Scott’s menu featured a surf and turf combo that included a Wagyu beef New York strip steak served with Moreton Bay Bugs, which are a type of Australian lobster. Darren Rovell shared a photo of ...

Salt and pepper squid might well be Australia’s national dish ... such as Queensland’s extraordinary Moreton Bay bugs, may need a light, crispy batter to protect it from the ravages of ...

“That’s why it gets my vote. Plus it’s delicious!” The Moreton Bay bug roll graces menus across Queensland. File picture Food and travel writer Kerry Heaney also backed the bug roll but ...

Australian. Aussie staples include meat pies (a meat and gravy-stuffed baked pastry), Vegemite and fresh seafood like oysters, barramundi fish and must-try Moreton Bay bugs (a type of local lobster).

Seafood might be the easiest way to sum up modern Australian cuisine, with salt and pepper calamari, Moreton Bay bugs and Sydney rock oysters joining Tassie salmon as some of the highest-rated dishes.