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mk  ·  4705 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Big shrimp.
Mantis shrimp are awesome, but I've never seen them served in the States.

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

They are the guys with the fastest punch in the animal kingdom:

Although it happens rarely, some larger species of mantis shrimp are capable of breaking through aquarium glass with a single strike from this weapon.

They are much tastier than your average shrimp. I went to a buffet in China where they were live. You put them in a bowl, put a lid on it, and boiled them at your table. -Can't beat that for fresh.

http://geniuscook.com/how-to-cook-simmered-mantis-shrimp-red...





kleinbl00  ·  4704 days ago  ·  link  ·  
They're also dreaded in reef tanks. They're gnarly on coral and will decimate your anemone population. They usually come in on live rock.

I saw one that a local fish store had captured successfully. It had kicked hard enough that the guy needed stitches to his finger. They're mean little fuckers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezRCQZgVEec&feature=chann...

And apparently quite common off the california coast. The fact that they aren't harvested says a lot about the difficulty...

thenewgreen  ·  4704 days ago  ·  link  ·  
just posted the Mantis Shrimp ted talk: http://hubski.com/pub?id=16634 worth checking out if you haven't already.
lessismore  ·  4704 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I love them suckers. They are indeed delicious. They are great stirred fried with ginger and scallion.
thenewgreen  ·  4705 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I remember seeing a post here about mantis shrimp a while back. In fact, I may have posted it. Think it was a TED talk?

Ah. tWas a comment: http://hubski.com/pub?id=2656