(OT)(VERY OT) yourfavorite local delicacy?

Don't start on the Muratti or Charlie or things could get batey.

Yeah could do with some Jar right now ... shame it takes 24 hours to make it properly ...

 

That's the only downside to it! Although it's definitely worth the effort. Surely there'll be loads of shops selling it this time of year!

 

I included Ormer in my list. It is a very rare form of Abalone found in our waters. Lovely in casserole or fried in butter. So rare that by law can only harvest on the January February and March full moons and other rules apply, £5,000 fine for illegal gathering. Excerpt from wiki ...

" Ormers are considered a great delicacy in the British Channel Islands. Overfishing has led to a dramatic depletion in numbers since the latter half of the 19th century.

"Ormering" is now strictly regulated in order to preserve stocks. The gathering of ormers is now restricted to a number of "ormering tides", from January 1 to April 30, which occur on the full or new moon and two days following that. No ormers may be taken from the beach that are under 90 mm in shell length. Gatherers are not allowed to wear wetsuits or even put their heads underwater. Any breach of these laws is a criminal offense which can lead to a fine of up to £5,000 or six months in prison.[1]

The demand for ormers is such that they led to the world's first underwater arrest, when a Mr. Kempthorne-Leigh of Guernsey was illegally diving for ormers, and was arrested by a police officer in full diving gear. "

Froze my nuts off last time I went Ormering. Six hours, of which, stood up to my waist in the sea for four hours during February (no wet or drysuit as is illegal) and only found three of the buggers. They were nice though ...