On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 22:02:22 -0400, wrote:

>On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 07:42:02 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:08:41 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>>On 9/16/2019 5:15 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:40:40 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Lobster, not filling, is key. Lobster meat is easy to overpower with
>>>>> the additives and some places are looking to reduce cost by reducing the
>>>>> ratio.
>>>>
>>>> Just curious, am I the only one who is unimpressed with lobster? By
>>>> that I don't mean to say I dislike it, but I think it's overrated.
>>>> Especially given the price it fetches in Australia. It took me a while
>>>> to realise this, and that I would rather eat crab (such as mud crab).
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, while it is good but yes, overrated. We'd have a lobster roll maybe
>>>once or twice a year and buy and cook live lobster once a year. My wife
>>>really liked it so I made sure she got it once in a while.
>>
>>Lobster is extremely expensive in Australia. Years ago my then gf
>>wanted to makeLobster Thermidor for my birthday. I ended up paying
>>AUD$100 for a small, frozen lobster for the honour.
>
>She wasn't too smart. I hope you dumped her.

Yes. It was an unforgivable atrocity. In hindsight, I should have
waterboarded her before kicking her out the door to teach her a
lesson.

>I never eat lobster, it bothers me too much to slaughter a critter so
>important to the environment that can live a hundred years... I'd much
>rather clam chowder. And I've eaten lobster, as a food I found it to
>be nothing special... I actually prefer mussels marinara... much more
>flavorful.

I love a good chowder, I wish it were more popular in Australia.
Mussels Marinara is nice, too. We eat mussels in Thailand fairly
regularly, usually at buffet 'BBQ's like we had last night
https://tinyurl.com/yyq5vxjj

Also eat cockles often, usually with a very spicy sauce.