tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post114540531804298932..comments2023-10-14T06:58:37.261-07:00Comments on KeeWee's Corner: New Zealand WhitebaitJennifer AKA keeweehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-79486799139875088962019-10-24T16:24:08.522-07:002019-10-24T16:24:08.522-07:00Just want to add...I was always told to DEFROST wh...Just want to add...I was always told to DEFROST whitebait, (if you have to), it should be defrosted in milk. It helps retain and enhance the flavour apparently. I am trying it out today after finding some frozen south island whitebait. Will see if it is in fact true or not. masterchef...NOT!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05297010315822763729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-76681586628376384712019-10-24T16:20:18.216-07:002019-10-24T16:20:18.216-07:00Aaaahhhhh...a person after my own heart. I agree w...Aaaahhhhh...a person after my own heart. I agree with everything in your article and it was well told. Sounds like the Greek whitebait might be a little bigger than NZ whitebait...I couldnt imagine frying 3-4 at a time (of NZ bait)...they are much too small. My dad used to do two ways, the egg recipe you have or the dusting in flour and into the butter. What a delight....except when a whitebaiting day only produced about 5 actual whitebait. Wit ten children, (yes, ten!) that didnt go far, only as far as dads tummy. LOLmasterchef...NOT!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05297010315822763729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-23510931243692318502011-05-19T01:34:55.734-07:002011-05-19T01:34:55.734-07:00thank god for good old NZ mums - and their very si...thank god for good old NZ mums - and their very simple but best recipesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-25662368730350369282011-03-01T17:49:28.645-08:002011-03-01T17:49:28.645-08:00My other half is a New Zealander wholives in Oz. H...My other half is a New Zealander wholives in Oz. His folks still live in NZ and we have just met up with them in Queensland. They went whitebaiting before they left NZ and caught kilos n kilos of it. They bought a few kilos over for us and all the kiwis just loveds it. We still have just under a kilo in our freezer! I had full intentions of trying it until i saw it.....Totally agree with your mum Keewee...just can't handle their beady little eyes looking at me........ :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-10860337764357970742010-01-24T19:42:09.939-08:002010-01-24T19:42:09.939-08:00Hi Keewee. Thank you for this recipe! We current...Hi Keewee. Thank you for this recipe! We currently have a packet of whitebait from the supermarket and my wife asked me to search online for ways to cook it. I'll ask her to try out yours.Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-80657452819654849402009-10-17T23:52:14.148-07:002009-10-17T23:52:14.148-07:00I lived in NZ in the '60's/'70's a...I lived in NZ in the '60's/'70's and sometimes frequented the West Coast of the South Island (whitebait country). At that time it was relatively inexpensive. I was told in years gone by it was dug into the garden as fertilizer. Sad that times have changed so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-45529090031557721062008-10-25T15:05:00.000-07:002008-10-25T15:05:00.000-07:00just travelled for 3 weeks in NZ from Australia,an...just travelled for 3 weeks in NZ from Australia,and held out til the last minute to go to the fishmonger before going to the airport and bought back a kilo of whitebait ($105)just about to cook some now mmmmm!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-32667258064246044532008-09-01T01:30:00.000-07:002008-09-01T01:30:00.000-07:00think the whitebait you would get in the states wo...think the whitebait you would get in the states would be chinese bait they bring them into new zealand too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-13407598828690474522008-04-09T07:11:00.000-07:002008-04-09T07:11:00.000-07:00whitebait can be found in the States in Asian supe...whitebait can be found in the States in Asian supermarkets and is called Silver Fish, sometimes you can buy it fresh but most often it is sold in half pound or one pound blocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-73087347780075074152008-01-04T21:51:00.000-08:002008-01-04T21:51:00.000-08:00We eat whitebait regularly in crete, greece, but n...We eat whitebait regularly in crete, greece, but not as a fritter. We wash the fish, pat it dry, pick up three or four at a time, flour them and drop them into a pan of hot (olive) oil. They need very little time to cook, and we only add salt! Coincidentally, I used to live in Wellington, and had never seen whitebait before I came to Greece!Maria Verivakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440852486788630957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-23908109342803385882007-04-24T11:35:00.000-07:002007-04-24T11:35:00.000-07:00As a Ex-Pat NZ'er, I read these things with 'tugs ...As a Ex-Pat NZ'er, I read these things with 'tugs at the heartstrings'<BR/>I remember the 'hard core' whitebaiters used to just dust the whitebait in flour seasoned with pepper and drop them on a hot pan.<BR/>Nothing to take away the flavour.<BR/><BR/>Ashley NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14408128.post-56750838455006123552007-02-24T20:58:00.000-08:002007-02-24T20:58:00.000-08:00white bait hasnt been something that i grew up on....white bait hasnt been something that i grew up on..rather expensive i think and not having a fishing minded mother or father, we sort of missed out on that, I enjoyed your story i hope that kids are still experiencing that.<BR/>But tonight is my first time at cooking them, so was sort of going to do them like corn fritters i guess...but i sort of feel guilty now reading your story, so maybe half the way you said..just the egg mixture, and other half with a beer mixture..and then maybe go look for my own whitebait somewhere out there in a river..i feel inspired to share that with my step-son and nephews..thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com