well. Wishing you all a GREAT summer and may all your fishing excursions turn out just as GREAT! Hello from the States!
Carol doesn’t so much have an allergy to shellfish, just a personal issue with them. Probably choked on a bit of shell as a kid. James is just the apple of my eye. He makes us so proud. 💙 Have a wonderful day Nancy and take care. 😊
Thank you very much Jim James John and Carol I have learned a lot from todays program mainly do not put oil into boiling water hoping the pasta will not stick to the pan, my Dad was a chef in a big hotel he always told me to put oil into the water, and I am 76 now but from now on I will get a pot like Jims and make sure I have plenty of water in it, take care everyone.
Hi John, the fish locker. I forage occasionally for winkles, cockles, and Pacific rock oysters. I purge the oysters for twenty-four hours with an aerator on. I use a small one handful of oats into the water, which will quickly cloud the water. The cloudy water is an irritant to them, which quickly puts them into filter mode. Within an hour, they have turned the water back to crystal clear seawater. I still change the water and dispose a thick gunge from the bottom of the bucket, leaving no mud or sand. Fill your bucket again with fresh seawater for a few more hrs. They make a lovely chowder or breaded and fried with seasoned flour. Regards to all at the Fish locker, Rob T from Brixham
i absolutely love these half foraging half cooking videos. y'alls vibe is so calm it helps me sleep, and ive learned so much about the ocean too! id love an all chowder day video
Found myself watching this video upload once again after taking a break down to Portsmouth. Managed to collect quite a few scallops but never really liked the idea of creamy sauce and bacon added in the same dish. So I watched how you guys prepared and cooked the scallops and then searched other TH-cam channels to see variations of how scallops could be cooked. A simplistic way: pan fry with a bit of butter and olive oil until golden brown and crispy before adding to your plate accompanied by a tray of leaf salad. Pleased that you continue to emphasise the dangers of NOT eating any scallops which haven't opened once boiled because people like me here would probably continue to boil the scallops until they did eventually open or even prise them open by some means. Hopefully we'll see you collecting scallops, cockles and muscles again on the beach front soon and possibly varying the way you can cook and eat these?
I learnt from you about the difference between Queenies and Kings, i especially love it when you and your family go salting, such a new experience for me 😊 thanks again for that.
I eat those tiger batons by themselves too, always been partial to baguettes hot or cold. Pity they're only 2 for £1 now instead of 3 but that's just part of the norm right now the way things are
I don’t live anywhere near the ocean but I love visiting and looking for different kinds of shells and seeing which ones I can identify and these videos help me out a lot 🙌🏻😁
You should see the size of the Scallops & Abalone that Trojs Fishing channel catches when he goes out, man they are huge in comparison, you'd be so jealous.
I don’t think I would. You obviously haven’t seen any of our 20+ scallop foraging videos. 😉😛 I enjoy Troy’s videos but apart from Abalone being a very aquired taste, we do not get Abalone on mainland U.K. 👍🏻
Now that was funny at the end, Jim working his magic with brilliant food,, then sprinkling mini cheddars on it !!!! Then you, looking like a naughty school boy being made to have the parmesan !! Great entertainment . Thanks John 🏴👍
Do you mind sharing where your knowledge comes from? Even if it’s just from experience with your father, I’d love to hear a story about it all. Direct me to a link if you already have a video! Awesome stuff, fish locker!
This is kind of where it all began. But ultimately it is just from a lifetime of being passionate about marine life and the natural world. m.th-cam.com/video/QdHUASZbhRc/w-d-xo.html
Like your videos, been following for a month now here in United States. Razor clams make great bait here in the states. Question, do you have sand dollars in the UK? When I was a kid use to collect them at the beach by the shorelines.
Your life is my dream , mate. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again _ best host, best scenery, unbelievable knowledge , and the best cooks and family on earth. Blessed you are mate .
Question: if you're allergic to shellfish or can't eat them, can you still eat the broth though? Because the clams broth/cooking juice is in the chowder? Furthermore, excellent video again, mouthwatering :D Thank you! Oh and I cook pasta the same way (except from the breaking them in half), no oil but a bit of butter back in the pan and stirr the pasta through ^^ Im not even Italian haha
@@TheFishLocker I had to go watch again and check John - at 34.13, Jim said "Carol can't eat Shellfish" so I guess that is why a couple of folks have assumed she is allergic to them? 🤔🤔
My brother would have devouvered that in 5 min..... Excellent food. It is so much easier to find shell and clams in southern waters. Up here in the polar north you just find the empty shells. Although we have a lot of cod, salmon and pollock. And more. Smoked cod and fried pollock never goes old. Much love from Norway.
Oh my, I absolutely love smoked Pollack. I wonder, from my limited experience most of your waterways are steeply shelving. What size tidal ranges do you typically experience? Here on a spring tide we get around 5m of movement low to high. Are you simply not able to reach the seabed areas for collecting them?
Your videos bring me so much joy. Please do not ever stop living your amazing life, it gives the rest of us amazing pleasure , dreaming of a life like yours bud. 🇨🇦
Jim is great he has an amazing wit. I think this was my favorite kitchen one yet. When my daughter was little (7) she found out she liked escargot. When I put the little teeny garlic buttery bread bowls on her plate. You know when you get a sourdough breadbowl of clam chowder like that, but teeny individual bowls with garlic butter sauce...I told her, "Try it. Rich people eat this. It is a delicacy and full of stuff that tastes delicious but is bad for you to eat like candy or bacon. I'll tell you what it is after you have had some." :) She loved it. If it is on a menu she orders it :P
Hi John, I love your foraging videos, they are so educational and full of excitement. Plus when you have Jim cooking for freshly foraged food 😋 😋 😋 combination. Well done for sharing a fantastic video made a perfect end to my weekend.
The cooking segment of this was filmed on St Pirans day. Jim looking dashing in his Cornish Tartan we give best wishes to any Cornish folk. Wherever you may be. 😊💙
Brocken Spaghetti 🥲 I’m half Italian 😅😂🤣
@@manuelch.4381 - That should be fine then. This was half spaghetti 😉🤣
Excellent segment Jim and John, looked so good! Glad John tried the queen's AND the cheese!
Well every day is a learning curve, I'd never heard of it till today,thanks mate 👍
It's a sad shame that all the Cornish hate anyone 2 miles south of the A30.
I always love these videos, especially when I feel anxious or in a panic attack. Your knowledge helps me focus and I've always been fascinated by sea life as I live in a landlocked state. Thanks so much for teaching me everything you know, and for calming me down when I have my own "rough waves" to deal with. You are all an amazing family!! ☺️
I am glad that we could bring you peace. 💙
I feel the same way. Nothing threatening in the videos and the ocean always calms in the background or on the horizon.
he's brilliant ain't he? 'No ego, no bullshit, just a wealth of knowledge and great feelings.
much love to you. Dont let that stress beat you(easier said than done I know).
@@johnattwood8467 precisely! Honestly, all the things I know about sealife when it comes to the coast is thanks to him! He has such a passion for teaching us how beautiful it all is and it brings me so much joy. Thank you! I do my best to keep it at bay, just gets a little much sometimes. C:
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Your a lucky man to have a talented chef for a father in law .Love the way he explains everything he’s doing and the results always make me hungry .All the best to both yourself and of course Jim 👍👍
Thank you Allan. Best wishes to you and your family. 😊
@@TheFishLocker - John -- Here in the Colonies we refer to the tomato-based chowder as Manhattan style and the cream-based chowder as New England style. What are they called in Cornwall / UK and which do you prefer? My vote is the cream-based chowders.
“May your mussels always open and be free of grit.” He’s so adorable. Love that chowder!! Looks soooo delicious!
Jim is simply wonderful. 💙
Now I want spicy noodles xD
@@DigitalinDaniel delicious nooods! Lol
@@spiceynoods2368 Indubitably! I'm thinking a Tom Yum or Udon soup, not very spicy though...
"If you don't like it you don't have to eat it"
That's so sweet I'm going to cry, I wish I had heard this growing up, perhaps I wouldn't be so aprehensive with trying new foods.
James has been through chemotherapy and it effected his taste buds. So we feel gentle encouragement is the best way forward and his own curiosity will lead him to experience new food.
@@TheFishLocker That is a lovely way to approach new things, it makes me so happy to see such gentle support in action :)
Jims creations always make my mouth water. That chowder looks amazing!
His creations are amazing aren’t they. 😊
I like the fact he mentioned you can sub out the fish all together. Not that I would I enjoy the shell fish, but my kids....
The foraging videos are my favorite. I like the fishing ones but I'll watch the foraging vids over and over again. Keep up the good work John!
I love getting out and around on the shore. There is always something new to see. 😊
I agree. John can make the most insignificant things sticking to the rocks an adventure.
Wonderful content, a marine biology lesson, heartwarming family time and a cooking lesson in one go. John you seem to be a great guy. I am a pescatarian who is about to relocate to the Norfolk coast and take up sea fishing again. Your videos are compulsive viewing and very inspirational. Thank you.
I think Jim needs an entire cooking series.
He has his own playlist. 😊
I absolutely love your videos, I have severe PTSD and sometimes I feel so detached from reality, however watching your videos i feel grounded, safe, and so relaxed. And although I'm not sure where you're from I know you can also do this in Oregon and go clamming of sorts, but I find it so peaceful thinking about the future of my kids and how I want them to grow up like you did and now your lovely son, surrounded by peaceful nature a keen sense of curiosity and an amazing positive attitude!
I have had my own issues with PTSD in the past and know several people still on their journey, so I can relate. I am glad that our videos can bring you some peace and have a wonderful day. 😊
@@TheFishLocker thank you so much for understanding!
Enjoyed seeing the geologic features along the shoreline.
Everyone needs a friend like Jim. 🇺🇸
I am glad you enjoyed the video Roger, Jim is wonderful isn’t he. 😊👍🏻
Thank you all for including us. I love your Kilt. Jim was so fun!
He is a wonderful character isn’t he. 😊
It’s nice to see such an array of native biodiversity on your shores. In Rhode Island, our shellfish industry has done damage to the ecosystems to an irreversible degree. Hopefully your shores continue to flourish
That is such a shame, unfortunately here in areas of the U.K. there are entire swathes of coast near devoid of life because of man kinds need to meddle. 😔
Yeah this video will make you appreciate the good times. I think about my papa , whom I lost recently. It brings tears but yet happiness at the same time. I love the videos and I’m glad I seen this one. Great family❤
Sounds like you have some wonderful memories. 😊💙
I absolutely love your father in law! I love videos with him cooking up your forage. His wonderful character and personality is very soothing to me. Even tha way he seems a bit nervous is calming...
Also.., I appreciate tha kilt! Though born in America, I am of Scottish decent along with Irish and some German. But tha accent I hear from you, along with "smash videos" accent, seems so familiar and comforting to me, though I've only ever had it movies.., it is my goal to one day visit every piece of land north and west of Wales.
Jim is a real character isn't he. We are so fortunate to have him. 😊
It’s hard too tell the difference in accents as well. My friend who’s from Newcastle in the North East in England lives Texas. most Americans he speaks too think he’s Irish because of his accent. He then has too explain he’s not Irish but his accent is from the North East of England😂
I'm only two weeks old on your channel, and I am in total heaven. Your knowledge, enthusiasm and charm are so wonderful. You father in law is priceless. I felt like I was right there in the kitchen with you. You are a source of calm in these (continuing, sadly) difficult times. Thank you so very much.
Thank you very much, we have really tried our best to keep the content level high during these difficult times in the hope that it helps somehow. Wether that’s via visual escapism or simply by providing a positive distraction. 😊💙
Oh man, I am hungry now. 😋
We absolutely love and appreciate how you treat the sea with so much respect.
Take care and hug Mr. James for us.
Thank you very much, it is something I am glad transfers across in the videos. Take only what you need and treat the natural world with respect and appreciation. 😊
I love watching your family together-You all show a great deal of respect for each other, young and old alike, good natured humor seasoned with lots of love and honor.
That is how family should be. 😊💙
I'm catching up with a lot of these, and Jim is new to me! "if you don't like it, it doesn't matter" so long as you try it; that's how I was raised and how my nephew is being raised and he LOVES seafood.
Gentle encouragement is the way to build a wider palate of tastes. 😊👍🏻
Your shellfish foraging videos are my absolute favorite. Along with your spider crab dives.
And always love to see James growing and learning❤️
The spiders will soon be moving in to the coast. 😊👍🏻🦀
I love the diversity of videos you post.
I never get tired of your channel 👍
Thank you Charles. I hope the depth of knowledge we share and the range of content we create is what sets our channel apart from the others who try to do what we do. 😊🦞🎣🐚
Always a pleasure when we are in The Spargo's kitchen. This is the content my heart desires, also these gents are very knowledgeable.
Thank you.
Such a calm and comforting format, I love that you share you knowledge and love of the sea and shoreline.
It is our pleasure to share our videos with you. We are simply sharing what we love doing. 😊
Really enjoyed this! My mother was born in Edinburgh and spoke about picking mussels with her father when she was little I imagine it was a bit like this . Thank you!
It will have been much like this 😊
So relaxing and a nice break from all the bad news going on around us. I never tire of watching coastal foraging or Spargo's Kitchen, there is always something to learn and enjoy. Great upload and thanks for posting.
It is our pleasure David. 😊
My favorite the video so far
Not only did I learn how to make chowder, but I really enjoyed watching these people enjoy each other‘s company
I wish I knew them
Jim is my father in law and we are truly blessed to have him. 😊
I've been fishing 37 years now and when you do these foraging videos I see something I've seen on my own local beach but I had no idea what it was, we do have a good amount of selfish but I had no idea how many species of clam and welks etc it's great to know what I can eat and usually what we like to eat the fish will enjoy aswell.
One thing I do is when I do go down foraging for muscles limpets rags and rock lug at low tide I'll go back and cast over the same areas I was digging earlier cuz as the tide comes in the fish forage in those areas and its served me well in the past especially with big wrasse..
That is a very good tip, I do the same. 😉👍🏻
Love seeing Jim's Kitchen at the end of your videos. I think all fishing and hunting videos should show how to cook them or give you an idea of what to do with your hard work.
Sometimes that would make the video too long. So we do a seperate cooking video. 👍🏻😊
These videos are so entertaining! so jealous how you can find so much good seafood. once again, jim has surprised me with how well he can cook! he such a great person, i’m sure james loves to have him as a grandfather xxx lots of love from australia 🇦🇺 ❤️❤️
I would have thought the shores of Australia would be the same no?
@@TheFishLocker i live around the city of adelaide, and hardly go to the beach normally. my grandmother lives near the beach though, and when we visit we always go there and look for crabs. have a great day xx
Jim totally rocks!! I sometimes don't understand what is said with the accent but I just dig him! His food always looks so amazing that he cooks.
He is simply wonderful isn’t he. 😊
The older gentleman cooking seems like an Awesome person. Such good vibes 👏👏
Jim is simply wonderful. 😊
Be safe, be well, be blessed. Much love for you and the family.
The mention of oyster crackers brings back many childhood memories. Those crackers where the only way my mother could get me to try all the weird looking soups, chowders, and stews she loved to cook.
I now have the urge to go out and buy some. If I knew how I'd send that wonderful man a package or two of them as a thank you for the walk down memory lane.
I was born and raised along the east cost of Florida, USA and now I'm sad I moved away long before there was a TH-cam channel teaching me there's more to the seaside then sunburns and "sea lice". Thank you for sharing your passion, experience, and costal adventures.
It is our pleasure to share our videos with you, we are simply sharing what we know and love doing. Best wishes and have a wonderful day from Cornwall in the UK. 😊
Love your shows. I enjoy hearing you talk as much as watching the kilts. I found it very interesting about the different shells and your knowledge of them. I used to live on coastal land in Florida, USA, and enjoyed walking along the beach searching for whatever managed to show up on the beach. Thank you for a few moments of fun and learning.
We have visited the keys a few times and have loved the shorelines. Have a lovely day Jan, I hope you are safe from the bad weather at the moment. 😊
@@TheFishLocker Yes, thank you, very safe here from north-eastern Kansas. I did live in Melbourne growing up though so experienced a few hurricanes. You be safe too, thank you for your time!!!
Jim is correct about the anchovies in the sauce. It balances out the bitterness of the tomatoes and adds depth, much like stock in a stew. This gent knows what he's doing. I also liked your knowledge on the various cockles. Subscribed.
Thank you very much and welcome to the channel. If you enjoyed this type of video I have compiled Jim his very own playlist "Spargos Kitchen" I'm afraid all I can do is collect the ingredients, he makes the magic happen. 😊
I’ve a teething 8 month old baby and these are 100% my favourite videos to unwind to! He likes watching too 😍
Ouch. We have been there before. Have you got a Sophie Giraffe doll? It worked miracles for us. 💙
Love when you visit George and Gracie at their kitchen lol. Jim cooking up a great meal as always. Always good to see you trying new things as well, teaching James by example.
Haha. Yes. They kind of forced me into that one. 🤣
Fantastic video of course, I adore the honest love you have for your beach and its inhabitants.
Like most Americans I am completely enchanted with British accents, and found great pleasure in the contrast between yours and Jim's and Carol's.
England is a myriad of different accents. Travel 20 miles and it is a different accent. 😊
That was fantastic, many thanks. I really believe you and Jim should have your own tv programme, such freshly caught and prepared delicious food and who else could do mini cheddar chowder, totally inspired and different as well as the spoon on the floor, like we all do!
Haha. It’s all just what we love doing. Simple and honest. 😊💙
As always Spargo's kitchen to the rescue what a team john & spargo hmmmmm lovely cook up
Jim is simply wonderful isn’t he. 😊🐚
Thanks again John & Jim for your wonderful foraging & cook up's😃
It is our pleasure Tim. 😊
Hello nice to see you again. I like how you take the time to explain the various types of shellfish and different species of plants. It's very educational and inspiring. Thank you.
It is my pleasure Mary. I am glad you enjoyed the video. 😊
Great video John & Jim, food looked great.
If you need another income stream you could take school children and teach them about what lives in our seas, how to be safe on the beach and in the sea and also take adults for foraging on beach. 😉.
Jim should have his own channel teaching people how to cook 😀
I have done a few trips and classes with James’ school before and Jim is just winding down to retirement. 😉
Nice rescue Chef! I always enjoy watching you cook John’s lovely catches. I learn something new with each video.
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks. Watching Jim at work has made me hungry - I'm sitting at here 8pm on Sunday wishing I could find some shellfish somewhere. You're right about not eating the ones that won't open. I had diarrhetic shellfish poisoning once. 3 days of passing nothing but water and not keeping anything down. Never again.
And yet some people will still argue that it’s ok to eat them. 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Looked like 'joy' for all concerned & very mouth watering to watch in the second half of the video. Thanks John for sharing & thanks go also to the 'Master Chef' too. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
It is our pleasure Don. 😊👍🏻
Yay hi there the Fish Locker, I'm so happy to have seen a video that was uploaded within a 24 hour time radius, happy to have found your channel, I'm a Maori, indigenous to New Zealand 🇳🇿 and we forage for our, herbs, berries and such and also along the beds and shores like you do, for cockles, pipi, and mussel, got my cup of coffee and biscuits ready to relax and watch your amazing content 😀
I hope you have enjoyed the video. We love searching the shore. Even if it is just to see the creatures. 😊
Good to see Jim looking so spry - and his cooking looks delicious!!
Everything Jim makes is delicious. 😊
Another fantastic meal, thanks Jim. Cockles are something that I can harvest from my local Wash beaches. I know that you'll disagree with me but I never put any salt in my pasta water, it tastes (in my opinion) so much better without any. I was also taught Italian cooking from an Italian lady. A great natural history lesson from John, eagerly awaiting the next video.
Thank you Tony. I am glad you enjoyed the video. 😊👍🏻
Thanks to both of you! Jim cuts a fine figure in the kilt!
He is a fine figure of a man, even in a tartan skirt. 🤣
That close look at the snakelocks amenone was fantastic! Id be tempted to take it home considering how portable it made itself lol
It would be perfect for a saltwater aquarium. 👍🏻😉
Thank you cooking Uncle Jim! Thanks for sharing your adventure Uncle John Fish Locker!
You are welcome Markiel. 😊
Another great video john, always a pleasure to watch. The cooking part was especially interesting, looked really tasty I could almost smell those clams, what a lovely looking meal, very well done to Jim for the pointers and tips 😎👍
Jim is simply wonderful isn’t he. 😊💙
I love these videos for the sea side exploring but the cooking segment was just adorable. "Saint Piran, or 'Perran' as he is also known, is famed for his discovery of the precious metal tin. Saint Piran is the patron saint of tin-miners and Saint Piran's Day was originally observed as a 'tinner's holiday' by the numerous tin-miners of Cornwall." - just saving everyone else a google search. Also I love this guy's kilt and sass! Boy did I want to eat after seeing that delicious feast! I too cannot eat shellfish so I especially appreciated the alternate recipe ideas! Thank you!
It is our pleasure and have a wonderful day. 😊
Usually watch in segments, but always fun and educational.
I am glad you find the videos informative. 😊👍🏻
you are both so pleasant to watch. we need to see more videos of the talented chef as well!!!!
Jim is wonderful isn’t he. 😊💙
Thanks John, I love the foraging films, and thank Jim for sharing some great recipes, must try that chowder...
It was absolutely wonderful!!
I love when y’all are in the kitchen
Great family time. 😊👍🏻
Lovely little spot you taken us to there John, can really see how strong the latest storms were with what was on the shoreline. Superb haul and a mega meal from Jim to compliment it nicely ❤️appreciate your efforts as always 👍🏼👍🏼
Aye mate, some spots have taken a real battering.
I love the kitchen prep!!! I felt like i was in the kitchen with you. Jim is a gem! Love this!
Jim is wonderful isn’t he. 😊💙
Clam chowder looked delicious. I think I've watched ever video when he's cooked. 😋🐚 Looking forward for your next video. 😊
It really was delicious. Jim is a wonderful chef. 😊
Foraging clams is more fun than playing videogames all day. My uncle's house is near the beach. I always foraging clams there with him for dinner menu when i visiting my uncle's house.
I agree, we should be spending more time outside. 😊
Hi John. Great video. In my youth our family often collected cockles in Budle Bay just North of Bamburgh (we also fished there for 'flatties'). My mother cooked them and I fondly remember them as an excellent tasty meal. I now live in Chichester and I can get cooked cockles nearby (Littlehampton). Unfortunately they are served cold and in vinegar and taste, and eat, like rubber. I hope the ones you had were tasty.
Chris
Commercially cooked/prepped cockles are always the same aren’t they. No comparison to fresh home cooked. Sounds like you had a happy youth on the shore mate. 😊👍🏻
What a charming gathering of special people!
Thank you. 😊
John, catching up on your videos and I sat down to eat dinner while watching this one. Have to say, I'm jealous because your dinner was better than mine. Even after eating, I was STILL hungry just from seeing the WONDERFUL food Jim made for you all. I ALWAYS enjoy seeing both you and Jim cook.
Like Carol, I have food allergies, and I'm GLAD I'm able to eat all seafoods. However, onions ALL TYPES, can kill me. When I see Jim add the onions, I cringe. I just wish I was allergic to foods I DON'T like, as I love each food I'm allergic to.
So happy to see James too. He's such a fine young gentleman. Glad the family is doing well. Wishing you all a GREAT summer and may all your fishing excursions turn out just as GREAT!
Hello from the States!
Carol doesn’t so much have an allergy to shellfish, just a personal issue with them. Probably choked on a bit of shell as a kid. James is just the apple of my eye. He makes us so proud. 💙 Have a wonderful day Nancy and take care. 😊
Thank you very much Jim James John and Carol I have learned a lot from todays program mainly do not put oil into boiling water hoping the pasta will not stick to the pan, my Dad was a chef in a big hotel he always told me to put oil into the water, and I am 76 now but from now on I will get a pot like Jims and make sure I have plenty of water in it, take care everyone.
It is never too late to learn something new. 😊👍🏻
So proud of you for trying tha parm... lol.. you did great... i'm glad you took it as good as you could 😁
Haha. I am not a fan, but I gave it a go.
I can only imagine what a great smell his kitchen has when you guys cook. I just love these videos.
It truly is wonderful. It is such a shame you can’t have smell-o-vision. 🤣
Hi John, the fish locker. I forage occasionally for winkles, cockles, and Pacific rock oysters. I purge the oysters for twenty-four hours with an aerator on. I use a small one handful of oats into the water, which will quickly cloud the water. The cloudy water is an irritant to them, which quickly puts them into filter mode. Within an hour, they have turned the water back to crystal clear seawater. I still change the water and dispose a thick gunge from the bottom of the bucket, leaving no mud or sand. Fill your bucket again with fresh seawater for a few more hrs. They make a lovely chowder or breaded and fried with seasoned flour. Regards to all at the Fish locker, Rob T from Brixham
That’s interesting and I shall certainly try that.
i absolutely love these half foraging half cooking videos. y'alls vibe is so calm it helps me sleep, and ive learned so much about the ocean too! id love an all chowder day video
We love them too. I think a big chowder day would be wonderful too. 😊👍🏻
Thanks John, that was brilliant. Jim doea come up with some good recipes
He is simply wonderful. 💙😊
Another wonderful video. Jim is a master of incorporating leftovers in his dishes. Looked delicious, especially with Parmesan cheese. :)
Nothing goes to waste. It is a mindset sadly lost on many people today.
Looked very yumie 😊xx
I am glad you thought so. 😊
The sequence of cooking was lovely. I've often cooked in small kitchens and its good to know how others do it.
I am glad you enjoyed joining us. 😊
Found myself watching this video upload once again after taking a break down to Portsmouth. Managed to collect quite a few scallops but never really liked the idea of creamy sauce and bacon added in the same dish. So I watched how you guys prepared and cooked the scallops and then searched other TH-cam channels to see variations of how scallops could be cooked. A simplistic way: pan fry with a bit of butter and olive oil until golden brown and crispy before adding to your plate accompanied by a tray of leaf salad. Pleased that you continue to emphasise the dangers of NOT eating any scallops which haven't opened once boiled because people like me here would probably continue to boil the scallops until they did eventually open or even prise them open by some means. Hopefully we'll see you collecting scallops, cockles and muscles again on the beach front soon and possibly varying the way you can cook and eat these?
Are you sure they were scallops you collected around Portsmouth Paul? Also, we show cooking scallops maybe 10 different ways on this channel. 👍🏻
I learnt from you about the difference between Queenies and Kings, i especially love it when you and your family go salting, such a new experience for me 😊 thanks again for that.
I only say this, because where I live in New Zealand 🇳🇿 we don't get those really as much as we get oyster, sea urchin and mussel.
We love getting out on the shore together. Sadly now with schools and jobs we don’t often get out together.
I eat those tiger batons by themselves too, always been partial to baguettes hot or cold. Pity they're only 2 for £1 now instead of 3 but that's just part of the norm right now the way things are
That’s the way things are going isn’t it. 🤷🏻♂️
what a lovely friend ... wish you could make videos with him
Jim is my father in law. 😊👍🏻
I don’t live anywhere near the ocean but I love visiting and looking for different kinds of shells and seeing which ones I can identify and these videos help me out a lot 🙌🏻😁
I love that people can walk the shore vicariously through our videos. 💙
Same I found a grey scallop shell in the gulf of Mexico now I know it's specifically a Queen scallop
Well, great coastal video, and after watching Jim’s mastery, I’m starving… great work guys
Thank you Carl. 😊
Another good video cobber the food looked awesome (cant belive u dont like oysters and cheese on your spag ) .Happy catching from AUSTRALIA Nick
Its ok mate, you can have my portion if you like. 🤣😉
@@TheFishLocker yes please
Jim is a gem!
He truly is. 😊💙
A bit of calm simple sanity when things are spiraling. Thank you.
Not much more cathartic than foraging for dinner.
If the videos bring people some peace then I consider that a win. 😊👍🏻
Fantastic! Just done mussels and giant prawns myself this evening. Seafood, what more could you ask for. That chowder looked great...
You should see the size of the Scallops & Abalone that Trojs Fishing channel catches when he goes out, man they are huge in comparison, you'd be so jealous.
I don’t think I would. You obviously haven’t seen any of our 20+ scallop foraging videos. 😉😛 I enjoy Troy’s videos but apart from Abalone being a very aquired taste, we do not get Abalone on mainland U.K. 👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker No worries, he calls them Almas, I'm guessing he's talking about Abalone?
@@solarfunction1847 Not 'Almas' - "Ormers", which is the Channel Islander's name for that species of Abalone!
Now that was funny at the end, Jim working his magic with brilliant food,, then sprinkling mini cheddars on it !!!!
Then you, looking like a naughty school boy being made to have the parmesan !!
Great entertainment .
Thanks John 🏴👍
Jim is just a character isn’t he. 🤣
Do you mind sharing where your knowledge comes from? Even if it’s just from experience with your father, I’d love to hear a story about it all. Direct me to a link if you already have a video! Awesome stuff, fish locker!
This is kind of where it all began. But ultimately it is just from a lifetime of being passionate about marine life and the natural world. m.th-cam.com/video/QdHUASZbhRc/w-d-xo.html
Excellent content! I would love to live close to the shore to be able to collect such amazing healthy foods!
It is not hard to see why we love where we live is it. Take care Sam and have a great day. 😊👍🏻
Like your videos, been following for a month now here in United States. Razor clams make great bait here in the states. Question, do you have sand dollars in the UK? When I was a kid use to collect them at the beach by the shorelines.
Sadly we don’t get Sand Dollars here in the U.K. 👍🏻
Your life is my dream , mate. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again _ best host, best scenery, unbelievable knowledge , and the best cooks and family on earth. Blessed you are mate .
Thank you Greg and best wishes to you and your family 😊💙
Question: if you're allergic to shellfish or can't eat them, can you still eat the broth though? Because the clams broth/cooking juice is in the chowder? Furthermore, excellent video again, mouthwatering :D Thank you!
Oh and I cook pasta the same way (except from the breaking them in half), no oil but a bit of butter back in the pan and stirr the pasta through ^^ Im not even Italian haha
Carol isn’t allergic to them. I would say if you are allergic even the broth would be dangerous.
@@TheFishLocker I had to go watch again and check John - at 34.13, Jim said "Carol can't eat Shellfish" so I guess that is why a couple of folks have assumed she is allergic to them? 🤔🤔
No my mom is, but I’m not. She gets hives?
@@trampster7306 Indeed, that's why I asked ^^
This is one of my favourite dishes, famous in New Orleans. Thankyou for the recipe
It is our pleasure. 😊
My brother would have devouvered that in 5 min..... Excellent food. It is so much easier to find shell and clams in southern waters. Up here in the polar north you just find the empty shells. Although we have a lot of cod, salmon and pollock. And more. Smoked cod and fried pollock never goes old. Much love from Norway.
Oh my, I absolutely love smoked Pollack. I wonder, from my limited experience most of your waterways are steeply shelving. What size tidal ranges do you typically experience? Here on a spring tide we get around 5m of movement low to high. Are you simply not able to reach the seabed areas for collecting them?
You always have a positive attitude! Quite lovely!
I’m a happy and positive person. Life is to be enjoyed. 😊💙
Your videos bring me so much joy. Please do not ever stop living your amazing life, it gives the rest of us amazing pleasure , dreaming of a life like yours bud. 🇨🇦
We simply share what we know and love doing Greg. 😊💙
Jim is great he has an amazing wit. I think this was my favorite kitchen one yet.
When my daughter was little (7) she found out she liked escargot. When I put the little teeny garlic buttery bread bowls on her plate. You know when you get a sourdough breadbowl of clam chowder like that, but teeny individual bowls with garlic butter sauce...I told her, "Try it. Rich people eat this. It is a delicacy and full of stuff that tastes delicious but is bad for you to eat like candy or bacon. I'll tell you what it is after you have had some." :) She loved it. If it is on a menu she orders it :P
Haha. There’s some phycology going on there. 🤣
Wow
All I can say is WOW!!!
Thank you. 😊
That outfit... Jim is an absolute legend.
He really is. 🤣
Safety and sustainability… educational and very entertaining… Great video…
Thank you very much. 😊
Hi John, I love your foraging videos, they are so educational and full of excitement. Plus when you have Jim cooking for freshly foraged food 😋 😋 😋 combination. Well done for sharing a fantastic video made a perfect end to my weekend.
Thank you Daryl it is our pleasure, I am glad that you enjoyed joining us. 😊👍🏻🐚
@@TheFishLocker the pleasure is all mine watching a brilliant content on TH-cam ❤️❤️