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Stanley two-level Cantonese banquet hall at Howard Smith Wharves. Head chef Louis Tikaram runs Peking duck carved tableside, abalone and Cantonese seafood.
Queensland banana prawns are wild-caught Gulf of Carpentaria prawns landed at Brisbane wholesale markets. Sweet, juicy and sold whole; the Brisbane prawn cocktail benchmark.
Where to eat it: 2 restaurants across 1 city.
Queensland banana prawns (Fenneropenaeus merguiensis) are caught wild in the Gulf of Carpentaria and along the Queensland coast during the trawl season (April to November). Named for their pale yellow-banana colour, they are larger and sweeter than the smaller school or tiger prawns. The species supports Australia's largest wild prawn fishery. Brisbane wholesale fish markets at Eagle Farm receive the catch overnight; restaurants run them within 24 hours of landing. The Brisbane Christmas table seafood platter (oysters, Moreton Bay bug, prawns) almost always uses banana prawns served chilled with seafood sauce.
Common allergens: Crustacean
Stanley two-level Cantonese banquet hall at Howard Smith Wharves. Head chef Louis Tikaram runs Peking duck carved tableside, abalone and Cantonese seafood.
Blackbird occupies the riverside level of the Riverside Centre on Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD. Dry-aged steaks, Queensland seafood, Story Bridge views.
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