Bug rolls are popular on the Gold Coast.
Video description: Haben sits at a beachside restaurant, and on the table in front of her are two small sandwiches. They have a golden brioche bun, lettuce, sauce, and a fried patty.
Haben: Australian food is fantastic! And the names for the items are really delightful. This one is called a bug roll and bug roll is short for Moreton bug, sorry – Moreton Bay Bug.
Photo: About nine small, ten-legged, long-tailed lobsters. Their heads are wide and their body narrows as you move toward the tail. The reddish shells are speckled with dark dots.
Haben (voiceover): They’re small lobsters without pincers, and in other parts of the world we call them flathead lobsters or slipper lobsters.
(She touches the fluffy, golden bread.)
Haben: We have it fried in a bun with bug mayo.
(She takes a bite and smiles.)
Haben: That’s really good!
(She takes another bite.)
Haben: The flavor has a bit of spice to it. There’s a sriracha sauce, in addition to the bug mayo. And then the lobster part—I mean the bug part—is crunchy and the bun is soft and buttery. So you get a mix of textures in addition to different flavors.
(She moves her hand holding the roll, about to take another bite.) .)