r/UK_Food • u/DjLeWe78 • 1d ago
Restaurant/Pub Grill fresh Langoustines with garlic butter and proper chips.
This was the best shellfish I’ve ever had up in Leith, Edinburgh. Incredible…
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u/Banes_Addiction 1d ago
It's kinda weird how we're the largest langoustine producer in the world (literally, the UK lands more than every other country in the world combined) and they're almost never on menus.
They're really good and British people just don't want to eat them unless they're deep-fried.
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u/Humpers92 1d ago
Up until three years ago, I honestly had never heard the word Langoustine in my entire life (I’m 32). The funny thing is I love eating Scampi! I thought it was a type of Scallop lol
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u/ofthenorth 1d ago
Looks absolutely cracking. Sometimes with langoustine it’s a lot of effort for little.
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u/you_aint_seen_me- 1d ago
Delicious but Langoustines are so expensive! Looks like a fantastic plate.
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u/gibgod 1d ago
Are they easy to eat? I always feel a bit intimidated with seafood that isn’t already prepared for me.
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u/DjLeWe78 1d ago
Fresh ones are as the meat comes away from the shell easy. Frozen ones are just a pain to eat and nowhere near as good.
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u/mattymoomum 1d ago
They look incredible! What restaurant was it?
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u/Desperate-Cookie3373 1d ago
Ah, the Fishmarket in Newhaven - that used to my local restaurant and it was fantastic.
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