and there's not much meat in the animal - there's less meat than in a crab. So there aren't a lot of other animals that are going to want to eat it for anything substantial.' A giant isopod specimen ...

often compared to lobster for the quality of their meat. The journey from mysterious deep-sea dweller to sought-after menu item happened quickly. When these isopods first hit the market in 2017 ...

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...

The restaurant steams the isopod for 10 minutes before adding it to a bowl of ramen with thick chicken and fish broth. Each bowl costs NT$1,480 (HK$376). A customer said the meat tasted like a mix ...

The meat is often compared to lobsters. Smaller eateries keep the isopods in ice boxes, while larger restaurants have dedicated tanks with chilled water for display and cooking. According to the ...