That’s another thing ticked off our Bucket List, lunch at the Huka Prawn Park, in Taupo. Huka Prawn Park was founded in 1987 by Aquatech Farms Ltd and is New Zealand’s only Prawn Park. Giant Malaysian River Prawns were chosen as being best for commercial production, and are bred and grown in captivity using waste geothermal heat from the geothermal power station next door. The females spawn up to five times per year; and a 50-gram female can produce up to 50.000 eggs. They grow very fast and are ready to harvest at 8 months of age.
This way for lunch
We were shown to a table by the windows, and sat down to check out the menu. I was having prawns, no doubt about that! Choices made, we sat back to wait while the busy kitchen produced our orders.
Ready and waiting
Robin and Geoff had herb and beer battered fish with salad and fries, and it looked delicious. I enjoyed my crispy battered prawns and salad, and Eileen had prawn chowder, with a whole prawn on the side.
Off with his head!
The restaurant was quite full and large platters of steamed whole prawns were delivered to those diners with very deep pockets. I was very interested too, except for the price. Never mind, I really enjoyed my smaller battered prawns. Out the window we watched as the Huka Falls Jet was put through it’s paces, doing a tight “Hamilton Turn” as it went on it’s way with a boatful of customers.
Huka Falls Jet Boat
Lunch over, it was back to our campsite. The men were firmly told that after such a big meal for lunch, they would only be getting a snack meal in the evening.
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