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: >> 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?
:
: --
: Wayne Boatwright *¿*

Moreton Bay Bugs are a Shovel-nosed crayfish, once thrown away when caught
in Queensland Aussie until they became a good cheap eat. No meat you can
use in the body or legs and usually the whole crustacean is about the size
of your hand (they grow to twice that size, but I ain't seen 'em)) and only
the tail eaten, which is about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the body length.

Most say it is sweeter than Crayfish. The taste is fine and usually
doo-dahed up with fancy sauces. 20+ years ago cheaper Buffet restaurants in
Brisbane would have a table with a 2 foot high mound of Bugs boiled whole
and you grabbed a plate and snapped the tails off and picked out the meat.
Good food!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/50eats15.shtml

Frenchy