17 April 2012

REAL NZ FISH

As an appetiser tonight we devoured this smoked mullet in record time. The husband is a fisherman of great repute, especially around the Omaha Beach boat ramp and even he could not believe just how tasty this fish is.

"I thought mullet was a bait fish," he said, quickly hoovering up the greater part of the moist flesh.

It was smoky, salty and savoury at once and the thing that makes it such great eating is the oil. So much of the essential oils and vitamin D we need! I removed it from its elegant Aqua Apatu packaging and placed it in tinfoil. It was then into a hot oven for 8 minutes and was ready to eat with lemon wedges and some Best mayonnaise.

Hamish and Nichola Apatu moved from Hawke's Bay to Coopers Beach in the Far North to set up their smokehouse for locally caught seafood and they are now one of what I would call NZ's true taonga (or gift.) They also have a range of other seafood treasures including the most amazing Kina Pate.

All available in my local New World in Remuera, or if you can't make it to there, phone them on T 09 406 2015.

PS If you're far from my New World you can also order the Aqua Apatu range online through www.kai.co.nz