#abalones

[buffetlicious]

Tonight’s wholesome Dinner is cabbage stir-fry with canned abalones and fresh tiger prawns. Took half a steak of fried batang fish (Spanish mackerel) for myself. There is also boiled pork belly to go with the steamed purple and white rice.

[fewwordsmanyriddles]

[rattyexplores]

Crustacea: Panulirus versicolor

During my free time on Woppa, I did some snorkelling. It was fucking scary, but fun. Without an underwater camera, I sadly couldn't take photos of the things I saw. BUT I did collect a handful of items off of the reef/sand (anything I took, I returned to the reef closest to shore).

The most impressive thing was this lobster tail. It seems all the good parts had been eaten, leaving behind this big ass tail. I consulted an ex-diver about the ID, apparently these things can go for thousands in high-end restaurants (the guy got 40 bucks for capturing a perfect one... middlemen make all the money). I know lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean, but I think they're really cool.

Gastropoda: Haliotis sp.

The second thing I picked up was this abalone shell (also used as food lol). The interior of these shells is really shiny when polished. I've never come across one of these snails before, so I had to pick it up.

Here's a short list of the other things I saw but couldn't photograph: (what I remember clearly, lots of fish I couldn't ID)

Blackeye Thicklip

Goldstripe Butterflyfish

Giant Clams

The large variety of coral (mostly red)

School of pipefish (I think) found near shore

I wouldn't mind doing snorkelling in the future, though I'm certainly going to teach myself how to do it better lol. I will keep an eye for sharks too. This was a popular tourist diving spot, but even still, you've gotta be careful.

13/09/23 - Woppa, reefs near Shelving Beach

[lazypot-kitchen]

海鲜鲍鱼粥【Seafood Abalone Porridge】

简单又好吃的海鲜鲍鱼粥

The easy and delicious [ Seafood Abalone Porridge]. ________________________________________________________________________

[ 材料 Recipe]

大米 Rice                 - 1 杯/cup

鲍鱼 Abalones        - 3 粒 / 3 pieces

蛤蜊 Clams             - 10-20 粒 / pieces 

鲜虾 Fresh prawns - 5 条 / pieces

蟹条 Crab Strips     - 3 条 / strips

生姜 Ginger            - 3片 / slices

香菇 Mushrooms  - 3粒 / pieces

青葱 Shallots         - 适量 / appropriate

紫菜 Seaweeds     - 适量 / appropriate

盐 Salts                  - 少许 / A pinch

胡椒粉 Pepper      - 少许 / A dash

香油 Sesame Oil   - 少量 / A small amount

鱼露 Fish Sauce   - 少量 / A small amount ________________________________________________________________________

[ 材料准备中 Preparation of Materials ]

1) 准备一杯的白米，将米洗至3次。 Prepare a cup of rice and wash until 3 times

2) 倒入盒中再加适量的清水，然后放进冰箱泡直一个晚上。 Pour into a container and add clean water then put in refrigerator to soak for a night.

3) 把鲍鱼，虾和蛤蜊放入水，浸泡至3到5分钟。 Put abalones, prawns, and clams into water to soak around 3 to 5 mins.

4) 把鲍鱼，已剥壳的虾还有蟹条切块。 After 5 mins, cut all the abalones, prawns that had shelled, and crab strips into pieces.

5) 之后把蛤蜊取出水。 Prepare the clean clams for preparation later. 6) 把姜和已泡好热水的香菇切片，再把葱也切成碎 Cut the ginger and mushrooms that had soaked in the hot water into slice and cut the shallots into pieces.

🍲| 煮法 Cooking Methods | 🥣

[1] 首先，开启电炉，调到炒煮模式。 Open electric stove and switch to fry mode.

[2] 在锅里倒入少许的菜油，再加入姜片和葱爆香。 Add some vegetables oil then add ginger slices and shallots to fragrant.

[3] 放入鲍鱼片，虾，蛤蜊和香菇一起翻炒。 Add abalones, prawns, clams and mushrooms into the pot to continue frying.

[4] 加入少许的盐和的鱼来调味。 Add a pinch of salts and a little of fish source for dressing.

[5] 炒直大概两到三分钟就把隔夜的米粒倒进去炒煮。 Frying about 2-3 mins then add the overnight soaked rice into it and continue frying. [6] 调制火锅模式，倒入2碗的清水，还有放入一些蟹条，紫菜，少许胡椒粉和香油。 Then, switch to hotpot mode and pour 2 bowls of clean water. And, add crab strips, seaweeds, a little pepper, and a little of sesame oil.

[7] 最后，调制800瓦特煮直10到15分钟。 Lastly, switch to 800 watts and cook about 10-15 mins. Then, stir the porridge every few mins during the cooking.

[8] 十五分钟后，粥煮好就可以享受了! After 15mins, the porridge is done and enjoy it. ________________________________________________________________________

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[buffetlicious]

Match-stick size Hairy Gourd (毛瓜/节瓜) with canned baby abalones. Some called it Fuzzy melon (Benincasa hispida var. chieh-gua) or if left to mature, the fuzzy exterior disappears, becoming known as winter melon (冬瓜).

Mum’s very own Spicy Chicken using deboned chicken legs with skin removed. Here, it is cooked with tomato wedges to give it some acidity. Great with a bowl or plate of white rice.

[buffetlicious]

You can choose the Counter Seat and ogled at the Catch of the day Seafood all lay out on the bed of ice along the entire counter.

Japanese Marsh Crabs (Sawagani) kept in a sushi oke bowl or hangiri as you would call them in Japanese. I read that the crabs are deep fried and then eaten lightly dusted with salt. The stainless steel bowl in front hold a number of Live Abalones.

[brokentoy13]

One time, my 8th Grade History Teacher gave us a True/False Test. One of the questions was: "When The British went to Australia, they encountered native peoples already there named Abalones."

[daixin]

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