Fresh oysters, flounder and scallops van

State Highway 1 at Waiwera
Unsure of opening hours, but I’d hazard a guess and say weekends during daylight hours

Noel Sullivan has been running the fresh oysters, flounder and scallops van for over seven years now. The flounder had come out of the Kaipara Harbour earlier that morning. The scallops were fresh too and they looked good.

We got two flounder for $9 and about a dozen scallops for $12. I have no idea how that compares to anywhere else but it seemed alright to me. I like buying food from a man on the side of the road who knows the guys who caught it.

I had scallops for lunch that day, and the next day. Cooked in butter with garlic, Maldon and cracked pepper, I had them on rocket with a bit of french bread and some beetroot hummous from Matakana market. The scallops were very good. And they were even better the next day when I had them with just a piece of baguette to mop up the garlicky lemon juice and butter.

That evening we had the flounder, lightly floured and cooked in a bit of butter, served with Maldon, cracked pepper and lemon juice of course. Again with rocket because that’s what we had.

Now, the potatoes were a bit of a luxury. Par-boiled we put them in a pan and unloaded a $5 pot of duck fat onto them. Decadent? Yes. Perfect? Also. Topped off with a dollop of red-pepper-chilli jam and a glass of delightful rosé.

De-lish.

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