Who knew?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/10/t...is-shrimp.html

I've always wanted to try a mantis shrimp. Now I want to, um, try a mantis shrimp. They sound delicious.

They are! I ate a whole tray of them on the beach, sweet revenge

[asylumdown]

Think you were eating one of the same species that shows up in the trade?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

Think you were eating one of the same species that shows up in the trade?

Hard to tell. They were BBQ'd Tasted nothing like shrimp or lobster. Very unique taste.

[windcoast reefs]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Hard to tell. They were BBQ'd Tasted nothing like shrimp or lobster. Very unique taste.

I'll have to try one next time I'm down there!

[kien]

they taste like Crawfish, which as my son keeps reminding me is actually not a fish at all.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by kien

they taste like Crawfish, which as my son keeps reminding me is actually not a fish at all.

Yup, I recall eating one of those once, very similar.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Yup, I recall eating one of those once, very similar.

My son has a blue crawfish in his room and he keeps asking me if he can eat it.

[Rogue951]

I had it in Hong Kong when I was younger, I remember seeing them live in tubs at street markets.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

They are! I ate a whole tray of them on the beach, sweet revenge

Do they taste like some sort of forbidden lobster?

[windcoast reefs]

In the south Pacific they eat them just like lobster here!