On Thu 11 Aug 2005 07:42:56a, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, "MG"
> > wrote:
>
>> "Lynn from Fargo" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>> > Available in the frozen seafood section of our (new) WalMart
>> > SuperCenter at a price considerably cheaper that "rock" or Maine
>> > lobster. Frozen 1" chunks in a bag. Quite pink in color. Anybody tried
>> > these? I googled 'em and found other names :Mooreton Bay Bugs. I HATE
>> > surimi/fake crab & lobster, but these are a separate species.
>> > Lynn from Fargo
>> >
>>
>> Hi
>> Moreton Bay Bugs (as they're called in Oz) are DELICIOUS!!!
>>
>> kind of like prawns (shrimps to you, I think?), but sort of
>> meatier-tasting (ie sometimes prawns can be a bit wishy-washy)
>> definitely worth a try if you have them there
>
>> Cheers
>> Maria
>
> Same thing as mud bugs (I think that's what they were called - I ate
> them in Oz).

What did you think of them? As tasty as lobster?

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