We have had a running list of food items we have to eat while in NZ since well they are famous in this area of the world. I have been on a hunt for mussels and we learned about whitebait in Melbourne. It is sold at the fish counters and is actually juvenile smelt fish. It can be used either as bait or for human consumption (human bait? :) ) Traditionally it is lightly floured and then fried in a pan.
So, of course we had to try it. Last night we accomplished both of these tasks---the mussels (green lipped mussels) were super yummy in a garlic and white wine sauce.
The whitebait was interesting. The texture was a bit like baby eels, without the fatty 'ness. There was not a whole lot of flavor and I don't think I could have made it through a whole patty of it, but a taste was enough and now we crossed it off our list.
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