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00:00Oh, I'm Tiana Atride. This is Latte and that's Mocha. And we're out here in South Carolina.

00:09Most people visit South Carolina to eat, yours truly included. And those who have tried a meal

00:14in or around Charleston understand why. Southern comforts like sweet tea, jambalaya, and fried

00:19oysters make anybody a happy traveler. But on my most recent trip, I decided to go one step further.

00:24I plan to spend a day catching all of my meals myself, just me and whatever the low country

00:29provides. I'm Tiana Atride and welcome to Meals Not to Miss. My day began like any great one. Beneath

00:34the canopied lanes of Kiowa Island, where some of the best residents in the entire state of South

00:39Carolina reside. And I'm not just talking about the people. Welcome to the Goatery at Kiowa River.

00:44It's a great place to come out to. The Goatery is a small farm run entirely by volunteers like

00:48Laura, who helped make local cheese, milk, and eggs. Out in the pastures, you can hang out with the

00:52entire barnyard. Pigs, donkeys, one little sheep, and a hundred of what may be the friendliest goats

00:57known to man or animal. I may be the only person on earth who didn't know that goats are essentially

01:02tiny dogs with horns. In my defense, you don't get a lot of farm time in New York. But the real

01:06stars of the morning were these lovely ladies right here. The Goatery is more than a hundred

01:10chickens. The farm sells about a dozen dozen packs of eggs a day. That's 144 eggs total for the math

01:15of birds among us. Usually you just grab a carton out front and keep it pushing, but I got to spend some

01:20time collecting, sorting, and packing them up to go. Breakfast sorted. Soon it was off to our next stop,

01:25Low Country Oyster Co., an oyster farm about an hour outside of Charleston at heaven for anyone

01:29who orders them by the dusk. They've been selling farm-fresh oysters for more than a decade.

01:34Their team is all about harvesting sustainably, and they took me out on the water to show me how

01:37it's done. We hopped on a boat and headed out to see the winding marshy waterways to learn about

01:41every step of the oyster growing process, from how baby oyster seeds get sorted to how they grow into

01:46the briny beauties that you love to slurp on the half shell at a happy hour. When you go, they'll even

01:49give you a behind-the-scenes look at the floating cages where the oysters live and grow,

01:53and how things like salinity and water flow can affect how they taste. Naturally, once we were back

01:57on land, it was straight to the picnic bench for a feast of fresh oysters served up with hot sauce.

02:01They'll even teach you how to shuck them like a pro. Just watch your thumbs. Once I'd experienced life

02:05on the farms, it was time to head back into town to spend the evening getting my sea legs. Casual

02:10crabbing with Tia is a hands-on crab-catching experience and arguably some of the most fun you can

02:14have in Charleston. Founder Tia Clark is a Charleston native and a member of the Gullah Geechee community

02:18whose culture and cuisine stretches back hundreds of years all along the coast of the Carolinas. Now,

02:23the catch of the day every day here is blue crab, one of the most important ingredients in Gullah

02:27cooking. If you've ever tried sheet crab soup in or around the low country, which you should,

02:31then you've tasted them. These are Atlantic blue crabs and the scientific name sounds like a Harry

02:36Potter spell. The scientific name for this crab is Calinectus saponis. You have white zip tie to the

02:44outside of the basket and we're using chicken today. Zip tie and spin art. Brand new drumsticks out of

02:50high school package. Tia and her crew will show you a couple of different ways to catch blue crabs.

02:55In one, you toss a baited net into the water, wait a while, and then pull it up as fast as you can.

02:59In another, you team up with a partner. One person slowly pulls in a piece of chicken on a string while the

03:04other swoops in with the net. Then it's time for the most exciting part, picking one up. I would be

03:10lying if I said that grabbing a crab didn't scare the living daylights out of me, but whether it's

03:13your first time or you're a seasoned crabber, they'll walk you through every step so you don't

03:17get pinched. And once you've caught your fill, they'll even pack them up to take with you. Turns out

03:22there's actually nothing wrong with being a little crabby. That night, it was time for a romantic date.

03:27Just me and the big bag of crabs I've been hauling around all evening. The destination, Charleston Crab House,

03:32a family-run spot that's been on Market Street for nearly three decades. You can imagine how much

03:37crap has come through these doors. They've got a motto here, you hook it, we cook it. And they

03:41mean it. I sat down, handed over my haul from Tia's, and watched the sun set over Charleston while they

03:46prepared a full-on feast. And even if you don't have a crab bag of your own, they've got plenty to pick

03:51from. Crab cakes, crab claws, crab dip. You get the idea. Just like those crab legs, some meals taste

03:57better when they're not just eaten, but earned. Got a favorite Charleston spot we should try next time?

04:01Whether we have to put in the work or just show up for the res, let us know below. And if you like

04:05this video, don't forget to like and subscribe. Happy travels and we'll catch you next time.

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