On Thu 11 Aug 2005 08:12:27p, MG wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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?
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>
>
> the flesh is more tender than a lobster or crayfish, and I think more
> succulent
>
> Maria

Thanks, Maria!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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