How to Eat a Lobster
"If you are a native of the eastern coast of the U.S., the above heading may cause you to remark: 'But everyone knows how!' Not so. It's a fact that in the middle and western parts of the country you still can find many persons who do not know the delights of this most delicious seafood."
I love this topic!
It's a question as old as time,
or
For as long as we have been eating these sea cockroaches.
I call them that because they are arthropods which means that they are more closely related to insects than they are any fish in the sea.
In fact, in the 19th century, eating lobster was a sign of poverty.
Prisons fed lobsters to their prisoners.
Native Americans would use lobster as fertilizer or bait for more attractive fish to eat.
They would even steam them to eat sometimes.
They would even steam them to eat sometimes.
Why was lobster so vilified?
My guess is because they were plentiful!
Lobsters would was ashore in piles sometimes 2 feet high.
They were so easy to go and gather.
So of course the poor and imprisoned were given what was available.
There is a theory that suggests lobster wasn't considered good food because it wasn't eaten fresh.
The best way to eat lobster is right after it was cooked.
Also, sometimes they would cook the lobster after it was dead for sometime.
We cook them alive today for ultimate freshness!
Then lobster got the can.
I mean that it was put in a can and sold.
Canned lobster was shipped all over along with other seafood.
Canning lobster was the second best option to having it fresh.
Now that it was more common to eat, people actually started to request this bug.
There was even a rail company that used lobster as a cheap way to feed passengers.
They marketed the lobster as an exotic dining experience.
So now it's all fancy instead of sea trash.
...
Let's get to the meat of this post.
Once you have ordered your lobster or take your live roach home to boil alive, how are you going to eat it when it's ready?
I found a video that demonstrates this and we will go over the points at the end too!
This comes from one of my favorite YouTube channels First We Feast.
Eating Lobster is Messy!
So be prepared.
Some restaurants will be nice enough to split the lobster down the middle for you.
1. Start with the tail by twisting it off
2. Twist off the claws
3. Break off the smaller legs and gently squeeze out the leg meat.
4. Locate the Tomalley!
It is a green paste that is the lobster liver.
You won't regret eating it.
Dip in butter, butter, and more butter for ultimate lobster dining experience.
The best way to eat lobster is right after it was cooked.
Also, sometimes they would cook the lobster after it was dead for sometime.
We cook them alive today for ultimate freshness!
Then lobster got the can.
I mean that it was put in a can and sold.
Canned lobster was shipped all over along with other seafood.
Canning lobster was the second best option to having it fresh.
Now that it was more common to eat, people actually started to request this bug.
There was even a rail company that used lobster as a cheap way to feed passengers.
They marketed the lobster as an exotic dining experience.
So now it's all fancy instead of sea trash.
...
Let's get to the meat of this post.
Once you have ordered your lobster or take your live roach home to boil alive, how are you going to eat it when it's ready?
I found a video that demonstrates this and we will go over the points at the end too!
This comes from one of my favorite YouTube channels First We Feast.
Eating Lobster is Messy!
So be prepared.
Some restaurants will be nice enough to split the lobster down the middle for you.
1. Start with the tail by twisting it off
2. Twist off the claws
3. Break off the smaller legs and gently squeeze out the leg meat.
4. Locate the Tomalley!
It is a green paste that is the lobster liver.
You won't regret eating it.
Dip in butter, butter, and more butter for ultimate lobster dining experience.
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