If so, what is the cost of Lobster per pound out there? Here in the Midwest, they now cost over $49/lb. Yesterday I bought a tail. That alone cost me over $25. It wasn't very big either. I really wanted to find one (LIVE) that I could take home and prepare myself, but thanks to P.E.T.A., the city has banned the sale of live lobster throughout every grecery store in the city. Seeing that the main source of lobster is on the east coast (especially maine), how much do you guys have to pay for it, and are you still allowed to purchase it live?
Live lobsters are usually available here as well. Don't know the price because I can't stand the stuff and never get it.
Not really sure. Lobster's good and all, but it's always been vastly overpriced in comparison to other sea food, and it's just not that much better. I take a peek at lobster on restaurant menus every now and then, and I'm just not going to pay two or three times as much to get lobster rather than shrimp or crab. It may be different where lobster's a little more local than in NY, but here, at least, I never even bother giving lobster a first thought, much less a second.
I went into a restaurant on the coast yesterday fancying lobster, but it was £14 for HALF of one!! So I had griddled mackerel instead. Lobster ain't worth £14 IMHO.
I do, but not in your country Anyway, everyone should know that the only lobster that counts is [yt="this one"]szhJzX0UgDM[/yt]
Used to go to Maine every single summer, and gorge on Lobster costing $4-6/pound depending upon the year. Ate so much, I've gotten bored of it. Still eat one or two a year when we go to Maine. Lobster knuckles (the part of the claw just before the main pincers) are the best part of a lobster, much more tasty than the tail, but much smaller. Frozen lobster just isn't as good as freshly boiled, and isn't worth it at anything more than $10/pound no matter what part. You can get fresh lobster around here (NYC-Westchester) for about $12-15/pound and if you to go Long Island's south shore you can get it for less at a restaurant. Not as good as Maine, about as good as Mass. The colder the water, the better the lobster.
