Pipis?

[Yoodles82]

Ok so its that time of year again and i'm heading to fraser island in early september.

Remembering my haul of pipis from last years trip, and with the recent redclaw cookup adventure, i thought i'd ask about the humble pipi.

So...Can we eat them? Is it worth trying to cook them up or are they best on the hook instead?

I'm inspired to try these lesser known fruits of the sea so any hints would be appreciated! :cheer:

Cheers

Nat

[Do$tylz]

Oh yeah... man they're awesome to eat. Just make sure you bath them in a bucket of water first for a few hours... then hand pick them out. Otherwise you'll be eating a mouthful of sand.

Pipi's in black bean sauce...... my mouth is watering now.

[bootyinblue]

Yep... purge them in fresh or just slighlty salted water for a couple of hours, then treat them as you would mussels.

I have steamed them before till just opening and then tossed them in a garlic cream sauce.

[stinkyibis]

Not bad to eat cooked. More and more people are eating them, I have personally eaten them live, dug straight out of the sand which wasnt too bad but I wouldn't recommend anyone else do that!

[Yoodles82]

stinkyibis wrote:

Not bad to eat cooked. More and more people are eating them, I have personally eaten them live, dug straight out of the sand which wasnt too bad but I wouldn't recommend anyone else do that!

Yeah....No thanks!

I'll give cooking them ago :-)

Thanks for the tips guys

[crazywalrus]

They are good eating, as the boys said make sure you let them flush first to get the sand out. You can use them in a great clam (pipi) chowder. HMMMM my mouth is watering just thinking of it. They are even good just frying them up in butter and garlic. Good luck Ted

[Schmuck]

Haven't had them for a while now but when properly purged and in a nice chilli/pepper sauce they are awesome. Mmmm now I want some!

[matjohnston]

this will sound strange but i've heard the trick is to keep them in a bucket of water and give the bucket a kick every now and then as this makes them close quickly so that all the sand gets flushed out...

[Keen-as-fisho]

Pipies and garlic are a perfect combination When I'm camping on the beach I like to throw the whole shell in the pan, bit of oil and ligtly fry and add lemon juices when they pop open, very nice. Word of advice, clean the sh!t sack out

[kriso]

righto so how do you prepare them when you cook them? do have to open them and clean certain things off or just cook till they open?

[Yoodles82]

yeah, i thought you just cooked them till they open...like mussels.

Where is the poosack!?? And how do i clean it :-)

[Keen-as-fisho]

Boil them, or however you choose to cook 'em, till they open. There will be a set of brown eyes staring at you, grab it and bin it. Can be eaten but not very pleasant

[waldo]

I never bothered again after my first try years ago when I crunched through a sandy couple and decided bait was a better option.

They have been responsible for poisoning people so make sure you keep them very fresh and remember there is a 50/person possesion limit.

[Morgs01]

the S@#t sack is the green/brownie bit attached to the fleshy tongue.The tongue bit is the best to eat, even raw like oysters!!! But really important to flush them for a few hours to get that sand out!! Then use them in any mussel, oyster or clam style dish. Bon appetite!