Flat lobster. A variety of lobster with a flat tail, shaped somewhat like a slipper, which is the edible part. It makes a noise like a cricket. The Mediterranean slipper lobster is generally used for flavouring soups as it does not carry much meat.
Zhug is a sort of Middle Eastern herb and spice paste made with green chillies sharpened up with a red hot one, garlic, parsley, coriander (US: cilantro), toasted cumin seeds, peppercorns, cardamom and olive oil, all crushed and blended together. It may be served spread onto flatbreads or pasted onto kebabs or meat.
