Crayfish. Spiny or rock lobster. Langouste. A salt water crustacean, not to be confused with freshwater crayfish. As is often the case, this name may be used for lobster.
"Lobster in the American style ." Lobster cooked with tomatoes, onions and garlic with Madeira wine. Sometimes known as 'gosta'.
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.
