Tim Rowe came from West Cork arrived to talk about smoking fish and beekeeping. He showed us how to build a smoker quickly with materials around the college (blocks, sand, wood chips...). Once the burning wood turned to coals, we applied doug fir chips and began to damper down the fire - making sure to plug up the leaks with sand. The fire was positioned lateral to the fish so that only the smoke and not heat would cook the meat.
We used Whiting, not because it was the best fish but because it was what was available. Typically you would want to use a more oily fish like mackeral or herring in Ireland.
A bit too salty but still good!
Tim runs his own bee farm in Ballylickey, where he gathers and produces absolutely delicious honey! He is also very involved in conducting surveys on the loss of bee populations in West Cork due to Colony Collapse Syndrome. A great book recommended by Tim that outlines the current plight of the honeybee is "A World Without Bees" by Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum.
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