Percebes: Harvesting, Cooking, & Eating Gooseneck Barnacles (Percebes) on the Beach (Catch & Cook)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- These barnacles may look bizarre, but they're edible! People risk their lives harvesting Percebes (also called Gooseneck Barnacles or Goose Barnacles) off cliffs in some parts of the world. I'm fortunate enough to live in a place where a little bit of rock scrambling led me to an easy and delicious catch and cook on the beach. It was such a treat!
I never thought I'd be eating barnacles but it happened :) I'm sure the U.S. will eventually catch up with Spain and Portugal in treating Percebes like the delicacies that they are.
💬 Have any of you eaten them? What did you think?
(Also, just a reminder to please forage/harvest with care. These barnacles can take decades to establish and grow large enough to harvest!)
Check out the WDFW rules pamphlet for current regulations in Washington (they're listed as "goose barnacles"): www.eregulation...
Oregon has different harvest rules that I'm not familiar with, if anyone has those details I'd love to read them if you could link them in the comments :)
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The fact the Portuguese have them like peanuts on their seaside bar counters... Their fantastic...
Thanks for the proper skinning technique 😊
0:53 3:57 I'm impressed by the camera persons agility and ability to keep you in frame while scrambling along behind you.
Hahaha I'm impressed too! He's much more nimble on the rocks than I am. He's like a goat out on the jetties lol.
Those are absolutely the BIGGEST gooseneck barnacles I've ever seen! Better keep that spot a secret 🤫
Unfortunately, they're illegal to harvest in California (for no good reason), as is using tools to harvest mussels (for reasonably good reasons). A little butter and garlic and like NW Iberia, they go to another level. It's probably best not to ever use pry bars or scrapers, though I see some do it in CA (illegally). I use gloves and a twist for mussels. I bet small BBQ or cooking tongs would help get goosenecks out without stripping the rock around them. As you say, always best to forage with care. Thanks for the video!
Ive never harvested these but from observation, I think a 5 in 1 tool would make it a lot easier for you to work your way in and detach them.
Wanted to learn about barnacles and came here. You have nicely explained. Thanks from Kerala state in India.
Super informative as always. I would eat a lot of the things you harvest, but not sure about those.
Hahaha, yeah I almost chickened out when it came down to eating them. That looks are a little offputting :) Totally worth it though. They were delicious. If you get the opportunity to try some I'd say go for it!
Thanks so much for this amazing and informative video ..! Much love from Istanbul , Turkey ..! 🇹🇷
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching!
They are so good!!!
So tasty! I am so happy to have tried them. Now I'm addicted!
so cool wow...
Would love to try.
Why not eat the mussels too?
Cool!!!
Thanks!
Awesome! I've been meaning to do this for awhile. We sure get to live in a beautiful place! I'm hesitant to ask... but any concerns with domoic acid closures and consuming the acorn barnacles?
For domoic acid, I guess there are two levels of concern:
1. Legal: the coast wasn't closed to barnacle harvest when we harvested them. However, I just checked the DOH and WDFW sites and it looks they would be included in this current coast-wide beach shellfish/crustacean harvest closure.
2. Biological: there's not much (if any) research on bioaccumulation of toxins in this species. Usually domoic acid accumulates moreso in the guts of crustaceans than the meat, and Gooseneck Barnacles are technically crustaceans. However, they're also similar to shellfish, which bioaccumulate in both the muscle and viscera. The guts of the barnacle are in the hard shell part that covers that mouth/feelers, which we don't eat. Sorry I don't have a 100% answer on thisone. I wouldn't think it would be a high risk, but also probably not worth the risk since there isn't really research on this species in particular.
Oh no prob. Thanks for the thoughtful response! I was more asking your personal concern level. Fyi I worked at DOH in the (what was then) office of shellfish and water protection for a few years. I'm not a scientist though. Jerry Borchert who oversees the biotoxins program is a good friend of mine (and you can see him in a few of my videos). I imagine the necks are like surf perch fillets, where there really is no absorption of biotoxins. Where basically if you don't consume the viscera you're ok. But like yourself, I can't say I know that. Jus assuming. I know some members of the Makah Nation harvest the goosenecks, and they do monitor for marine biotoxins in general. I wonder if they'd have any insight.
@@WAFishQuest Ah I got ya. Yeah, personally, my level of concern with them is pretty low. I didn't know you worked for DOH! Yeah, that was my thought as well that the edible neck/stalk part wouldn't have much if any accumulation of biotoxins so in theory it should be fine to eat lol. I'll have to see if the Makahs have any information published/available, but it may take more tracking down lol.
Can I ask, where are you getting these? It looks like your down around Westport maybe?
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Thanks so much!!!! It's pretty exciting :)
Which beach do you go get these? Thanks!
She makes it look easy but were am from galicia getting Percebes is like mining in a cliff while getting hit by waves, its pretty dangerous.
were you the one on r/foraging? i got curious and searched for barnacles recipe after seeing the post and happened to see your thumbnail looked similar to the picture
Haha, yeah. I shared a photo on r/foraging :)
😂😂! Same here! Just wondering if was he gonna eat them or use it for bait?!
“Look how fat he is” the excitement 😂
Hahaha, love me some chunky percebes :)
They actually contain very little fat
awesome
Thanks so much!
Canada on the B.C. coast and US on Washington Pacific coast have plenty of gooseneck barnacles and mussels the eyes can feast on. Spain/Portugal treat them a delicacy?
Ooohhhh something interesting to add to the list of forageable foodstuff, have you tried any of the local species of mussels?
It's been several years...and the ones I had were not good lol so I've been a bit hesitant to try again. But it may have just been the preparation/freshness. I'll probably keep a few next time I'm out getting more percebes...maybe make a paella or something. Do you have a favorite mussel I should try?
@@SeaWolfFishing that's cool I'm still a little iffy them guess its mostly where they're harvested.
They aren't horrible tasting, but removing the hair is just nasty 😮
The brine is sand. It wasn’t cleaned out well enough. Sand gets caught in their feelers which have to be flushed out.
You’re supposed to blanch them for 45 seconds to 1 minute then soak them in ice.
USE STRONG FORCEPS TO PULL THEM OUT.... Like tweezers but a lil bigger YOU CAN GET THE WHOLE BARNACLE THAT WAY....
Oh my gosh THANK YOU SO MUCH! I knew someone would have another way to harvest them!!!! I've seen people use scrapers, pry bars, knives, custom metal/wood tools, but I have no idea what works best. I'll definitely try the forceps next time. Hopefully it's a bit easier :)
Now, how well do they work as bait?
I'm not sure. Haven't tried. That's a good question. I ate them all lol. Maybe next time I'll save a few to test out. I bet surfperch and crab would love them though.
who decided these were edible?
they are a delicacy in Europe
Hi. It was very interesting. I just saw your video for the first time and I subscribed to your number. I am from Iran, my name is Ismail. Thank you. It was very interesting. I wish I lived in the same place. 😪😪😓😓 I wish you were happy.
Liked 55, have subbed your channel. Would you please let me which page is it, I haven't find the section of "Goose Barnacles" as you mentioned here! So cool to learn this from you and wish to see you the beach someday too!
Page 134 of the current WDFW fishing regulations pamphlet.
@@SeaWolfFishing I find it, great info, thanks for the direction! Do you like razor clamming too, this week WA opens times! wish you enjoy outdoor more!!!
I think you can harvest them easily with hot water
Looking at your reaction to eating this it seems that this was your first time you ever ate the barnacle.
What about the black clamps. Are they edible
You mean the mussels?
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The guy who discoved these things can be eaten: 😎
Yeah..if wasn't because of TH-cam videos...i would have never known that this creature is an expensive delicacy. It really looks like tiny crocodile claws stuck on rocks lol..
Tastes probably like an overcooked shrimp! Tastes briny because you added a ton of salt. The reason for the obsession in Spain is the way they are cooked. Just like in Louisiana with oysters, a lot has to do with the sauces and condiments that are consumed with the shellfish.
"Tastes probably like..." A.K.A. "I've never tasted them, but let me run my ball washer anyway."
@@j.c.m5168 I just picked and ate some on the Oregon coast. They are great. They don't need anything added.
They are boiled and eaten directly from the shell, just like the lady showed, no sauces or anything else as they have a delicate flavour.
Yuk imagine trying to eat these things i always wandered wtf they where 🤣🤣🤣
donde es? ciudad
Quien sabe pero hay un montonal de esas porquerias de percebes wacala!!!
we korean call barnacle as turtle's son
Why does everyone keep saying it's dangerous? Are they toxic or something? Or is it dangerous because of the exposure to rough tide while harvesting? I'm clueless here. 😐
I guess like me we'll never know...... must be like some kind of secret or something
It's the rough tides
@@caseygtrThanks 😊
Are these vegan?
No, they are animals
They have no taste like claim just salty. I ate raw dipped in lime, salt and black pepper.
send me a kilo and I will let you know if they are any good .I was born eating these in Portugal as a baby and I miss them so much .
After watching the video of a man in excruciating pain from a barnacle growing in his hand, why would you eat these?!?!
Dont grow one in your hand
Good video but hard pass on eating that !
closed mind
Que asco se loz come !!
The killing of creatures with enthusiasm! 20 years to grow to this level! Do you get it people? They are there for a purpose and the ecosystem is perfected to control everything good and bad. Once you rape the area, like deforesting the trees, it allows for an imbalance of the environment to take place.
How do you manage to live without eating?
Farmland is dead forests. Eating crustaceans you will leave the coast much the same behind you. It is best to eat at the bottom of the food chain, and short of eating algae, this is it. It is sustainable. Harvesting in the wild is the best way to live. For the planet, and for you. Just dont commercially harvest and leave bare rocks behind. Its not rocket science. If you want to live on GMO corn and soy living on land thats being degraded and adding poisons to the planet, go right ahead. Mussels, clams, crabs, sardines, its all sustainable. Until they are harvested to be turned into fertilizer.
I wouldn't call taking a few barnacles equivalent to a "rape" of the area. It's not like she came through with some kind of industrial machine to remove every last one. Every ecosystem can sustain things being eaten - it's literally part of the system. It's only when things are taken too far that it becomes damaging.
Anybody that eats those things will eat ANYTHING, ugh!!! Yukkk, I'm about to throw up!!! 🤢🤮
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