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SBS Food Guide To Shellfish
Shellfish deserve their own guide – not least of all because they're delicious, but because they are rarely prepared in the home kitchen.
In this guide, you'll learn to choose the freshest shellfish, discover how a South Australian prawn farm is a sustainability world leader, and stumble on new recipes that will no doubt become commonplace on your dinner table.
If you're already partial to prawns, lobster or crab (check out our Food Safari recipe for Singapore chilli crab, left), there's much to be gained from also conquering the lesser-used rocklobster, crayfish and mussels.
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