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Forster's Home Smoked ...: Finest Smoked Mackerel....

We don't bother going out for meals very often, not even on holiday. We don't take smart clothes and after a few days of wild camping our appearance is non too smart!!!
The advantage of having our own boat meant that we could catch our own fish which we then smoked. Absolutely delicious.

Obtain one smoker (our's was bought for £35 ish)
Catch and gut your mackerel.
Fillet the fish.
Cover in salt for two hours or so.
Dry the fish, light the smoker.
Lay a layer of wood chips in your smoker, place on top of heat and place fish skin side down on the grid.
Cover with lid and adjust steam vent.
15 mins later, a delicasy fit for a king.Made even more special by adding cracked black pepper (ground between two stones!) before cooking.

It was very fortunate there were a few people camped on the beach. I gave everyone some smoked mackerel (most said "I don't like mackerel" and then came to tell me how delicious it was!!!) Two families we supplied regularly which meant we could go out fishing again. I now have a large bag of smoked mackerel fillets in the freezer.

Unfortunately I don't have any evidence of the finished product, only the raw ingredients!!!

Address: Mull

Directions: Fresh from the sea.

Rating: 5

Theme: Local

The Reef: Local Seafood

I'm afraid we didn't actually eat here (I was feeling decidedly scruffy after a few days free-camping and had no decent clean clothes fit for a restaurant) but I liked the look of the place.
This restaurant was taken over as a new enterprise by a fishing family last year and specialises in whatever seafood and fish they catch themselves. They also rear their own Highland beef and lamb.
Outside is a board with the daily catch listed and from which boat it's come from. These are supplemented by other daily specials as well as a normal menu. It all sounded absolutely delicious and I suppose the prices weren't too outrageous, it's just we are well out of the habit of eating at restaurants.

Open April - Sept and booking is adviseable.

Favorite Dish: Naturally you would have to try the seafood.

Address: The Reef, Bunessan

Comparison: about average

Directions: Central Bunessan.

Phone: 01681 700291

Rating: 0

Theme: Seafood