Bathynomus giganteus

[Plane]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157623618461809


Bathynomus giganteus

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93524?fp=1

[Plane]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_isopod

"in northern Taiwan and other areas, they are not uncommon 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.

[kimba1]

that`s alot of meat.

I`d try it

[Plane]

I wonder if they could be farmed?

[kimba1]

possible since thier considered pest outside of taiwan.

but that picture is deceptive.
when you look at it from bottom of front angle it`s abit unpalatable

[Plane]

Oh really?
Looks better than a shrimp.

[BSB]

That's one ugly dude.

BSB

[Plane]

That's one ugly dude.

BSB

I should admit that the lower picture is a mock up of an extinct species.

But the Giant Isopod is a contemporary of the extinct one.

[kimba1]

the wiki link has more scarier pics of it

I`d still try it with sweet butter or blackbean sauce

but at that size it might be alittle chewy