Podcast: Episode 318, Campfire Cookery and Wild Kitchens
Justin and Kory talk with Kevin Kossowan, a writer, filmmaker, hunter, angler, forager, and wild food chef. They discuss cooking classy meals in the wilderness, campfire cookery, buck neck confit, dos and don’ts in wild kitchens, foraging, cooking out of a backpack, and so much more.
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Special Guests:
Kevin Kossowan: Writer, hunter, angler, forager filmmaker, and wild cook. He has been nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Webseries On Location’ & ‘Visual & Technical Excellence’ for the series From the Wild: A Journey in Wild Food.
connect with Kevin on IG – @fromthewildca and @kevinkossowan
Links:
Kevin’s show on PBS: Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest
Show Notes:
The wild harvesters paradise in western Canada
Working with international chefs
“The Destination is the plate”
working with Hank Shaw
Finding a way to do what you enjoy
Buck neck confit with deer fat
HOT TIP: Take the fat and taste/smell test it
Making the case for deer fat
how a deer’s diet affects their flavor
Spring bear hunting
bear bratwurst with moose marrow mayonnaise
Low bush cranberry Jam and Antelope burger
Taking what you find around you and making the best culinary use
how all the food is connected
Look at the stuff under your boots
Eating “Trash fish” and other non-desirables
learning humility in the kitchen
looking at wild game through different cultural lenses
Making fish chowder for bear camp that incorporates seaweed and fiddle heads and other greens from the west coast
March in Key West vs. March in BC Canada
cooking in the wild
Teaching foraging walks and how to cook out of a backpack
Base camp – pantry building and fire cookery
using a wood library – picture on fromthewild.ca website
Firewood is important for cooking
Cooking over a fire
Hank Shaw Cooking goose and grouse on a rock
building a tandoor and making naan in the bush
rocket stoves are highly recommended
Dos and Don’ts while cooking in the wild
know how to start a fire more than a couple different ways
back up plans are important
Justin’s boat side fish dinner with a sweet rum sauce
Kevin’s favorite meals over the fire
A hike-in kitchen and dining room table
The destination is always a plate of food
Go to fromthewild.ca to watch the James Beard Award nominated web series.
Wild Harvest with Les Stroud on PBS
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