can anyone id this?

was fishing in clare last week with conor and steve and we came upon this,they were growing on a log,long plasticicy looking with a shell on top,with what looked like filter feeding feelers in the shell, that closed when you touched it.

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They are goose barnacles

any more info 2 poc?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_barnacles

Jaysus Noel they were a flippin delicacy we could've been eating like kings... doh

Gooseneck barnacles are a Spanish delicacy (also known as Percebes) they grow on rocks on the north-western Spanish coast, and apparently are quite dangerous to harvest.
The correct way to eat them is to squeeze the leather tube right near the shell and then twist, and suck the flesh out.
Slightly warm from being cooked, the flesh looks like a soft mushroom with a strange filament thing on top. The taste is quite intriguing, some what like a fresh briny oyster with the texture of a clam or mussel.
They are typically steamed or flash boiled and retail for around at 100€ a kilo!

They are typically steamed or flash boiled and retail for around at 100€ a kilo![/quote]
where are these il get my scraper and wheelbarrow 50 euro a pound wouldent be long getting out of a recession

Noel just watching the F word on channel 4 Gordon Ramsey fishing for goose barnacles 300 euros a kilo i would go back and fins them if i was you. the leave them connect to the surface they grow on as they stay alive. would certainly help with Christmas shopping ?

cheers mike

wouldnt fancy touching them bad boys.

Hi, A friend of mine came across a log recently with the same barnacles

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well thats a lot of cash on that log bet you your friend has the f#=* word now ha ha