Unusual Finds At Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market Slideshow
We bet you've never seen pistachios like these before.
Price: AUD 14 per kilo (about $6.61 per pound)
Fresh Sand Crabs
Is it time for lunch yet?
Vendor: Out of the Blue Seafoods
Price: AUD 13.90 per kilo (about $6.57 per pound)
Bugs
Something got lost in translation here.
Vendor: Out of the Blue Seafoods
Price: AUD 42.50 per kilo (about $20.09 per pound)
Extra-Large Green Prawns
Wow, everything really is bigger Down Under.
Vendor: Out of the Blue Seafoods
Price: AUD 33.99 per kilo (about $16.07 per pound)
Southern Rock Lobster Crayfish
Er, so which is it?
Vendor: Victoria Market Seafoods
Price: AUD 65.90 per kilo (about $31.15 per pound)
Blue Swimmer Crabs
These were at just about every fishmonger in the market.
Vendor: Victoria Market Seafoods
Price: AUD 16.50 per kilo (about $7.80 per pound)
Live Mud Crabs
A special treat.
Vendor: George the Fishmonger
Price: AUD 29.50 per kilo (about $13.95 per pound)
Scallops on the Shell with Roe
A rare find in the States.
Vendor: George the Fishmonger
Price: AUD 1.50 each (about $1.56 each)
Enormous Lobster Tails
I think these are the biggest I've ever seen.
Fresh Coral Trout
From Bali.
Vendor: Prosser's
Price: AUD 26.80 per kilo (about $12.67 per pound)
Marrow Bones
Butcher: I hope your stockpot's big enough, mate.
Customer: What animal did you say these came from again?
Price: AUD 4.00 each (about $4.16 each)
'Roo!
What does it taste like? Pretty good, actually. A quick sear on both sides yields tender, juicy, flavorful meat reminiscent of a good beef sirloin.
Price: AUD 17.99 per kilo (about $8.50 per pound)
Australian Banana Prawns
Wonder how they came up with the name.
Price: AUD 17.99 per kilo (about $8.50 per pound)
Fresh Live Abalone
Looks like commercial abalone fishing is alive and well in Australia.
Price: AUD 4 each (about $4.16 each)