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As delicious as the spiny lobster! What is this very distinct and rare lobster?

Japanese Fan Lobster Sashimi

With a head shaped like a fan, and looking rather flat from the side, the fan lobster looks like it won’t provide so much meat. However, you will be proven wrong for it has plenty of very sweet and chewy flesh inside. Locally it is said to be more delicious than the famous spiny lobster, however they are a rare species and remain expensive. Served in traditional restaurants with the shell used as decoration provides for some stunning visual impact. A dish to be enjoyed both with the eyes and the mouth.