Conch-y Tonkin

Ever since I met Ken, which was 2 years ago, he has told me of the Bahamas and all of it's wonders. Now, beyond my wildest dreams, I am here....not at work. Like the great Jamie Lawson song, "I Wasn't Expecting That" but here I am. One of the treats of this paradise is the ability to collect conch, a tropical marine mollusk with a robust spiral shell which may bear long projections and have a flared lip. The flared lip is what it must have to make it a legal size to collect. Ken told me of how he would walk the sand flats in search of this delicacy of the sea and then how to release the "meat" from the shell therefore providing a sumptuous basis for a great cruiser's meal. He had collected enough conch on his Bahamas cruise in 2016 to bring some back in the freezer so I was able to experience this delicacy in Covington, La. He prepared it for me in several ways: conch salad is made with raw conch and peppers, onions, lots o...