It was in Brisbane, so I suspect it was the Morton Bay variety. I wrote them (the bugs) into my novel. Paul On Dec 23, 2006, at 1:37 AM, Keith McGuinness wrote:
> David Savage wrote: >> Morton Bay Bug, from Queensland. > > Not necessarily! > > It could have been a Balmain Bug: > http://www.sea-ex.com/fishphotos/bug,.htm > > Depends whether Paul was in northern or southern Australia, at > the time he got his bug. > > Keith McG > >> >> On 12/23/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> When I worked in Australia a few years back I remember having a >>> seafood crustacean that was called a bug. It tasted something like >>> lobster, although perhaps a bit less rich. Bad name, good tasting >>> critter. >>> Paul >>> On Dec 22, 2006, at 9:16 PM, David Savage wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/23/06, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> Hi Paul >>>>> is there a traditional menu at Christmas and New Year in America >>>>> (like the >>>>> turkey) ? >>>>> What about other countries? >>>> Here in Oz we share the Pork, Turkey & Ham tradition. >>>> >>>> Though the Australian Christmas feast features seafood heavily. >>>> Fresh >>>> prawns, crayfish (like a claw less lobster), crab, scallops, >>>> oysters >>>> etc served with salads. Basically it's quick to cook (often done >>>> outside on the BBQ), and doesn't make the house all hot and >>>> horrible >>>> like roasting meat does (The forecast for Christmas day here is 33 >>>> degrees C) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
