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Title: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: Plane on March 31, 2010, 10:17:36 PM

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


(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1365/969959414_793ac555ef.jpg)Bathynomus giganteus

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

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: Plane on March 31, 2010, 10:21:00 PM

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

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"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.

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: kimba1 on March 31, 2010, 11:50:09 PM

that`s alot of meat.

I`d try it

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: Plane on April 01, 2010, 09:12:50 PM

I wonder if they could be farmed?

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: kimba1 on April 01, 2010, 09:38:12 PM

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

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: Plane on April 01, 2010, 10:33:32 PM

Oh really?
Looks better than a shrimp.(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1086/1468513329_802ba9a90d_m.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2054/2029105185_d40f7cca20_m.jpg)

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: BSB on April 01, 2010, 10:46:18 PM

That's one ugly dude.

BSB

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: Plane on April 01, 2010, 10:51:34 PM

Quote from: BSB on April 01, 2010, 10:46:18 PM

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.

Title: Re: Bathynomus giganteus
Post by: kimba1 on April 01, 2010, 11:55:50 PM

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