langostinos

[SUNSHINER]

I love cooking these when I am in Spain. Does anybody know if there is a supplier who sells them in the UK. I am talking about the very large ones. Even king prawns are like tiddlers compared to these.

[rcl1]

Not exactly posh, but the are available from Iceland

http://www.iceland.co.uk/category/view/8/Froze n+food_Fish

[DungeonJayne]

Erm, a fishmongers?

[funnygirl]

I was gonna say Iceland, as I brought some at the weekend.

I think they've got garlic butter in them.

[SUNSHINER]

Thanks for the Iceland tip. I'll take a look. I've tried all the major supermarkets. By the way, DungeonJayne - if your local fishmongers sell them you are darned lucky!!!

[KRUSTYMAN]

Aldi and Lidl sell them.

[Jugglering]

I just googled "langoustines" (note spelling lol) and there is an on-line supplier called the "The Fish Society" that sells them in two different sizes (of 750g each):-

medium size - �14.80
extra large size - �34.30

Not being a fish eater, I have no idea whether this supplier is any good, sorry !

http://www.thefishsociety.co.uk/cgi-bin/showfs ec.cgi?section=Prawns,QSScampi,QSShrimp&gclid= CJ_n3ZGk45QCFQ8nEAodNknSSw#141000

PS My McAfee Site Advisor tells me that the site is ok, which is reassuring.

[frankofile]

In this country they are often known as Dublin Bay Prawns, if that is any help

[kira000]

where abouts do you live?
If you are near SE London/Surrey, then i would strongly recommend a visit to Simpsons in old Coulsdon. They are a wholesaler, but they open to the general public for a few hours a few days a week.
they do amazing huge prawns raw or cooked, frozen or fresh.
Buy a huge box of about 40 prawns, might cost you about �40, but �1 each is much less than you pay in a supermarket, and much bigger, nicer prawns.
Just perfect with nothing but a bit of olive oil in a pan with some garlic.

[thugulike]

Aldi have them in the freezer section.

[DungeonJayne]

Not all fishmongers will have them sitting around in the shop, but they can generally get them.