Of Geoducks and Coffee

[jamiemaw]

About Us is the excellent KCTS series that profiles Washington. Thursday at 9pm they will rebroadcast Three Feet Under (everything you wanted to know about geoducks and their resemblance to equine anatomy), and then at 10pm, Seattle: Coffee. Here's a program summary.

[jamiemaw]

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[jamiemaw]

Well, at least the Geoduck (aka Gooeyduck) portion was entertaining. Some things I didn't know before watching the documentary:

1. That the geoduck was nominated at one time as your state bird.

2. That it‘s the official mascot of Evergreen College.

3. That ‘Clamscam’ was a pretty major poaching (i.e. clams for clams) scandal.

4. That the Salish Nation had a saying “When the sea is out the table is set.” Meaning, I suppose, that we’re having geoduck again for dinner.

5. That in the Nisquali language, geoduck means ‘to dig deep’.

6. That it represents the largest marine biomass in Puget Sound, and by far the most commercially valuable, with up to 4 million pounds being harvested each year, about 2.7% of the commercially available stock.

7. That Hama Hama means ‘stinky, stinky’, referring to the coastal flats where it can be harvested by civilians during minus tides.

8. That the state takes a levy of about 10 times what the harvesters receive.

9. And finally, that the geoduck is not without a little charisma all its own.

I feel much the better for this information and now return to World Cup Hockey.

[dandelion]

Darn, I missed it! (I <em>had</em> to watch the Sonics win last night.) Does anyone know if this will be on again, or perhaps someone taped it? The KCTS website doesn't list any upcoming dates for the program....

[chuck]

Watching this has definitely inspired me to find some geoduck and make it myself at home. There was only a quick clip of a Chinese chef taking one apart, but I think I can wing it. Hearing it described as sweet and mild was really appetizing, as those tend to be the descriptors for my other favorite seafoods.

I was disappointed to sit through almost 50 minutes of the Victorian street busker just for 10 about Seattle coffee. They made it sound like the hour would be half and half. Oh, well.