Langouste

Langouste is a spiny lobster, a marine crustacean with long antennae and no large front claws like those of a clawed lobster. It is sold whole or as tail meat and is commonly boiled, grilled, or otherwise cooked as seafood. The term can refer to several spiny lobster species, rather than one single species.

Its shell is hard and segmented, often reddish or mottled after cooking, and the tail provides the main edible meat. The cooked flesh is firm, pale, and mildly sweet, with a clean seafood flavour. Whole, raw, frozen, and cooked products differ in edible yield and handling, so the specific form should be noted.