“Lovely. Really that sums up this book. This is only my second Lindsay Armstrong book, and both were very different. This one had a fresh voice and fast pace that I adored. I got to escape to Australia - the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne, the Kimberley...the book just had something of everything and that is what made it so great.
BUT...what in the world is Moreton Bay bug meat? ...as in...
"Rhiannon had made a seafood casserole containing crab and Moreton Bay bug meat with fresh asparagus and cream, herb and brandy sauce that smelled divine..."
Did I mention this book had delectable descriptions of food!
..edited to add...
Moreton Bay Bugs are on the BBC's list of 50 things to eat before you die - some bizarre things on that list but I can vouch for the bugs. They're smaller than lobsters but often called bay or slipper lobsters. Their flesh/meat is sweet and succulent and they're divine barbecued or grilled in their shells or cooked out of them as Rhiannon did in the book. They're found in northern Australian waters, also parts of the west Pacific and Indian Oceans. Here in Oz, they take their name from the bay Brisbane lies beside, Moreton Bay!
Regards
Lindsay Armstrong”
