Question for our Aussie readers

BrianR · 05-14-2006, 09:58 PM

What in the name of Bob is a "Yabbie"?

I think it is some kind of amphibian but require a more concrete definition so as to better understand an Australian anecdote.

Thank you

wolf · 05-14-2006, 10:06 PM

It appears to be either a small freshwater lobster or large crawfish.

Hagar · 05-14-2006, 10:20 PM

What Wolf said!

Basically a little lobster. We used to catch them as kids. Range in size from less than an inch up to about 6 inches. Lethal nippers - they seem to have a knack for getting you on the little web of skin between your fingers...

Supposedly good eating, but I've never been particulartly impressed with them.

DucksNuts · 05-14-2006, 11:06 PM

Yabbie's are nasty lil critters!! but they can make great pets.

They are tasty if they arent from a really muddy dam.

Kagen4o4 · 05-14-2006, 11:31 PM

is there an australian alive that hasnt gone yabbie fishing?

you gotta pick em up behind the pincers to not get snipped

Ibby · 05-15-2006, 12:05 AM

So prettymuch it's an overglorified, slightly scarier crawdad?

DucksNuts · 05-15-2006, 12:27 AM

Yabbie-ing...not yabbie fishing, ya bloody toorak farmer.

seakdivers · 05-15-2006, 01:26 AM

Oh my.
Is that what is sold as "bugs" at a restaurant?

Hagar · 05-15-2006, 01:45 AM

Nup.

Moreton bay bug (slipper lobster)

Mmmmm...Moreton bay bug, sweeetest of the sweet crustaceionies... cooked properly, the flesh just peels gently away from the shell, with the slightest squeeze of lemon and some seafoof sauce on the side...mmmmmm

'scuse me, I'd like to be alone with the seafood now.

Kagen4o4 · 05-15-2006, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucksNuts

Yabbie-ing...not yabbie fishing, ya bloody toorak farmer.

sorry for compensating for our foreign friends.

and im at least 6 train stations away from toorak thankyou very much

DucksNuts · 05-15-2006, 10:50 PM

Awwww, want me to kiss it all betterer??

Ohh, I'm so at Toorak Rd shopping this weekend!!

Kagen4o4 · 05-16-2006, 01:27 AM

ewww why?

DucksNuts · 05-17-2006, 05:15 AM

Hmmm, I'm gonna assume you dont mean why would I wanna kiss it better and answer why I am going shopping on Toorak Rd. :p

There's 2 shops I love there, a jewellery shop and a shoe shop...other than that I prefer the 2 DFO's

Kagen4o4 · 05-17-2006, 05:58 AM

hehe, im a 2 min drive from chadstone myself. but the DFO's aint bad

Sun_Sparkz · 05-17-2006, 06:01 AM

Someone beat me to it but we have a dam in our front yard / Paddock and we go yabbying all the time 0 just to see how many we catch i couldnt bear to throw them in a boiling pot of salty water poor things. (its a wives tale round here that you'll only catch Yabbies in months that have a "Y" in them. so far it been pretty true)

these babies were caught a couple of days ago in our dam... the picture posted before of the large, dark blue yabbie looks like its from a coastal lake or breeding dam.. the wild ones here are red from the muddy conditions and much less "spikey".

05-14-2006, 09:58 PM	#1
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Question for our Aussie readers What in the name of Bob is a "Yabbie"? I think it is some kind of amphibian but require a more concrete definition so as to better understand an Australian anecdote. Thank you

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It appears to be either a small freshwater lobster or large crawfish. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-14-2006, 11:31 PM	#5
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	is there an australian alive that hasnt gone yabbie fishing? you gotta pick em up behind the pincers to not get snipped __________________ something we both can enjoy??

05-15-2006, 01:45 AM	#9
Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	Nup. Moreton bay bug (slipper lobster) Mmmmm...Moreton bay bug, sweeetest of the sweet crustaceionies... cooked properly, the flesh just peels gently away from the shell, with the slightest squeeze of lemon and some seafoof sauce on the side...mmmmmm 'scuse me, I'd like to be alone with the seafood now. Last edited by Hagar; 05-15-2006 at 01:54 AM.

05-16-2006, 01:27 AM	#12
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	ewww why? __________________ something we both can enjoy??

05-14-2006, 10:20 PM	#3
Hagar Master of the Domain Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 220	What Wolf said! Basically a little lobster. We used to catch them as kids. Range in size from less than an inch up to about 6 inches. Lethal nippers - they seem to have a knack for getting you on the little web of skin between your fingers... Supposedly good eating, but I've never been particulartly impressed with them.

05-14-2006, 11:06 PM	#4
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Yabbie's are nasty lil critters!! but they can make great pets. They are tasty if they arent from a really muddy dam.

05-15-2006, 12:05 AM	#6
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	So prettymuch it's an overglorified, slightly scarier crawdad?

05-15-2006, 12:27 AM	#7
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Yabbie-ing...not yabbie fishing, ya bloody toorak farmer.

05-15-2006, 01:26 AM	#8
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Oh my. Is that what is sold as "bugs" at a restaurant?

05-15-2006, 10:50 PM	#11
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Awwww, want me to kiss it all betterer?? Ohh, I'm so at Toorak Rd shopping this weekend!!

05-17-2006, 05:15 AM	#13
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Hmmm, I'm gonna assume you dont mean why would I wanna kiss it better and answer why I am going shopping on Toorak Rd. :p There's 2 shops I love there, a jewellery shop and a shoe shop...other than that I prefer the 2 DFO's

05-17-2006, 05:58 AM	#14
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	hehe, im a 2 min drive from chadstone myself. but the DFO's aint bad __________________ something we both can enjoy??

05-17-2006, 06:01 AM	#15
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	Someone beat me to it but we have a dam in our front yard / Paddock and we go yabbying all the time 0 just to see how many we catch i couldnt bear to throw them in a boiling pot of salty water poor things. (its a wives tale round here that you'll only catch Yabbies in months that have a "Y" in them. so far it been pretty true) these babies were caught a couple of days ago in our dam... the picture posted before of the large, dark blue yabbie looks like its from a coastal lake or breeding dam.. the wild ones here are red from the muddy conditions and much less "spikey". Attached Images __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

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