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judecorp ([personal profile] judecorp) wrote2005-02-05 09:46 pm
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Lobstah dinnah

p.s. Jennifer made lobstahs in the lobstah pot I got her for our anniversary. And that was cool, except that I learned today that buying live lobstahs at the store and putting them in a lobstah bag and thinking about their impending demise just plain makes me sad for them. So I had to go in the other room and do my taxes while they were, erm, turning red. Poor widdle lobstahs, removed from their tank with all of their friends, alive when they came into my home...

But they sure were yumm-ay!
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[identity profile] lemur68.livejournal.com 2005-02-05 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Seriously, do they have to be cooked live?

[identity profile] iansha.livejournal.com 2005-02-05 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Alton Brown says in his Lobstah show (I *heart* Alton) to put your live lobstahs in the freezer for 10-15 minutes pre-boil to put them into a very humane slumber. By the time they are in the boil for 10 seconds, they are already gone.

Poor widdle lobstahs. :)

[identity profile] photodork.livejournal.com 2005-02-05 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
most ive eaten at one time is 8.
i love being on the east coast :)

[identity profile] vorpalbla.livejournal.com 2005-02-05 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Lobsters do not have to be cooked live. You can (ask Jennifer to) stab them between the eyes with a large knife before you throw them in the pot. This will kill them instantly and they will still cook up just fine.

I don't think they feel pain, but if you can kill them first you might as well do so.

"Poor widdle lobstahs"

Consistent pronunciation: "widdle wobstahs"

[identity profile] rockymtnhigh.livejournal.com 2005-02-05 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Alton Brown also said (in the same show mentioned above), that lobsters are more closely related to cockroaches than cuddly critters like puppies. He even pulled out a phylogenetic tree to prove his point.

Not sure if that helps you feel any better about the cooking alive part. Or maybe it just turns you off to lobsterrrr (as we say it out here in Wisconsin) completely.

[identity profile] folkyboy.livejournal.com 2005-02-07 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
ooh lobstahs! livin' lahge & in chahge!

[identity profile] kjtoo.livejournal.com 2005-02-07 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Poor widdle lobstahs, removed from their tank with all of their friends, alive when they came into my home...

Do you know why they put rubber bands around the claws of all those lobsters in the tank with all their little friends? So they won't go all snicker-snack on whoever's fingers might be reaching in to pull them out of the tank, right? Well, not exactly.

See, those little lobsters in the tank aren't exactly friends. If they didn't all have rubber bands on their claws, they'd tear each other apart.

Just sayin'... not so friendly in there, really.
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