@@FISH-OHOLIC Yes. Man made "leather" ie plastic. Don't get sucked in and buy. I bought three, all nearly blunt, obviously factory made in the thousands. Variously described as Viking, Norwegian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian etc. Really, please believe me, they are mass produced crap.
The trick to hunting the Wild Crouton is to use the correct type of cudgel. A rigid cudgel, or a heavy one, will shatter the crouton. You need one that is padded and just heavy enough to do the job. Improper cudgel selection is one of the primary reasons why students fail the rigorous exam to become a fully certified Chasseur de Croutons. Wild Croutons can be trapped as well, but it can take a long time (the common Wild Crouton is very shy) and one must use the right bait.
If only I’d known this when I was just starting out! I assumed I was hitting the croutons too hard, to counter that, I would swing slower, giving them time to escape! I did have some success, but it was limited, and more often than not I would either shatter the crouton or let it escape. I only learned this when I went crouton hunting with a true expert, met through a mutual friend. It truly opened the wider world of crouton hunting up to me.
I love Fin's tip on waving the fish in the oil to seal it, we learned that a thermometer in the oil an bring it up to 375 ° makes all the difference from having soggy fish or crisp fried fish, an pat it dry before putting on the coating, makes all the difference in the quality of the meal, thx for the vid. BTW, I am one of your American audience an truly enjoy your vids.
Is deep frying candy something you Scotsmen has adapted from the east asian practice of deep frying fruits as dessert in latter years or did you always have a passion for deep frying stuff? /Curious norseman.
Wasn't prepared for the longing. We live in England, but my dad's family's from Scotland, and we've got a house in kirkcudbright. Haven't been for two years. God I miss it.
Your videos have quickly become some of my favourite content on TH-cam. Its an escape from the never-ending Lockdowns (Australia) I seem to be in. I'm part of a Highland Broadsword Fellowship that practices together, the Marshal arts of the highland so these sort of videos are a fascinating watch to see the things we talk about brought to life. Thanks!
It is pretty common for a single factory in China to make the same product for many brands, under different names, with different levels of quality control. I.e. what may be a second tier run for one brand, may be fine as a first quality for another. That being said, I'd personally rethink the sponsorship, you have worked long and hard to bring a sense of integrity to the world and it'd be a shame to lose that over money. I'll still watch if you make fewer videos, as long as they are well made, and share the much needed message of slowing down and living a connected life. Cheers.
Be careful with the sponsor, the company is poorly reviewed and the website is potentially a scam with a lot of people waiting over 10 weeks without receiving their knife and others who have received it claiming it is of very low quality.
Yes the knives are very poor quality, obviously mass produced in the thousands, not at all sharp, and certainly don't cut like in the various advertising videos. Variously described as Japanese, Viking, Chinese, Russian etc. I've got three and I definitely do not recommend.
@@geraldinegregory.1803 it's a shame because I really like the design with the finger hole for better control. I'll just stick with my Gerber and Benchmade instead.
@@kelbiechampion.sturgis3257 Yes, most of us do. But you will find that, because of the quality of the metal, it will be very difficult to get it anywhere near as sharp as it is advertised to be. And it won't hold the edge. (sharpness)
Don't be fooled into buying these knives. I bought three. None of them are sharp. They are obviously factory made in their thousands. The sheaths are man made "leather", i.e plastic. They are advertised all over the place variously as Japanese, Viking, Chinese, Russian etc. They are extremely difficult to get a decent sharp edge on, even with specialist honing equipment. I have gathered from other sources that a few get handmade and sent out to people for review purposes. If you don't want to be duped, DON'T BUY.
I wish I’d read this first. The website is also very dodgy. After you put in to order one it pops up all this crap wanting you to add this or that to the order. I didn’t notice till the very end, after I’d paid, that it had added FOUR more to my order……. I’ve put in a request to cancel the order. Luckily I paid with PayPal. If they give me any trouble I’ll dispute it through them. Aaaaand, they’re nothing but trouble. They keep replying that a specialist will contact me in 1-2 hours. Almost 24 hours in and nothing but automated BS responses.
@@PlatinumRotsu Uh oh! About a month after buying the knives I got hacked and started getting hundreds of email adverts coming through, every day... I hadn't thought about it being because of buying the knives. I haven't lost any money from any accounts (yet) but it was, is, very, very annoying and has really messed up what I can do online. I get dozens of emails every day telling me that my device has picked up a 'virus' and I must buy this or that app to get it fixed. There has been a huge increase in rubbish advertising and I am blocked from doing all sorts of things that I used to do online like buying things that I want to. Your comment has really made me wonder if the knife purchases are where the problems all started from. Food for thought indeed.
Finally seeing the legendary Ian!!! Cheers my man and hello from beyond in the deep south from argentina!!! This video is super cool and chill. I just started getting into cooking, and this gave me some motivation to persist. Cheers Tom, and a "hullo!" from a descended scotsman!
A very enjoyable video as always! On the next one, please share some video on what wild croutons look like and how to hunt them. Over here in America we can only get the farm raised and packaged type.
I gotta say young lad , I am glad I stumbled upon your channel. I am of Scottish and Irish heritage my Father was Johnston (Jon’s Tun) and my Mother a Rourke. Closing on a half century I’m finally in a place and position where I can invest is quality Plaid and have two variations of my Clan Tartan scheduled for fitting, both ancient one of which is Faded that will be my Great Kilt. As an outdoorsman I really appreciate the quality of your research into the history. My Clan were not Highlanders rather we were Lowland Reavers. Nonetheless I enjoy your video Content as does my Russian Lady. Cheers from the Cariboo Region of British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦
@@Johnny-tt5dw they're actually both great. Different aspects of being self sufficient in the outdoors. But they're both close to each other and I'm interested in what they could glean from one another and present to their audiences. Did I mention they both kinda look alike? Maybe they switch rolls and do a video as the other person from their POV, but in a different setting?
@@dnc411 I like primitive stuff so this is up there for me especially because its about Scottish stuff, but I'd like to go back to the Picts if I could. Aw they're good. Think they look alike? 🤭
@@Johnny-tt5dw I'm American, so they're accents are damn near the same. And I'm not white, so all skinny hippie looking white dudes with beards look alike to me 😂😂
So I have been told my entire life that I'm Native American until I recently did an ancestry test and it came back that I'm 57% Scottish specifically from the highlands so I love being able to see an accurate form of information. As a way to learn a bit about my heritage.
@@Johnny-tt5dw I don’t know how it works but I’m guessing you might be able to trace where your ancestors lived, and places like the Inverness or Sutherland for instance are part of the highlands region of Scotland. So…maybe it tracks where in Scotland ancestors are from and then from there you can just Google if it’s classified a high or lowlands area? I’m not too sure; that’s how I thought it might be but I don’t know if this is correct or even remotely how the process works
I would love to see more recipes. I don't eat fish, haggis or game meats, so eating a Scottish meal is harder for me maybe! Haha. Finn's enjoyment of food is brilliant! I make the same noises when I like my food.
A nice well-shot video with great people and great content. However... we're all still hoping for the video where you show us how you made that nifty little bow. Please!
A couple of comments - first, the fish looks just incredible but unfortunately I am quite allergic to fish, pretty much anything with fins: second I hadn't heard that the Scots deep fried "everything", I associated that with American cooking.
@@davidbertrand1315 if you didn’t know. Don’t worry. In the 90s a chippy batter a Mars bar (chocolate bar) and deep fried it. And so the legend was born. But if your not British you wouldn’t know.
Having fresh fist. Me eating tuna from a can because I live in a damn desert, and everyone overfished this year thanks to the lockdown leaving no fishing for myself.
How did the highland people keep their kilts and clothing clean? I'm sure most of them could be smelled for miles away before you actually would see them. Very curious.
Especially true if this was filmed quite shortly before it was released, like the chanterelles seem to indicate. Late summer mackerel isn't exactly lean.
@@ragnkja Well spotted with the chanterelles. Last bunch of late summer mackerel I shot spearfishing was so fat that though I started it on a dry pan, before the end it was like a proper deep fry …
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@@FISH-OHOLIC Yes. Man made "leather" ie plastic. Don't get sucked in and buy. I bought three, all nearly blunt, obviously factory made in the thousands. Variously described as Viking, Norwegian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian etc.
Really, please believe me, they are mass produced crap.
@@geraldinegregory.1803 Honestly?
@@geraldinegregory.1803 thanks for the feedback/advice its appreciated
@@geraldinegregory.1803 Should have said to the seller, maybe get a refund or a better product maybe?
The trick to hunting the Wild Crouton is to use the correct type of cudgel. A rigid cudgel, or a heavy one, will shatter the crouton. You need one that is padded and just heavy enough to do the job. Improper cudgel selection is one of the primary reasons why students fail the rigorous exam to become a fully certified Chasseur de Croutons.
Wild Croutons can be trapped as well, but it can take a long time (the common Wild Crouton is very shy) and one must use the right bait.
If only I’d known this when I was just starting out! I assumed I was hitting the croutons too hard, to counter that, I would swing slower, giving them time to escape! I did have some success, but it was limited, and more often than not I would either shatter the crouton or let it escape. I only learned this when I went crouton hunting with a true expert, met through a mutual friend. It truly opened the wider world of crouton hunting up to me.
Prime advice right here. Thank you friend, I will be putting this wise nugget to use very soon!
I love Fin's tip on waving the fish in the oil to seal it, we learned that a thermometer in the oil an bring it up to 375 ° makes all the difference from having soggy fish or crisp fried fish, an pat it dry before putting on the coating, makes all the difference in the quality of the meal, thx for the vid. BTW, I am one of your American audience an truly enjoy your vids.
forget the Mars bar... Deep Fried Oreo is where it's at.
Is deep frying candy something you Scotsmen has adapted from the east asian practice of deep frying fruits as dessert in latter years or did you always have a passion for deep frying stuff?
/Curious norseman.
@@SonsOfLorgar Dunno, not a Scots. Also, it was all Erebus' fault.
@@LordDarque 1) ok
2) yes and he needs to be erased for it
Wow, deep fried Mars Bars. We still getting that? Don't know one person that tried that. Deep fried snowball on the other hand🤔 Aye
Only joking. Deep fried, pizza, haggis, hamburgers, sausages....aye everything 😂🙈
I really love you videos...I especially like the historical content. I'm not Scottish, I'm of Irish decent, but it feels close to home...
Maybe of celtic base...nothing wrong with that
The fish eye sockets are the most nutritious part, with DHA and so on. Should not be wasted!
Ahhh you guys, seriously you warm my heart during dark days.
Please Don’t ever change… or keep ya roots if you have to.
Good luck 🖖
Wasn't prepared for the longing. We live in England, but my dad's family's from Scotland, and we've got a house in kirkcudbright. Haven't been for two years. God I miss it.
Your videos have quickly become some of my favourite content on TH-cam. Its an escape from the never-ending Lockdowns (Australia) I seem to be in. I'm part of a Highland Broadsword Fellowship that practices together, the Marshal arts of the highland so these sort of videos are a fascinating watch to see the things we talk about brought to life. Thanks!
Similar case here! Seeming like never ending lockdowns in Australia too. So cool to see someone else is interested in this stuff and is from Australia
It is pretty common for a single factory in China to make the same product for many brands, under different names, with different levels of quality control. I.e. what may be a second tier run for one brand, may be fine as a first quality for another.
That being said, I'd personally rethink the sponsorship, you have worked long and hard to bring a sense of integrity to the world and it'd be a shame to lose that over money.
I'll still watch if you make fewer videos, as long as they are well made, and share the much needed message of slowing down and living a connected life. Cheers.
Your outdoor cooking makes me hungry!
Be careful with the sponsor, the company is poorly reviewed and the website is potentially a scam with a lot of people waiting over 10 weeks without receiving their knife and others who have received it claiming it is of very low quality.
Yes the knives are very poor quality, obviously mass produced in the thousands, not at all sharp, and certainly don't cut like in the various advertising videos. Variously described as Japanese, Viking, Chinese, Russian etc.
I've got three and I definitely do not recommend.
@@geraldinegregory.1803 it's a shame because I really like the design with the finger hole for better control. I'll just stick with my Gerber and Benchmade instead.
@@SPARTANTROOPER Yes, it is disappointing. The knives certainly have a nice feel to them, shame that they're not sharp though.
@@geraldinegregory.1803 well that's why I have a knife sharpening kit
@@kelbiechampion.sturgis3257 Yes, most of us do. But you will find that, because of the quality of the metal, it will be very difficult to get it anywhere near as sharp as it is advertised to be. And it won't hold the edge. (sharpness)
Wow, that fried fish and barley cakes looked delicious! Great video!
Don't be fooled into buying these knives. I bought three. None of them are sharp. They are obviously factory made in their thousands. The sheaths are man made "leather", i.e plastic. They are advertised all over the place variously as Japanese, Viking, Chinese, Russian etc. They are extremely difficult to get a decent sharp edge on, even with specialist honing equipment.
I have gathered from other sources that a few get handmade and sent out to people for review purposes.
If you don't want to be duped, DON'T BUY.
Thanks for the Intel!
I wish I’d read this first. The website is also very dodgy. After you put in to order one it pops up all this crap wanting you to add this or that to the order. I didn’t notice till the very end, after I’d paid, that it had added FOUR more to my order……. I’ve put in a request to cancel the order. Luckily I paid with PayPal. If they give me any trouble I’ll dispute it through them.
Aaaaand, they’re nothing but trouble. They keep replying that a specialist will contact me in 1-2 hours. Almost 24 hours in and nothing but automated BS responses.
If he's starting to promote rubbish I'm in subscribing
@@PlatinumRotsu Uh oh! About a month after buying the knives I got hacked and started getting hundreds of email adverts coming through, every day...
I hadn't thought about it being because of buying the knives. I haven't lost any money from any accounts (yet) but it was, is, very, very annoying and has really messed up what I can do online. I get dozens of emails every day telling me that my device has picked up a 'virus' and I must buy this or that app to get it fixed. There has been a huge increase in rubbish advertising and I am blocked from doing all sorts of things that I used to do online like buying things that I want to. Your comment has really made me wonder if the knife purchases are where the problems all started from. Food for thought indeed.
I always know that when you upload somethin that I am going to enjoy what it is. It's a nice comfort
Stinging nettle tea from the youngest leaves at the top is great against stomachache.
Chanterelle are my favorite mushroom!
Videos like these are what makes me wanna go out and camp and fish by myself as it proves: camp how YOU want
Really Good video , nice to see you again. Stay safe .
Wow, this video made me hungry.
Finally seeing the legendary Ian!!!
Cheers my man and hello from beyond in the deep south from argentina!!!
This video is super cool and chill. I just started getting into cooking, and this gave me some motivation to persist.
Cheers Tom, and a "hullo!" from a descended scotsman!
Thank you
loving your videos sososo much all the way from switzerland! Thank you for showing us your content in such a charming, interesting way
I really love your content and you make me want to go back to Scotland.
A very enjoyable video as always! On the next one, please share some video on what wild croutons look like and how to hunt them. Over here in America we can only get the farm raised and packaged type.
They only live in Scotland; they exist due to a dimly understood symbiotic relationship with the haggis herds.
A video on how to make your waxed cloth food package would be nice
This is the content I've been needing. Always love it and have a wee pad and pen for they wee nuggets of gold 😁 Top knowledge and dedication Tom 👌
Fandabi is the best
Thank you for the great video- made me super hungry and looked very tasty😋👌🐟
Hey Tom. Keep up the good work.
Great camerawork, background music.. I saw the effort you put into this.
Unreal! I'm inspired
Looks delicious
Always great information on your videos. Beer fish batter is fantastic.
Thanks guys for the great cooking tips!!!
First time seeing a little cauldron in use for camp cooking...think I might add one to my kit as well!
Love your content
Oh my Glob, the food looks amazingly delicious!!!!
Very nice video, thank you again, Tom!
Looks nice
A very mouth watering video Tom , now I 'am off to the kitchen lol Cheers mate.
Lovely video, guys! Thank you. What do the runes say on the wooden bowl please?
Excellent FOOD episode!
I see your knife is from Japaknives, of which I have the big cleaver and Tigers Claw. Video made me hungry! Nice job!
I gotta say young lad , I am glad I stumbled upon your channel. I am of Scottish and Irish heritage my Father was Johnston (Jon’s Tun) and my Mother a Rourke. Closing on a half century I’m finally in a place and position where I can invest is quality Plaid and have two variations of my Clan Tartan scheduled for fitting, both ancient one of which is Faded that will be my Great Kilt.
As an outdoorsman I really appreciate the quality of your research into the history.
My Clan were not Highlanders rather we were Lowland Reavers. Nonetheless I enjoy your video Content as does my Russian Lady.
Cheers from the Cariboo Region of British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦
Looks delicious lads. Old or new recipe it doesn't matter when the fishes that fresh.
Nate
I dont eat sea food but that looked lovely good job guys!
Good tip dipping before dropping, that all looked pretty tasty. I peeked up your kilt, underwear! Good video. Peace.
Patch is still on the way. But the video arrives right in time!! Keep up the good work! Love from Colorado!
I thought this was TA Outdoors. Y'all should do a collab
Naw! 'e's an Englishmon! ;-)
Naw, this is better 😁
@@Johnny-tt5dw they're actually both great. Different aspects of being self sufficient in the outdoors. But they're both close to each other and I'm interested in what they could glean from one another and present to their audiences. Did I mention they both kinda look alike? Maybe they switch rolls and do a video as the other person from their POV, but in a different setting?
@@dnc411 I like primitive stuff so this is up there for me especially because its about Scottish stuff, but I'd like to go back to the Picts if I could. Aw they're good. Think they look alike? 🤭
@@Johnny-tt5dw I'm American, so they're accents are damn near the same. And I'm not white, so all skinny hippie looking white dudes with beards look alike to me 😂😂
The outdoor cooking ASMR noises loll
Fantastic video, that fish looks amazing, wish i could have been there
Runes on the bowl you should touch base on the viking present in Scotland and Ireland
This video is comfy AF.
Great Video man!
So I have been told my entire life that I'm Native American until I recently did an ancestry test and it came back that I'm 57% Scottish specifically from the highlands so I love being able to see an accurate form of information. As a way to learn a bit about my heritage.
That's a beautiful mix 👌
Curious to how it could be specific to the Highlands though?
@@Johnny-tt5dw I don’t know how it works but I’m guessing you might be able to trace where your ancestors lived, and places like the Inverness or Sutherland for instance are part of the highlands region of Scotland. So…maybe it tracks where in Scotland ancestors are from and then from there you can just Google if it’s classified a high or lowlands area? I’m not too sure; that’s how I thought it might be but I don’t know if this is correct or even remotely how the process works
Very nice gentlemen 🤠
NICE!
I could literally smell this video, looked amazing
great stuff mate! could nearly see a couple of low hanging fruit when you were eating the fish...
Great video as always! 🤙
Great Video! That cauldron looks perfect for Potions Class!
Great video! 👍
I rather look forward to some Sgian Dubh promotion;P
Where did you find the croutons? They normally live in Highland woods not near the sea!
Was expecting some kind of stew or soup (to use the fish heads maybe?) but nonetheless very nice cooking.
The scenery at the sea is also lovely
Woohoo! New vid!
4:04 "garentee"??
The sun's out - are you sure that was really filmed in Scotland? :) Cheers Tom, another great video.
Watch for buckshot in those croutons!
Great video fabri .looked yummy
Watching this while doing my daily 16h fasting.... good job as always.
How did you manage to save the butter during the walk ? had you much of it ?
Hours old mackerel is one of the best fish I have ever eaten, however you cook it.
@Leonard Ticsay Smoked Mackerel 👌
But the best ways all involve wood smoke in some way, whether it's hot smoked or grilled over a campfire or a charcoal barbecue.
I was looking forvard to this
I would love to see more recipes.
I don't eat fish, haggis or game meats, so eating a Scottish meal is harder for me maybe! Haha.
Finn's enjoyment of food is brilliant! I make the same noises when I like my food.
So put it simply bannik bread is an older term for hard tack?
A nice well-shot video with great people and great content. However... we're all still hoping for the video where you show us how you made that nifty little bow. Please!
I've been looking for a long time Is for the favorite to make a kilt can you send a link please
Fandabi Dozi 👍
Never in a million years would I have guessed that you can eat stinging nettle.
might be a silly question but do you have to de bone that fish or can you eat the bones after cooking it
you can eat all the bones if you have strong enough theeth but that kinda doesn't taste good
Is there a reason why you don't cook the heads of the fish too?
That’s lembas bread
Really enjoy your shows wish I could afford to patron but sadly I can not
Great video. I don't think the canoe is 16th century Scottish! What would be authentic? A coracle, as in Ireland and Wales?
What is your bannock bread recipe please?
Great…a video of grunting men eating food…….!…awesome
This is like the Scottish @townsends
A couple of comments - first, the fish looks just incredible but unfortunately I am quite allergic to fish, pretty much anything with fins: second I hadn't heard that the Scots deep fried "everything", I associated that with American cooking.
Is that a joke?
Aye definitely taking the cunt there pal
@@Johnny-tt5dw why would you think that my comment was a joke? I wasn't trolling anyone and it clearly wasn't funny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@davidbertrand1315 if you didn’t know. Don’t worry. In the 90s a chippy batter a Mars bar (chocolate bar) and deep fried it. And so the legend was born. But if your not British you wouldn’t know.
@@garygalt4146 Cheers bro 👍
Having fresh fist. Me eating tuna from a can because I live in a damn desert, and everyone overfished this year thanks to the lockdown leaving no fishing for myself.
What heavenly place in Scotland have you found where you can cook outside without flies trying to add themselves to the food
Two secrets for keeping the flies out: wind and fire.
*I'm hungry.*
TY3
How did the highland people keep their kilts and clothing clean? I'm sure most of them could be smelled for miles away before you actually would see them. Very curious.
Wool is a pretty great material for not stinking like dirty cotton
Sure - mackerel is just simply not fatty enough by default - butter them to the gills ....
Especially true if this was filmed quite shortly before it was released, like the chanterelles seem to indicate. Late summer mackerel isn't exactly lean.
@@ragnkja Well spotted with the chanterelles. Last bunch of late summer mackerel I shot spearfishing was so fat that though I started it on a dry pan, before the end it was like a proper deep fry …
Fandabi Dozi know your signs 6:01
Would highlanders use forks in 17th century?
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Oh fook me, lad. Mackrel is my fav fish, and then with those chanterelles! I have some at home, ima try this as well!
It's been too long since I've had mackerel; it's sooo good grilled over a campfire or a charcoal barbecue. I hope I can get some next summer.
Them
"At lest its not a mars bar"
Me an iowan amarican
" 5 words Deep. Fryed . Stick . Of . Butter."
An do lorg thu biolaire sam bith?