Outstanding Australia!
By Riley Solomom
The lobster is one of the most incredible creature of the entire world, part of that including the Great Barrier Reef, which is in Australia. Would you like to learn more about it?
The Amazing Lobster!
"Click, Click, Click." That is one of the many sounds that the lobster can make with its claws. An amazing fact about the amazing lobster is that in 2012 alone, there were 23 million pounds of lobster found in Maine and that a great majority of those were most definitely hunted by none other than the one and only...humans. Let’s learn more about these fantastic undersea creature’s beautiful body structure, interesting offspring, and wonderful habitats. And. as you will soon find out, lobsters are some of the most amazing ocean creatures there are, if I do say so myself.
Body Structure
Lobsters have about as many legs. claws, pincers, antennae and eyes than this page can hold! First of all, lobsters tend to be about 10-24 inches in length, they weigh about 1-4 pounds, and they can live for about 17-76 years. An interesting fact is that lobsters are usually not red! They can be all sorts of colors such as blue, green, yellow, orange, and even a kind of blue-purple color! What happens is that when you cook a lobster, they turn red because of coverage, or immersion, under the hot, boiling water. Here are some other important facts about a lobster’s body structure. Lobsters have five pairs of legs. All legs have sharp pincers connected to them. The front pair of legs have large claws which can be uneven in size. Their eyes are on long, movable stalks so they can see in all different directions. Another interesting thing to note is that lobsters have teeth in their stomachs! Also, they have the same internal body structure as a human does. Most are completely blind but they have a sharp sense of hearing and smell. They also have gills at the base of their walking legs. And lobster also produce some very interesting offspring.
Life Cycle and Repreductive System
You probably don’t know a whole lot about the reproductive system of a human, much less, the reproductive system of a lobster, so I’m going to tell you all about it! Like humans, lobsters reproduce sexually, which means that the male transfer the sperm to the female and they either lay eggs or have a baby. Since lobsters are crustaceans, and not mammals, they lay eggs. An interesting fact about lobster females is that the male transfer the sperm in the summer, but the agg is not fertilized until the next spring, or, whenever the mama wants. Females are usually ready to lay eggs when they are about five years old. They tend to lay about 3,000 eggs or more, but, sadly, only very little survive for six weeks, at the maximum. The eggs are attached to the mother’s swimmerets until they hatch. When they are corn, and for the rest of their lives, lobsters are nocturnal. That brings us to a little bit about their life cycle. As I said before, lobsters usually live for about 17-76 years. They are preyed upon by dogfish, skates, cod, and humans, which are their main predators. Well by know, I’m sure you know a lot about lobsters! But you still don’t know where they live!
Habitat
This incredible animal is found in almost any ocean or sea, except for polar areas and greater in depth ocean areas. I say oceans and seas because lobsters will, actually, DROWN in fresh water. For the earlier days of a lobster’s life, lobster larvae will swim freely, then go down to the bottom of the ocean, where they will remain for the rest of their life. They usually hide in rocks or crevices and tend to prefer shallower areas. One species of lobster, the spiny lobster, can be found on hard reefs. Finally, lobsters are usually inhabitants of of murky and muddy bottoms of oceans and seas. I hope you learned tons about lobsters from this passage.
What is a lobster?
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Chef's Corner-Australian Banana Fritters!
These delectable fritters are part of modern Australian cuisine. People eat these for dessert and they go great with a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream just as it says in the recipe. There are also many different variations of banana fritters, besides Australian, like Chinese, Jamaican, and many others from around the world. Here are the ingredients and how to make these delicious banana delights:
Ingredients
½ cup warm water
1 egg
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 teaspoon dry yeast
1 cup plain flour
1 tablespoon milk
4 large bananas, halved
sunflower oil, for frying
cinnamon sugar, to dust
vanilla ice-cream scoops, to serve
Caramel sauce
125g cold unsalted butter, chopped
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup pouring cream
Preparation method
Whisk water, egg and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Gradually whisk in yeast, flour and then milk until smooth.
Cover and stand at room temperature for *1½ ho urs or until mixture has doubled in size.
To make caramel sauce, combine all other ingredients in a medium saucepan. Stir over a low heat until butter melts.
Bring to boil, simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes or until thickened. Set aside to cool slightly.Heat enough oil until hot in a deep-fryer or large saucepan for deep-frying.
Using tongs, toss banana halves in batter to coat, then add to hot oil in batches and cook, turning occasionally with tongs until golden brown.
Remove from oil using a slotted spoon and place onto a tray lined with paper towel, dust immediately with cinnamon sugar and repeat steps with remaining bananas.
Serve with ice-cream and drizzled with caramel sauce.
* WARNING* If you are not planning on doing anything time-consuming, I would probably make this recipe on that day. If you are then I would save this recipe for another day because it takes a long time to cook!
http://food.ninemsn.com.au/recipes/ibanana/8347100/banana-fritters-with-caramel-sauce