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capt. mike
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HOW MUCH PER KILO? comm'l or retail?
just curious. i don't see it on the shelves here.
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Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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Bajagypsy
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God Shari, I love our town more and more everyday!!!
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I have never eaten Ablalone. I don't see it on menues here, though I just might not go to the right places. I believe I have seen it in Asian markets
here canned. Is canned Abalone any good? How does one cook it? Your abalone looks wonderful Shari and know you are a wonderful cook.
Iflyfish
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Ken Bondy
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Iflyfish - abalone is, IMHO, the best of all seafoods. You rarely see it in the US anymore because there are very few left in US waters. The meat is
the foot of the snail, you remove it, pound it until it is thin, bread it, and then fry it very briefly on each side. I'm sure shari can give you a
more detailed spec. The problem is finding them.
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Gypsy Jan
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Amen, Ken Bondy
I used to spend my childhood summers on Catalina Island while you could still harvest abalone wearing only a snorkel and fins (and, obvs, carrying a
diving knife).
I have very vivid memories of pounding out the steaks (while trying to avoid pounding any of the hovering wasps into the meat).
[Edited on 4-5-2008 by Gypsy Jan]
[Edited on 4-5-2008 by Gypsy Jan]
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shari
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They steam and can the abalone here at the plant and canned or jarred abalone is very delicious...nice and tender and can be eaten as it, or made into
a c-cktail or sliced and fried in butter and garlic or breaded...It's also fantastc as ceviche too. We are blessed to still be able to eat it here.
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DianaT
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Abalone from Bahia Asuncion marketed by Ocean Garden Products.
As we learned from Shari and Juan, the fishermen in both coops can participate in lobster OR abalone season, not both as they are the most profitable
products.
In conversation with a fisherman we met at the local llantara, he told us that at the coop in Tortugas and further north, the fishermen could fish for
lobster AND abalone. I keep wanting to ask Juan about this, but keep forgeting---just curious----so I will ask right now????
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Gadget
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
I commend your community Shari. These are good stewards, they protect and manage their livelyhood. Kudos!
It is so sad that the ideals and mindset vary in importance so widely. It is so out of kilter imo. On one side of Baja you have a concerted effort by
Mexican locals maintaining a viable fishery.
On the other side(literally) you have a bunch of independants or loosely organised fishermen who cannot or will not or do not practice the law of
protecting their interests.
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Sharks, you are sure right on there.
While down to BoLA over last November I would swim each morning.
I encountered 2 snorkelers one morning with small diameter rods, a squirt bottle and a mesh bag. They work along in 6 to 10 feet of water, squirting
BLEACH into the rocks and crevices, pock around with the rods and collect the tiny Octopus that get stunned by the bleach. The bags had 2 to 3 inch
diameter catch in them at the biggest.
I tried to get the one guys attention but he would keep his distance and always turn away from me. It was so upsetting, but I am just a gringo, what
can I do?
Abram says that of late sales of gallons of bleach in town have gone up 10 - 20 times. He believes the added pollution is killing of plankton and as
a result the Whale Sharks are not coming into the inner bay.
This is just such a harmful practice, but I guess you have to think about how desperate you may get when hungry.
Sorry, poorly worded rant, had to clean it up a little. G
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shari
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Juan says that in Tortugas the fishermen CAN work at both lobster and abalone....lucky guys! Now I know why they have all those nice pick ups..A can
of that abalone goes for about $35 and depending on size can have 1-3 abalone in it. I've seen them in the stores in Vizcaino and the fish market here
has them I think. Juan says that black market abs go for about a hundred bucks a kilo. Here the coops only sell the seconds...the lips or edges they
cut off...and we grind it up and make delicious sausage or burgers out of it. During the season you can find abalone tamales and empanadas here
sometimes or order them. Juan's sister makes great stuff if anybody wants to order some!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Juan's sister makes great stuff if anybody wants to order some! |
I assume you are talking about Lupita. Lupita needs a flyer---menu with prices (tips extra, of course) and as more and more people buy property, she
will need a flyer for her property care services---and all the other things she does. 
Thanks for answering----
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Stickers
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
and we grind it up and make delicious sausage or burgers out of it. During the season you can find abalone tamales and empanadas here sometimes or
order them. Juan's sister makes great stuff if anybody wants to order some! |
You are killing me Shari.
The last time I saw abalone on a menu was about 15 years ago on the pier at Monterrey (Ca) fisherman's wharf. It was New Years Eve and priced at
$50.00 for a piece about 1/8" thick and about 3" diameter. I ordered it since I had never seen abalone on a menu before. When it arrived at the
table I had to laugh but once I started eating I could not believe how delicious it was.
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DianaT
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John grew up in the 50s eating lots of abalone---parents got it free from a good friend who was the Park Ranger at Leo Carillo State Beach---the
abalone confiscated from the poachers. 
So the idea of $35.00 a can just makes him shake his head.
Wonder what the vigilencia do with confiscated abalone? Sure can't imagine it would be wasted.
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shari
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geez..you were right about that huge plate we ate last night, I figure there were about 30 of those pieces on it...no wonder I feel so stuffed and
satisfied! Actually Juan's other sister...he has a bunch of em...Blanca makes fabulous abalone tamales, empanadas and chorizo. It's a family act here
for sure...even Juan's brother's dog Tuto lends himself to renters!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
geez..you were right about that huge plate we ate last night, I figure there were about 30 of those pieces on it...no wonder I feel so stuffed and
satisfied! Actually Juan's other sister...he has a bunch of em...Blanca makes fabulous abalone tamales, empanadas and chorizo. It's a family act here
for sure...even Juan's brother's dog Tuto lends himself to renters! |
OK, they need to start the family food service business---delivered with a smile. Could be the first food delivery business in Bahia Asuncion.
Tuto? Yes he comes to visit often and even crabby little Maggie has made friends with him and she does not like many dogs.
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gadget
This is just such a stupid practice, but I guess you have to think about how desperate you may get when hungry. |
That's true. However, I think we would both be surprised to find out how much of the money made that way does NOT go for food.
That town, as much as I love it, is going to destroy every living thing in that bay unless something changes.
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Wiles
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Thanks Shari,
The yellows are pinks, and the blues must be greens. Glad we straightened that out.
In 1987 husked and trimmed abalone sold for $50.00/lb at San Pedro Fish Market. And they had no problem selling every scrap.
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BajaWarrior
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Does anyone know the price of a can of Abalone? How about the availability? Does it come to the U.S. for sale? Asian markets, Mexican markets?
I want some!!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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shari
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I can pick you up some here...around $35 a can...good excuse to come for another visit!
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BajaWarrior
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We just went over the calender for the summer and it looks like we'll be doing a driving trip to Monterray/Napa June/July and then flying to Oahu in
August.
Bahia Asuncion is a little out of our reach this summer since we'll be also sneaking some Pacific side San Quintin and Erindira trips in. Future trips
back to Bahia will be scheduled however. Maybe a Nomad run, invade your town. Perhaps even a land race from the border, winner gets a can of Abalone!
I've seen that canned brand CALMEX somewhere up here, I'll have to check the markets. If anyone is heading to Bahia Asuncion we'd love a few cans to
be brought back up to San Diego or vininity?!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Bajagypsy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
geez..you were right about that huge plate we ate last night, I figure there were about 30 of those pieces on it...no wonder I feel so stuffed and
satisfied! Actually Juan's other sister...he has a bunch of em...Blanca makes fabulous abalone tamales, empanadas and chorizo. It's a family act here
for sure...even Juan's brother's dog Tuto lends himself to renters! |
I love Tuto, he is the best dog, he adopted us when we were down in December, I don't think it had anything to do with the fact that Mr. Gypsy was
feeding him.....
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