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10 minutes ago, Mockngbrd said:

ho jiak bo

Chewy chewy is what I can say, similar to normal dried scallop but this is fresh version. My wife and a few kids loved it but I not really into shellfish haha as I do not like the seafood smell. What I got from my daughter is that if baked like how was done previously, should have tasted much better. I doing it more for the fun while my family benefit from it haha.

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28 minutes ago, Jusnel said:

i used to go to Punggol many moons ago to hunt for blood worms on low tides.  Super muddy! 

Punggol,  Pasir  Ris and Sembawang all facing Johor, all the rubbish dumb there all flow over.

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4 minutes ago, Buadongdong said:

Noted bro, i'm not as adventurous as you. Am especially paranoid about picking seafood outside on my own cos I have no knowledge about them at all.. Guess i'm destined to pay for them liao..

Watch more of those seaside scavenging videos you will know more and learn how to deal with them (aka cook them), then maybe you will dare to haha.

It is a shame they are literally everywhere and there for the pickings, but many of those walking around just know how to pick dead seashells which are aplenty also.

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This is a video that explain the difference between the 2 main types of scallop. Should give you the confidence to prepare and cook them haha:

 

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On 1/12/2020 at 2:32 PM, Heartlander said:

Recently there are many threads created that are controversial and created tension among members. Today let me share something more light-hearted and hopefully will pull some of us away from the internet/forum for a few hours haha.

Have been watching those seaside scavenging videos for awhile, be it from angmo countries or china. Always intrigued by what can be picked up along the beaches in other countries. But over here is not like hopeless, though we should not be too hopeful unless you have a yacht and could sail to southern islands all the time. With keen eyes, still possible to have some fun while spending an hour or two looking for something along local beaches, especially good for young kids.

To be specific, I have recently have been picking up scallops along 2 beaches along East Coast Park when the tide is at its lowest in late afternoon, about 0.3m according to myENV app for those keen to do it. The tide would have receded to expose a long stretch of sandy/muddy land, and you will be surprised by the amount of dead shells that can be found there. Yesterday managed to bring home 10 pieces of bigger than palm-size scallops within  20min of look look see see. You will not need sharp eyes as they are practically everywhere if you know how to spot them, would have taken back more if not for the concept of sustainable fishing.  Pro-tip - look for those sitting upright that are slightly opened. Those alive ones would be anchored to a base through some fibers, would need some efforts to twist them out if located in sandy areas. The shells would be clammed shut when you try to putt it out from its base. Those lying flat are definitely dead so do not bother.

After reached home spent some time and hard efforts taking out the meat. Do not actually need to put the scallops overnight to spit out sands as we are only interested in the coin-size meat that is the muscle and not the internal organs of the shellfish. After that I let my helper did some stir fry to let the family enjoy. Should have baked it like previous time as tasted much better. More common way to enjoy them would be to bbq with some sauce concocted from garlic and ginger and onion and chili.

Anyway  this is just some sharing for those keen on spending quality time with kids or just personal time to relax. Just be mindful to wear proper shoes or slippers as the place could be muddy.

 

 

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Wow!  Didn't know got 好料  in East Coast.  Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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20 hours ago, Dleodleo said:

Wow!  Didn't know got 好料  in East Coast.  Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Glad that others may benefit.

I also heard from my FIL who grew up at east side shared that long ago  the village people staying by the sea would use their feet to feel for such shellfish when low tide. So doing this is not something new over here. Maybe the few who know about this just keep quiet to continue to benefit haha.

And for those keen to try this out, please go only during ultra low tide at evening. The pictures I showed were when the tide was at 0.3m, very low and does not happen every week. I check out the tide table from myNEA that the next very low tide at 0.6m occur at 352pm of 22/1. There are many low tides occurring after 8pm, please do not attempt then as too dangerous in muddy area. Enjoy but be safe.

https://www.nea.gov.sg/weather/tide-timings

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19 hours ago, Heartlander said:

Glad that others may benefit.

I also heard from my FIL who grew up at east side shared that long ago  the village people staying by the sea would use their feet to feel for such shellfish when low tide. So doing this is not something new over here. Maybe the few who know about this just keep quiet to continue to benefit haha.

And for those keen to try this out, please go only during ultra low tide at evening. The pictures I showed were when the tide was at 0.3m, very low and does not happen every week. I check out the tide table from myNEA that the next very low tide at 0.6m occur at 352pm of 22/1. There are many low tides occurring after 8pm, please do not attempt then as too dangerous in muddy area. Enjoy but be safe.

https://www.nea.gov.sg/weather/tide-timings

For some of the bigger shell, can find trace of small hole on the ground and water split out out by it. 

This is experience from my childhood living in Sembawang kampong. 

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5 hours ago, Tohto said:

For some of the bigger shell, can find trace of small hole on the ground and water split out out by it. 

This is experience from my childhood living in Sembawang kampong. 

You do not even need to dig when harvesting in this locale, just be spotting the upright shells jutting above the sand or water. Maybe if dig got more hidden there, but my last harvest of about 11 shells were spotted just be looking. There were many more but I did not want to take back too many, not easy to cycle back with the loot as quite heavy already haha. I am sure other nearby beaches also have as my first attempt was at a big canal nearby. So long as the tidy is low enough that is.

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Many² years ago. Bugis beach was the spot for Lala. While the open sea at Kranji reservoir park was the best spot for mussels. Now not sure if anyone still does this...

 

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On ‎1‎/‎19‎/‎2020 at 3:22 PM, Tohto said:

For some of the bigger shell, can find trace of small hole on the ground and water split out out by it. 

This is experience from my childhood living in Sembawang kampong. 

Still staying sembawang?

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