Episode 70: 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.  - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! Rate This Podcast - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Join our Facebook Community Group - Harvesting Nature Shop Discount Code: PODCAST20 Shop Now - Tell your story on our Adventures For Food Podcast Series - email [email protected] - ALLEN Company Shocker Turkey Hunting Product Line - 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 From the Wild webseries 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 Lisa Cutcliffe 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  From the Wild Webseries 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 - Music by Cam Pierce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices