In fact, there are over 400 species of grouper!Īnd when you’ve ever fished for grouper, you know how tough a fight these squat slow moving fish can be. There were other species like the gag, scamp, yellowmouth, yellowfin, and the great goliath grouper to mention a few. Most of the grouper I ate back in the day was either black or red, the two most common grouper species in Florida at the time. It’s a versatile fish and because of its meaty texture and thick flakes, grouper is suited for the oven, the grill, or the stovetop. Mild and sweet.Īnd grouper makes for more than just an uh-mazing fish sandwich. And I can assure you, I was not the only one. I’m sure I ate more grouper than any other species of fish when I lived in the Florida Keys for ten years. Just add Jimmy Buffet and an icy Margarita. Pan seared or grilled with a kiss of salt, pepper and olive oil, topped with a dollop of garlic aioli and nestled between a warm, soft toasted bun takes me straight back to blue skies, soft sandy beaches, and palm trees. If you’ve ever been to Florida, any of the Gulf coast states or any of the islands in the Caribbean, I’m betting you ate a grouper sandwich. Welcome to G is for Grouper part of the program. Let’s take a quick break and I’ll be right back with G if for Grouper. PVC pipes and nets float away, storms toss the netting ashore, the farming itself disrupts other marine creatures and birds who rely on that habitat.īut for now, your best bet is to find that awesome sushi bar and enjoy. You should know that even those the seafood recommendations guides give geoduck a good rating, there are some environmental concerns regarding commercial geoduck clamming. Clearly, Geoduck farming is a huge business.
Taylor Shellfish harvests and ships about 700,000 clams annually. And if you’re thinking $70 per clam, Who’d buy that? And remember the minimal weight of a geoduck clam is two pounds.
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Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington State ships live farmed geoduck for $35 per pound plus shipping. I also included a YouTube video showing how a Geoduck is cleaned and served in Japan. There’s a YouTube link in the show notes so you can see Geoduck harvesting in action. There’s a YouTube link in the show notes so you can see Geoduck harvesting in Clam diggers use a handheld water jet called a stinger, to extract the clams from the sand. No red labels on this species! Geoduck populations are healthy and the method of harvest doesn’t harm the habitat. Seafood Watch and Environmental Defense Find rate Geoduck best choice and a good alternative. So what’s the sustainable status of a geoduck? Its neck looks like an elephant trunk growing out of its shell. Undoubtedly the most unusual thing about this species is its appearance. The clam weighs about two to three pounds on average but can grow up to fourteen pounds. Its neck or siphon can grow as long as three feet. Its shell is soft and averages around six inches. You can find geoduck in the Pacific Northwest, think Washington State and British Columbia, but related species are also found from Argentina to New Zealand and Japan. This is not the clam to chop up and make clam chowder or fritters. Geoduck does have a slightly chewy texture, or course, it’s a clam, but it is also super tender and a little nutty in flavor. The clam hit my tongue and I was transported to the Pacific Ocean. Drizzled a little oil over the top, a kiss of salt and that was it.
He sliced three slivers, and I mean slivers. I might have been fascinated more than anything.Ĭhef nodded to me, a knowing approval. So of course I ordered some! Although I DO love clams in general. A large rubber band was wrapped around its shell. I saddled up to a display of fish-blood red tuna, octopus, salmon, and wait, what is that?Ī beige phallic-looking, almost grotesque creature was wedged in the corner of the sushi display. There was one seat at the sushi bar that day.
The joint was nothing special-a small space with a dozen or so bistro tables, a few booths along the walls, and half a dozen bar stools at the sushi bar. Next to a Wal-Mart? Hmm.īut it was the chef that made the place, not the location, she insisted. I was familiar with the area and it didn’t strike me as the place for good sushi. In fact, I remember being dubious when my friend Belen told me about Sushi Tomi. I was eating lunch in Sushi Tomi, a sushi bar with a very good reputation, but not so good location. The first time I saw geoduck was in 2006. And according to Smithsonian, the name geoduck comes from the Nisqually Indian gweduc, which means “dig deep.” The geoduck clam uses its tiny foot to burrow into the seafloor and sand as it grows. What is a gooey duck? And why is it pronounced gooey duck (GOO-ee duhk) when it’s spelled g-e-o-duck?
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Listen here or download on iTunes or Google Play. On today’s episode, I’m tackling G is for Geoduck and Grouper.
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