On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 12:03:11 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

> Squat lobster is native here ( w Scotland) and is not the same
>animal as either langoustines or lobster; they are very skinny
>spiny-claw things and the only appreciable amount of meat is in the
>tail.
>
> The closest taste I can describe, is like white-meat from crab; sweet
>and firm.

Hadn't heard of it before the post, but it's certainly an interesting
looking beast!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:M...tridentata.jpg

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