Foraging And Cooking Wild Oysters With Craig Evans

[@SirManfly]

“There’s food all around us”....”where?”....a few hours later and the pan is full !! 😂

[@hooloinnit]

cant fault this video. informative, relaxing and has a wicked cool pup sniffing about.

[@Adsbvs5990]

You forgot the cool Welsh accent 😉

[@BB-mu7jz]

I like this because you learn stuff too.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I'm glad you like it BB,regards Craig

[@katiemiller3]

I absolutely ADORE that dog, so cute

[@jibjub2121]

I had no idea how much I was going to enjoy these videos. Keep up the good work! Loving your videos!

[@PaintballGargoyle]

I just wanted to say thank you for showing not just tasty cooking but also great education on species!

[@jimooky7113]

Has this man been picked up by TV yet, his knowledge and experience are amazing!! Not many men like this left in UK. So glad I found this channel, thank you Craig n Kris.

[@avrilgalleros5000]

The 214 dislikes comes from angry oysters and a dogfish

[@blindhowlingdrunk]

Avril D. The pond life quiver as Craig approaches. They should call this channel The Walrus and the Carpenter.

[@69_at_mine]

Well those oysters and dog fish can suck my apple because it’s apart of life and Craig is awesome

[@plxtfo9748]

Guys just saying your all a oyster and a dogfish I hope u get eaten

[@BuddyLow88]

Indeed!

[@Michael_Turner]

These types of videos are very entertaining to watch. Keep them coming please.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Michael,I am in the process of making many videos of this nature on a regular basis.They will feature the wildlife ,foraging and outdoor cooking of the foraged items from very many locations and differing coastal habitats around our wonderful coast line of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in West Wales. In the near future I will be offering courses . My Website will be "www.Coastal Foraging .co.uk. This will be live in about a month or so. If you've not seen them yet please visit the 2 further videos I made in collaboration with my friend, Kris Harbour "Coastal foraging with Craig Evans" and "Extreme low tide foraging with Craig Evans". Kind Regards, Craig

[@southernrebel9081]

I've grown quite fond of the pup 😍

[@MrHrKaidoOjamaaVKJV]

Excellent educational video. Foraging seafood from ocean-Saslt water bodies can truly be a " Horn of Plenty". Even from Fresh Water bodies as well. Indentificatiin, discernment and Foraging for seafood is important survival task to know, such skills will give people skills to sustain their lives when necessary. For many people Seafood is an excellent source of nourishment. Thank You Sir you sharing your knowledge.

[@patshhi4620]

I love your dog. I’m sure he appreciates coming with you. All those different smells are heaven for him.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Yes ,he has a great time,regards Craig

[@nesestrada142]

Pnce I saw one of Craig Evans videos I couldn't stop🛑These videos always reminds me of days my friends and I used to go camping and getting back to nature and forget all the madness of city life

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I'm glad you like them Nes, I couldn't live a "city " life ,regards Craig

[@duby884]

I just absolutely love your videos please keep them coming.

[@stevestevenson3828]

This guy is a survivalist! Great video

[@lindarichardson-heka6525]

I love watching your videos, not only are they very relaxing but really informative, I am captivated and find your videos really interesting, every time you cook the food at the end I just wish I could reach through the screen and taste some they look delicious, wish I could go foraging I think it would be very therapeutic

[@willturner9139]

I may have grabbed these and tossed them thinking they were rocks lol

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

What a waste Will ,lol,regards Craig

[@jietam_87]

How I wish I could do this someday. So relaxing and fun.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Hi verjie omnes,it is really good fun,regards Craig

[@shauntyson7367]

This is real foraging. Hasn’t been tampered with for KZbin at all. Can’t get any fresher then what these guys are doing, aaand.. we all get some good knowledge from Craig. Lots to teach

[@meachy]

Always entertained and educated when I watch your videos. Thank you.

[@leefreesilk182]

Definitely one of my favourite channels on KZbin. Bloody brilliant videos, so watchable!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Leefree silk,your comment is much appreciated,regards Craig

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Loved this! Back where I grew up in NW Florida along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, a number of my friends' families farmed the local oysters and had been for generations-- they took the tiny baby oysters as they found them growing wild and put them in little holes drilled into wooden pilings, and then wrapped the whole thing in chicken wire. The sea would keep everything submerged and when the oysters were large enough, my friends and their families would go out with low-sided oyster boats, a couple of people in the boats to take the catch while the others waded in the water and pulled the oysters from the pilings. I don't think this method has changed much in a long time, except that they used to tie nets over the baby oysters instead of chicken wire.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

YsabetJustYsabet,thank you for a very interesting comment. Whilst on a family visit to Florida 6 years ago I decided to go out for a days fishing in the Gulf of Mexico out of Clearwater,I did catch a few fish but the highlight for me was seeing the abundance of Oysters and fish in the harbour and inlets,a truly fertile ecosystem. The video was filmed in an estuary that has been well know for the native Oysters(Ostreme Edulus) since around 1500 AD. There is a very small natural commercial Oyster fishery ,which only harvests around 2 tonnes per year.

[@wessexlives9550]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I made a tidal trap and caught a few things but its nothing compared to what you forage

[@Hmmmm13579]

I love how you use natural ingredients to cook with.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Andrew,natural is best ,regards Craig

[@zachc4948]

Craig I still enjoy these videos as much as the first time I watched them. Checking in from Kansas - US! Hope all is well.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

All is fine Zach - Covid has put paid to my coastal foraging courses but will soon resume. Hoping to make some more videos , but I have trouble finding someone to film and edit them for me, regards Craig

[@ChezJohn]

Just awesome, I’m so glad I found this channel. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇺🇸

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like it John,kind regards from Wales UK,Craig

[@jenniferholden9397]

Great video, thanks, it reminded me of me and dads time on the shore. We got cockles, razor fish and muscles, that was until they built the power station at Heysham.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Jennifer,it's a great shame about the loss of habitat you used to enjoy,regards Craig

[@tobix94tobix41]

I get so hungry watching you two. Wish I would live near a coastline like that.

[@ashwinmohandas1690]

Well done guys! What a joy to see all this!

[@brucemaxwell5549]

Love this show, and both of these guys! More videos please! I would watch this every day!!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Bruce,there are many more in the pipeline,we have a very varied coastline here in West Wales,UK.Regards Craig.

[@cerievans4843]

Another amazing video dad keep them coming xx

[@mic300391]

Ceri Evans do you approve of him killing a baby shark?

[@EternalDeath14]

Dogfish are a shark.

[@EternalDeath14]

No I'm pretty damn sure it's a shark. And that reasoning is not a valid argument, cats and lions are part of the FELINE family, not the lion family, that's not even a thing.

[@EternalDeath14]

No I didn't. So you meant that though cats and lions are both felines a cat isn't a lion, sure that logic makes sense, but they're both still felines. Just like a dogfish and a great white are both sharks but a dogfish isn't a great white, that's where that line of logic would work, but at the end of the day they're still both sharks and that's where your argument is invalid. So with that last comment, are you saying that it isn't or is a shark? Because it seems to me that you're saying that they are a shark.

[@JollyJoel]

mic300391, they actually ate the shark so idk what you're griping about... Also, it's a full grown shark.

[@christophersmith7714]

Craig, thanks so much for a very interesting video. I got introduced to you by your friend Kris Harbour. So I have seen you before with your amazing foraging skills. Please put me on a list for when you do a foraging course. Cheers

[@melissaannrivera4102]

Loved the little educational bits, like the thing about the oysters age.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Melissa Ann, I do try to explain a little about the wildlife we have here in Wales UK,regards Craig.

[@Bluecrab41]

Indeed, very entertaining. Thank you for sharing your videos.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

You are welcome Bluecrab41 ,regards Craig.

[@bollinger74]

I pinched a nerve in my neck almost a week ago. I have been trying to manage my pain. I am so thankful for your videos. I am able to relax so much watching your Videos and others like these. Videos like these are so calming. I thinks its because your not loud and you take your time to explain so much.... Please please keep making more videos. Thank you so much.... P.S. still hungry... Haahaahaa

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I'm glad to be able to help Stephanie,keep "Chillin " out, regards Craig

[@bollinger74]

@@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447 thank you Craig... Happy hunting!

[@vincentrussell7246]

Now that's the kind of video that should get a lot of likes and subscriptions because that's the best part eating your catch i think all fishing and crabing videos should show how y'all clean them and cook them and eat them in some good recipes

[@peterobrien8627]

Since I found this guy I can’t stop watching him well deserved sub his knowledge is amazing ! Keep it up

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I'll try my best Evolution M R,regards Craig

[@westlandboy]

Outdoor cooking is the best. Great video

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

It seems to taste better in the fresh air,thank you Chris,regards Craig.

[@USNVA11]

Food tastes better cooked outdoors ! Nice job foraging and cooking ! 🍺

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

It really does USNVA11, kind regards,Craig.

[@Robc509]

Love watching these videos. Super interesting what you guys find and cook up. Thanks

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like them Robo509,more to come,regards Craig

[@patshhi4620]

I get so hungry when I watch your videos. I like seeing what herbs and spices you use, as well as the seafood. Kris, I don’t like the raw oysters either. I keep trying them from time to time, but they just won’t go down.

[@RicTic66]

My best 'stumble' across video of the weekend. Greetings from Oxford you have a new subscriber :)

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you and welcome RicTic66. Many more videos to follow ,regard Craig.

[@jenmiller4516]

I really love the concept you have here really brings me back to my roots!

[@epiclifemovement2924]

Leaving the wooden spoon in the pan at all times during cooking gives it a char that adds to the depth of the flavor coming from the burnt wild herbs :) Still a good watch. Viewed it til the end.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Yes, LOL, Epic LIfeMovement,I didn't realise the stove would burn so hot,I should have used a thicker based frying pan.Glad you liked the video,regards Craig

[@deepsouthNZ]

im a professional oyster opener here in NZ, our season runs from march 1st til end of august and they are dredged from the bottom of the sea (wild not farmed) and these oysters look very much like ours

[@jimmyfarley5581]

This is bloody brilliant! So interesting. Furry seems to be having a good time too.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

We have a great time on the coast Jimmy, regards Craig

[@jimmyfarley5581]

@@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447 have you considered doing events where a group of people (pay) and join you on your adventures? I'm sure many people (me included) would love to join you on your foraging escapades. Not only could you earn a few quid but most importantly you'd be sharing your knowledge and keeping this skill going for generations to come. I appreciate that your videos are a means of passing on your knowledge but there's more to be gained when you're doing the practical and hands on. Plus I can't pet furry through the screen. Just a thought. I'd happily pay you a fee to spend a day learning and enjoying such beautiful scenery. Anyway keep up the good work. I'm hooked and subscribed.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

@@jimmyfarley5581 Hi Jimmy , I have a foraging business , where by I take groups of people out foraging, teach wildlife skills,history geology and then cook the catch my website is www.coastalforaging.co.uk , regards Craig

[@mandymorgan3929]

Amazing,interesting and bloody brilliant getting back to nature thanks for the inspiration 😀

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

You are very welcome Mandy, regards Craig

[@moiragoldsmith7052]

I am salivating! Thanks for the sea foraging lesson.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Hi Moira ,you are very welcome -much more to come.

[@wildwelshgirl]

I finally found oysters in North Wales thanks to your video to help if them. Managed to find some large Pacific ones and also some native ones! Can't wait for this weather to pass so I can get back out and find some more! Thanks for another great video!!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Great ,invasive Pacific oysters are fair game( and much bigger with more meat),please practice conservation with the natives.I don't know where your location is,but I would ensure that there is no "Several Order" in force-This means that they are farmed/cultivated and legally belong to the farmer,regards Craig

[@wildwelshgirl]

Coastal Foraging With Craig Evans thanks for the reply Craig I'm in North Wales there is a farm close by where they grow them on trellis but have been told by local fisherman who was collecting mussels on same beach that any stray Pacific on the beach are fine but no idea about the natives - they're too small to bother with anyway!

[@christrinder1255]

Same here in Poole Harbour, the Romans loved our abundance of native oysters and they’re are mounds of the shells around our Roman sites in and around us in Dorset. We still have them too, and the Pacific oyster now that occasionally you can find having escaped from a fisherman’s small oyster farm.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Cheers Chris,it's great that we have these areas around the UK ,we are very fortunate,regards Craig

[@WildIrishSoul]

That's a super video guys 👍👍

[@Secr8aznman]

Awe you have a beautiful dog, sir!

[@VeeAmericanEagle]

Darren Sok he’s so cute!!

[@missled5466]

What a fantastic channel!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like them more to come,regards Craig

[@janevanskike2101]

Always enjoy your videos. Wish I was near the water like u are.

[@BeardedBored]

Looks delicious, and I like getting the information on each species. Great stuff!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

It did taste very nice-many more videos like this to come !

[@roberteckard9771]

Ran across this by chance love what I see and wish I could do this. USA Tennessee

[@MetePurphy]

Greetings from Pembrokeshire! Great videos , please keep them coming! We're so lucky to have such clean waters in Pembs.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Yes MetePurphy we are really fortunate,regards Craig

[@katanaburner]

Another lovely video. Please keep making more.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

More to come,regards Craig

[@johnniegilchrist4472]

Scotsman in oz.... loved it, pacific oysters are growing feral near me ,also got native Sydney rock oysters too, and warrigal greens ,New Zealand spinach, brought seeds back from beach and planted in garden...

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Nice one Johnny, I hope they grow well-I've done the same with Rock Samphire, regards Craig.

[@oscarmarfori613]

Yummy foraged food 👍

[@karlssonvomdach7956]

great videos, u are a sympathic guy, keep up the good work!

[@nodrama490]

Beautiful place

[@angelinaandzue1068]

Awesome ...i do this a lot here in new zealand. For survival id eat everything u caught. We also have urchins -kina...abalone -paua....but we dont hav razor clams...they look delish.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Hi Angelina,you are as fortunate as me then,happy foraging,kind regards Craig.

[@WorldEngineersOnline]

which part of new zealand, love to visit one day soon

[@williamanderson6142]

Your lucky can only find cockles out Kawakawa bay..go past Clevedon oyster farm,but i cant afford them lol?

[@AlexaAtrocity]

I live in Auckland. And find nothing haha

[@deepsouthNZ]

im in the far south where our best oysters come from

[@daramccaughey8653]

Great. More please. Thanks.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Dara,watch this space for more-any requests ?-regards Craig

[@thebull4307]

Thanks for the informative video, keep up the good work.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

You are very welcome Julio,more to come,regards Craig

[@NothingXMuch101]

Your videos are highly entertaining and educational. Quite the knowledge in marine biology! Well done sir

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Many thanks for your kind words NothingXMuch 101,regards Craig

[@tahirah9203]

nature is cool ,I did something like this on a school trip we collected muscles and brought them to a cabin and cooked them Good video

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I bet they were great times Ali,regards Craig

[@debbiep99]

Love watching your videos. Wish I had your knowledge of foraging.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Liz,it's great fun,regards Craig

[@jessaeduria5362]

This video was amazing..make more videos sir...thankyou for sharing this kind of video...godbless.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Jessa,there will be many more videos to come,kind regards Craig.

[@martin-jp8ml]

always get hungry watching these videos 😋

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you for your feedback Martin,regards Craig

[@kristeelrod3367]

Sir, coming from Lake Michigan in NW Indiana, USA. I am enthralled by your knowledge. My question; how do you know an that the fish is dead?

[@Kywool2K]

Hey, I'm from the Region too. Small world.

[@zanedickson2725]

They look like scallops..love these videos soo interesting

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Welcome Zane,thanks for your comment.

[@rafevelly7295]

You lads are amazing thumbs up

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like them Rafael,regards Craig

[@arabi134]

I enjoy watching your videos very peaceful and tasty at the same time

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I enjoy making and sharing them Maamon,regards Craig.

[@Aliciatracey1980]

I love watching your videos! I'm in Florida, gives me ideas!!! Keep up the awesome work

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like them Alicia,more to follow ,regards Craig

[@scraggyakkerspollockmarsha6588]

Great video .. plenty of food to have

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Many thanks for your comment Gareth, regards Craig

[@scraggyakkerspollockmarsha6588]

Your welcome . Whilst on fishing trips down that way I gather clams .. shrimps . Etc and have a quick meal whilst fishing :))))). And always make sure to catch some great pollock too :)))

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

That's the way to do it, there's nothing better than a meal like that, well done, Craig😀

[@AndyMacaskill]

Ha, as soon as I started watching I thought, "that sounds like Chris Harbour"... Sure enough!

[@ferraridinoman]

Fun guy! Love it!!

[@killyourself358]

That dog looked so happy

[@wildmanrobsonsprinter4503]

I want to do this as I live in a camper. Looks tasty and love the idea of foraging for food. One thing though, I'm scared of fish!

[@basicman0]

great video! thanks for sharing...

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like it Greg,regards Craig

[@kinggsterrdpg7870]

My mouth is watering 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@onlineworker101]

Awesome videos!

[@rickkania8398]

That looks fantastic . Nice vid.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Rick,regards Craig

[@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969]

Great little film 🖒

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Rick ,more to come,regards Craig

[@davidmcloughlin688]

Fantastic lads 👌👌

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like it David, regards Craig

[@monalynoderiong]

I love this guy! I wanna go on a sea food hunt with you too!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

We have a great time here monalyn,regards Craig

[@arnljot9030]

Oi best fishing channel on youtube.

[@nevaehsangel9620]

Just awesome ! Thx for all the best information and showing us all the neat stuff to eat, I'm from USA and a Desert state so these are unfamiliar for me.. haha! Awww..I felt for that dogfish, it's eyes were so dark and looking at u !😔 I couldn't kill it, but I'd eat those clams!😁 Adorable doggo!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you for kind words Cynthia,I couldn't live anywhere but near the coast, I am extremely fortunate, regards Craig

[@slightlya4tistic]

Amazing!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Glad you like it Jayee M,regards Craig

[@keboyelectrofix]

bloody fine myt👍👍

[@rzl5625]

Cool video. Awesome food. Llew is adventurous. :)

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thanks Louie,Llew is still a pup and he loves to come foraging -he loves swimming !

[@andrewb.5996]

Great vid as usual lads.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Many thanks Andrew,regards Craig

[@prestonamat9547]

I love your videos

[@TeamLegacyFTW]

I'm looking for a video about the difference and taste between clams, scallops, oysters, mussels, and cockles. Which taste the best?

[@linwong1494]

oml i wish i could forage and have fun like this! I live in HK which used to be a fishing village but now our harbour is polluted and theres no real beaches in the city area :/ It's nice to see other people do this though and I really admire your knowledge about the food you're foraging

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

It's a great shame about pollution,not only in Hong Kong Lin Wong,but globally, we are truly fortunate in Wales UK to have this environment,kind regards Craig

[@uboat46]

Fantastic video!! Keep it up man! Cheers from México!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you Uboat S.M.G. cheers from Wales UK

[@MsUnitarded]

So entertaining!!!

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

Thank you MsUnitarede,regards Craig

[@cd1673]

Another great video, love these and the ones you did on Kris' s (sp?), channel... that's how I found you. I can't tell you enough how satisfying these are. Thank you from the Midwest of the U.S. 😊

[@stefanthesailor967]

Wonderful videos Craig. I've recently had a long stay in hospital, and you've provided perfect distraction; your style is so refreshing compared to many others, and I always feel I've learnt something. I have foraged mussels and cooked them 'marinières' which worked really well; I'm using your videos to understand which other native species are easy to identify and collect. I had a question about the cat shark- with its cartilaginous skeleton, is there a technique to filleting it that's different from a bony fish? Please keep posting.

[@coastalforagingwithcraigev8447]

I'm glad to have helped pass the time Steffan, I'm no expert in filleting fish however the sharks tend to have little or no rib bones (cartilage), regards Craig