Australia
Abalone
Reef-dwelling marine snail with large muscular foot, prized for delicate flavour and texture, fresh appearance with intact shell and good size, a premium Australian seafood.
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Balmain Bug
Slipper Lobster
Slipper lobsters sold as 'bugs' in Australian seafood — Balmain bugs (Ibacus) in the southeast and Moreton Bay bugs (Thenus) in northern waters: flat-bodied crustaceans with sweet, delicate tail meat, popular at Christmas.
Western Australia, Australia
Marron
Largest freshwater crayfish in Western Australia, third largest in world, sweet, succulent meat, large size with intact and lively if live, a prized Western Australian specialty.
Western Australia, Australia
Pearl Meat
Premium meat from the adductor muscle of pearl oysters, harvested incidentally during pearling in Broome's waters and sold around $100/kg to high-end kitchens; delicate, sweet and quick-cooked.
Australia
Sydney Rock Oyster
Rock Oyster
Endemic Australian oyster, smaller and softer than Pacific oyster, distinctive creamy and complex flavour, plump meat with fresh briny smell and clean shell, served natural.
Australia
Yabby
Small freshwater crayfish found in dams and waterways, smaller than marron but similar flavour, lively if live with intact and fresh appearance, a familiar Australian freshwater seafood.