These pups live in the deep, scrounging around in the darkness for rotted detritus, and occasionally they are captured on trawling lines. The one in the picture is about 2-1/2 feet long and was found clinging to a submarine returning from an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. They’re related to common pillbugs, wood lice and lawn shrimp. Wikipiddlia has this:
“In northern Taiwan and other areas, they are common at seaside restaurants, served boiled and bisected with a clean lateral slice. The white meat, similar to crab or lobster in texture, is then easily removed.”
I’d eat it.
[Image with story found here. Crossposted here.]
Tags: Bathynomus giganteus, delicacy, giant, isopod
Monday, 19 April 2010 at 1:03 AM |
gag me with a spoon
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Monday, 19 April 2010 at 7:58 AM |
oooo. I wouldn’t want to clean and prepare that thing, but it might be tasty.
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Monday, 19 April 2010 at 10:58 AM |
Roger– I didn’t realize people still used that phrase!
Leeuna– If you’re like Roger, just throw it in the pot and boil it like lobster, then deep fry the meat on skewers, then toss it into the oven preheated to 450 for 2 hours, then take it out and pitch it in the neighbor’s yard.
As for me I’d stop at step 1 and melt a bunch of butter.
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Friday, 23 April 2010 at 12:02 AM |
This a little Lovecraftian. And gross…
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Friday, 23 April 2010 at 12:47 AM |
Necro– Heah you know, we drops him in de boiling pot, gets him nice and red, and I ga-ron-tee he be tasting you like de lobstraw meats. –Ghost of Justin Wilson
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