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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20223 Gordon Gender:	Lobster Nov 18^th, 2017 at 5:06pm Chinky Chong client is in town, we're having a lobster party!
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Reply #1 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 9:45pm

My first ever Lobster (or Crayfish?) was at a Laotian Wedding back in 2010.
While I was eating it, one by one - the guests at my table were getting up an leaving, some looked 'disgusted'.
It wasn't until I got to the head and found that it was too hard to 'crunch' through - that I realised that eating a Lobster 'shell n all' is not the way to do it.

Long haired Tarzan strikes again! Cheesy

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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #2 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:28pm Australians say crayfish!!!!!
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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20223 Gordon Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #3 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:36pm miketrees wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:28pm: Australians say crayfish!!!!! Funnily enough, the menu called them crayfish in the western grill section and lobster in the Asian section. I ordered the crayfish. Yummo
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #4 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:39pm We have always called them Crays,,, then some wanking marketing person thought we should call them Rock Lobsters,,,, pretty much every normal Aussie still calls them Crays. Just some snooty yuppies may call them rock lobsters,,, wankers!
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Reply #5 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:41pm

miketrees wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:39pm:

We have always called them Crays,,, then some wanking marketing person thought we should call them Rock Lobsters,,,, pretty much every normal Aussie still calls them Crays.
Just some snooty yuppies may call them rock lobsters,,, wankers!

I thought it was east coast calls them lobster and west calls them crays

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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #6 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:42pm Abrolhos Islands, during the off season Just dive down grab some crays, split the tail with a sharp knife, bit of lemon juice then under the grill. It does not get much better than that. A Rock Lobster would never ever taste as good
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #7 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:43pm I thought it was east coast calls them lobster and west calls them crays See the bit where I said "wankers"
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6488 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #8 - Nov 18^th, 2017 at 10:45pm They wanted our product called rock lobster for the US market, a Cray there is an inferior product. No need for such verbal masterbation in Australia however
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Agnes Gold Member Offline fish dinner Posts: 6081 Bedford Park rnd	Re: Lobster Reply #9 - Nov 19^th, 2017 at 12:36am I think Orrstraylians call them both- crays and lobsters or at least I have- they are a bit over rated but they are very nice I agree-
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46477 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #10 - Nov 19^th, 2017 at 10:50am Mostly its been Crayfish and they do so in New Zealand as well. In fact, the only people who call it Lobster are Americans. Crayfish is like the Metric system - 95% of the world uses it. Lobster is like the Imperial system - only nations who create Recessions and Depressions, use it.
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Reply #11 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 1:41pm

I use the word Lobster and thought only West Australians used the term Crayfish.

I LOVE Lobster and unless I had it every night for a whole year would not tire of it.

American Lobsters ...

Even better. Alaskan King Crab ...

What we have on offer here and the excessive price we have to pay for it is criminal. We probably export the best to Asia.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #12 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 1:56pm I don't remember ever eating lobster. I've had crab dipped in vinegar (or whatever, but that was around 1952 or so).
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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #13 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 2:11pm Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 1:56pm: I don't remember ever eating lobster. I've had crab dipped in vinegar (or whatever, but that was around 1952 or so). Herbert dipping anything in vinegar is blasphemy and an absolute insult to your taste buds!
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Reply #14 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 3:09pm

95% of the world would call that picture a 'Crayfish' Black Orchid.
Of course, if Australia is selling its best Crays overseas - like, to the USA, they call them Lobsters.

East Coast Australia - always heard them called Crayfish.
Only the last 10 years where all these snooty restaurants and Cooking programs appearing - referring to them as Lobster. But hey, we all know everyone in Australian Media wants to 'make it big' in the USA. Grin

Total sell-outs.

Diving two weeks ago. I had an enormous Cray come out to greet me. Of course it was enormous, because it was in a Sanctuary Zone. Cool

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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #15 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 3:26pm in Sydney we call them Lobsters and we do not sell them to the USA. The USA have been smart enough to stop the decimation of their sea life by Asian trawlers. We, sadly, have not. I believe most of our Lobster exports go to China.
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Reply #16 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 5:07pm

Black Orchid wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 2:11pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 1:56pm:

I don't remember ever eating lobster. I've had crab dipped in vinegar (or whatever, but that was around 1952 or so).

Herbert dipping anything in vinegar is blasphemy and an absolute insult to your taste buds!

One of my regular treats is to buy $10-worth of King Prawns and shell them and eat them while I'm watching evening TV.

Pull the head off ... de-nude them of their shells ... slop them in a bowl of vinegar ... pop them in my cake-ole.

To die for.

Same with my fesh-n-cheps. Tongue

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Frank Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 40522 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #17 - Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 5:16pm Gordon wrote on Nov 18^th, 2017 at 5:06pm: Chinky Chong client is in town, we're having a lobster party! Ask him: What is the difference between a Greyhound terminal and a lobster with boobs. ??? One is a crusty bus station and the other is a busty crustacean.
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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #18 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 12:01pm LOL Frank Herb I love prawns but with vinegar? NO!!! Same with the fesh but I don't care what you do with the cheps as I only have half a dozen at most and ... shouldn't that be fush? Chups?
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #19 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 12:19pm Black Orchid wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 12:01pm: LOL Frank Herb I love prawns but with vinegar? NO!!! Same with the fesh but I don't care what you do with the cheps as I only have half a dozen at most and ... shouldn't that be fush? Chups? Fush n Chups.
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Reply #20 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 1:12pm

Black Orchid wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 12:01pm:

LOL Frank

Herb I love prawns but with vinegar? NO!!!

Same with the fesh but I don't care what you do with the cheps as I only have half a dozen at most and ... shouldn't that be fush? Chups?

oh yes please vinegar on my fish a chips I dont care how anyone says it as long as its good..

how anyone has gravy on chips I will never know ugh!

chips need to be crisp on the outside that way the vinegar doesnt make them soggy.,....yummo oh..

but then I am a vinegar person love those pickled onions...and gerkins and piccalilli ..

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Reply #21 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 1:13pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 5:07pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 2:11pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2017 at 1:56pm:

I don't remember ever eating lobster. I've had crab dipped in vinegar (or whatever, but that was around 1952 or so).

Herbert dipping anything in vinegar is blasphemy and an absolute insult to your taste buds!

One of my regular treats is to buy $10-worth of King Prawns and shell them and eat them while I'm watching evening TV.

Pull the head off ... de-nude them of their shells ... slop them in a bowl of vinegar ... pop them in my cake-ole.

To die for.

Same with my fesh-n-cheps. Tongue

have you tried the apple cider vinegar and pepper herb....very tasty.

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Reply #22 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 1:50pm

cods wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 1:12pm:

Black Orchid wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 12:01pm:

LOL Frank

Herb I love prawns but with vinegar? NO!!!

Same with the fesh but I don't care what you do with the cheps as I only have half a dozen at most and ... shouldn't that be fush? Chups?

oh yes please vinegar on my fish a chips I dont care how anyone says it as long as its good..

how anyone has gravy on chips I will never know ugh!

You know what they put on french fries in Holland instead of ketchup?

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Reply #23 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 2:00pm

cods wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 1:12pm:

oh yes please vinegar on my fish a chips I dont care how anyone says it as long as its good..

how anyone has gravy on chips I will never know ugh!

chips need to be crisp on the outside that way the vinegar doesnt make them soggy.,....yummo oh..

but then I am a vinegar person love those pickled onions...and gerkins and piccalilli ..

You'd be a fan of W.C.Fields then. Always pickled.

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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #24 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 2:16pm I am not really a chip person but when I do have them I like a bit of garlic aoili to dip them in to
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #25 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 4:39pm Black Orchid wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 2:16pm: I am not really a chip person but when I do have them I like a bit of garlic aoili to dip them in to God! You're such a food snob. 'Oily garlic' ... sounds and smells revolting.
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Baronvonrort Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17472 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #26 - Nov 23^rd, 2017 at 5:33pm I had one of these in the USA. http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ronaldmcdonald/images/1/1a/McLobster.png/rev...
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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20223 Gordon Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #27 - Nov 24^th, 2017 at 7:35pm Hope it was killed humanly
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #28 - Nov 24^th, 2017 at 8:23pm Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2017 at 7:35pm: Hope it was killed humanely And with dignity.
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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20223 Gordon Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #29 - Nov 24^th, 2017 at 8:45pm Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 24^th, 2017 at 8:23pm: Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2017 at 7:35pm: Hope it was killed humanely And with dignity. While I'll never know if it had a pain free death, I can say well done lobster, you lived a good life and that was reflected in the deliciousness of your firm white flesh.
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Reply #30 - Nov 24^th, 2017 at 8:47pm

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2017 at 8:45pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 24^th, 2017 at 8:23pm:

Gordon wrote on Nov 24^th, 2017 at 7:35pm:

Hope it was killed humanely

And with dignity.

While I'll never know if it had a pain free death, I can say well done lobster, you lived a good life and that was reflected in the deliciousness of your firm white flesh.

Euthanasia laws for animals need to be tightened up.

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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #31 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 11:25am Not the dreaded axe???
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46477 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #32 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:28pm Well I hope he at least told the Crayfish that it will be going to a better place after it dies and that its death is for the glory of the great Packhorse God in the sky. A place of endless waters, bountiful virgin Crays, massive rock over-hangs and no wire traps.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #33 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:36pm Black Orchid wrote on Nov 25^th, 2017 at 11:25am: Not the dreaded axe??? Unplug their life support systems and let them die with dignity with their families by their bedsides.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46477 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #34 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:39pm Lord Herbert wrote on Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:36pm: Black Orchid wrote on Nov 25^th, 2017 at 11:25am: Not the dreaded axe??? Unplug their life support systems and let them die with dignity with their families by their bedsides. Well said Lord Herbert. Share the love around.
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Gordon Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 20223 Gordon Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #35 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:43pm I've had lobster 4 times in the last month, I think I'm lobstered out Might pick myself up some yabbies next time I'm at the fish market. Do yabbies feel pain?
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #36 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:43pm Gordon wrote on Nov 25^th, 2017 at 1:43pm: I've had lobster 4 times in the last month, I think I'm lobstered out Might pick myself up some yabbies next time I'm at the fish market. Do yabbies feel pain? Only when they laugh.
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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5798 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #37 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 3:01pm Cheeky
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46477 Gender:	Re: Lobster Reply #38 - Nov 25^th, 2017 at 4:45pm Dived Lake Jindabyne once. The Yabbies down amongst the remains of the sunken Town (really ghost-like and eerie down there) were bountiful and of really good size.
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