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Langostino Lobsters - thoughts?
Posted on 10/30/14 at 10:30 am
Posted on 10/30/14 at 10:30 am
Was at Costco yesterday and they sold frozen pre-cooked Langostino Lobsters. Anyone ever had these things? What do you use them in? What do they compare to?
I was thinking I could use them instead of frozen crawfish in some dishes.
I was thinking I could use them instead of frozen crawfish in some dishes.
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Langostino is a Spanish word with different meanings in different areas. In the United States, it is commonly used in the restaurant trade to refer to the meat of the squat lobster, which is neither a true lobster nor a prawn. It is more closely related to porcelain crabs and hermit crabs. Crustaceans labeled as langostino are no more than 3 inches (7.6 cm) long, and weigh no more than 7 ounces (200 g).[1] Langostinos are not langoustes (spiny lobsters) despite a similar name (in Spanish, lobster is called langosta). Also, langostinos are sometimes confused with langoustines (Norway lobster), which is a true lobster common in European cuisine.[2]
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration allows "langostino" as a market name for three species in the family Galatheidae: Cervimunida johni, Munida gregaria, and Pleuroncodes monodon.[3] In Spain, it means some species of prawns. In Cuba and other Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands, the name langostino is also used to refer to crayfish. In South America, the name langostino is used to refer to red shrimp,
Posted on 10/30/14 at 11:19 am to Neauxla
ive had them, my wife made a seafood pasta
pretty good for frozen pre-cooked
pretty good for frozen pre-cooked
Posted on 10/30/14 at 11:19 am to Neauxla
If these are langoustines there is apparently a huge drop off in taste when they are not fresh, as in, from the ocean that day or the day before. There was a long article about them in some magazine a year or so ago, specifically about the chef at one of the restaurants in Las Vegas who went through an unbelievable process to be able to serve them fresh. Found it:
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I have had them many times, usually in Europe and I really like them. The flavor is pretty delicate, sweet like lobster or really fresh shrimp. But they are really pricey.
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I have had them many times, usually in Europe and I really like them. The flavor is pretty delicate, sweet like lobster or really fresh shrimp. But they are really pricey.
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