American TikTok user rages over the price of seafood in Australia compared to ... trends now
An American woman living in Australia has called out the country for how pricey its seafood is - even though the nation is surrounded by water.
The expat took to social media complaining that she was craving a lobster roll - or a shrimp cocktail or crab cakes - after a hot summer's day at the pool.
But she simply couldn't satisfy her many cravings because 'lobster is like $60 a pound - it's ridiculous and it's a freakin' island.'
It comes as rock lobsters made a killing on the Chinese market, as the country exported almost a whopping $400million worth of Aussie seafood to China, including the crustacean delicacy between 2020 and 2021 (pictured, lobsters for sale at the Sydney Fish Market in December last year)
She griped that when she grew up in New England on the US north east coast the seafood was 'cheap and plentiful'.
'I had seafood all the time ... maybe not super cheap but it was not like Australian prices,' she said.
TikTokker who goes by the name of baal.and.chain (pictured) listed her cravings that were on the top of her list that day including, 'shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, fritters and chowder'. 'But you can't get it over here ... lobster is like $60 a pound - it's ridiculous and it's a freakin' island,' she raged
'And I just spent a day at the pools and it's hot and I just want a freakin' lobster roll, or a shrimp cocktail, some crab cakes, fritters and chowder.'
Social media commenters were quick to correct her American English and made suggestions of where she should go to get good seafood.
'Not a shrimp cocktail it's a prawn cocktail,' one said, while another advised, If you're in Australia it's crayfish , prawns and kgs'.
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