An Italian crustacean infestation is fanning culinary excitement in Korea, with a local seafood importer reaching out to Italy for possible imports. Italy's northern Adriatic coast has been dealing with an invasive crab species called the Atlantic blue crab in recent years, with the species wreaking havoc on the country’s ecosystem and causing millions of dollars worth of damage. First introduced through t...
They’re delicious but they also have venomous spines all over them that are extremely painful.
It make fishing them quite dangerous unfortunately.
Cleaning and cooking is more difficult as well. Worth the effort though. You could honestly serve lionfish the same way a steakhouse does steak.