How To Eat Lobster

lobsterlemon.jpgHow To Eat a New England Lobster

Most people prefer to eat one section of the lobster at a time - allowing the meat remaining in the shell to stay warm. You'll want plenty of napkins and an extra plate or bowl to discard the sections of the shell. Serve lobster with a small dish of melted butter for dipping the meat and fresh lemon wedges.

Twist off Claws1. Twist off the Claws Push Tail Meat out5. Insert a fork where the flippers broke off and push. Keeping the back arched will help make pushing the meat out easier.
Crack the Claws2. Crack each claw with a nutcracker, pliers, knife, hammer, rock or whatever is handy. Remove the tender lobster meat inside. Unhinge Back from Body6. Unhinge the back from the body. The "tomally", or liver of the lobster, which turns green when cooked is edible and many people consider it the best eating of all.
Separate Tail from Body3. Separate the tail piece from the body by arching the back until it cracks. Open Body7. Open the remaining part of the body by cracking apart sideways. There is some good meat in this section.

Break Flippers off Tail4. Bend back and break the flippers off the tail piece.

Sometimes the body of a female lobster may contain eggs which when fully cooked are red.

If the lobster is slightly under cooked, the eggs will be black and of a gooey consistency.

Eating the Legs8. The small legs are excellent eating and may be placed in the mouth and sucked out like sipping cider with a straw.

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