We call those crawdads 'round here, about as much meat as a prawn but with the shell of a lobster. Worth it when they're fresh and well seasoned but to much work otherwise.
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Lobster Roll?
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yes they are glorified crawdads. I had some in China that were among the best things I ever ate though. It was 18 years ago and I still remember like it was yesterday.
not to worry, I'm okay with this thread veering into various food discussions.
case in point:
I will cheat and name 2 - the one I grew up with, a great example of NY style, is Glenville Pizza (which is on Glenville Rd in Glenville.) You can get a slice in either pepperoni or cheese, a Sicilian slice, or a salad pizza, which they claim to have invented, which is basically a dressed lettuce salad on top of a pizza dough and is much better than it sounds. They also do full pies either regular or Sicilian with toppings, Garlic and sausage being one of our favorites. They also make calzones, which have a really thin dough unlike any other I've ever had anywhere. They only take cash, at least as of the last time I was there in 2010.
the other,closer to where i live now, is Camille's Wood Fired Pizza in Tolland. They sell only smaller whole pies, and take a more Italian approach, with a few specialty pies with unusual ingredients like bacon and eggs or red onion, goat cheese, honey and pistachios. It's a funky little dining room with a good beer selection as well.
Those are just my top 2, I've been to dozens of other great spots. Even the bad ones are decent compared to some other pizza deprived regions.
Wait, are they different animals, or just different names for the same thing? I thought prawns WERE shrimp.
In this case, I suppose it's better to say I've had prawns face, shell and all, not shrimp. Still tasty though.
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Langostiens, are all the same animal, prawns are big shrimp and much easier to eat, I used it to illustrate size. Crawdads taste similar to lobster and are sometimes called poormans lobster.
A fellow Mainiac, I was wondering in Maine I was told always growing up you HAD to boil the lobster alive because when they die a bacteria spreads. So putting them in the boiling water alive prevents it.
I see on chef shows they will cut the lobsters head in half before putting it in water. I guess it's big in high end restaraunts but every time I see that on a cooking show I just feel like they are doing it wrong and going to get someone sick. Where you told this about lobster too?
Edit: not lobster it is lobstah
I posted a picture of the damn things. How can anyone misunderstand my meaning?
nothing like playing a crab feed and part of the deal is the all-you-can-eat crab dinner.
Messy!! and no matter how well you wash your hands (usually with the flimsiest paper towels in the world) still feels like yer getting crab guts all over your strings.
Solution = have the nice ladies throw two or three in a plastic bag and deal when you get home!
I live on the South Oregon coast, so have this down.
Cracking crab is a lot of work and messy. I don't order whole crab dinner out. Buy it at the dock - best eaten in the home setting!
Messy!! and no matter how well you wash your hands (usually with the flimsiest paper towels in the world) still feels like yer getting crab guts all over your strings.
Solution = have the nice ladies throw two or three in a plastic bag and deal when you get home!
I live on the South Oregon coast, so have this down.
Cracking crab is a lot of work and messy. I don't order whole crab dinner out. Buy it at the dock - best eaten in the home setting!
Yeah that picture had me bamboozled... They are langoustines, but couldn't work out the oyster reference for them.
Sorry
The only lobster roll I've ever had came on nice brioche bread, with a heavy dose of butter, and was then crisped up on the flattop. So good! Crappy hot dog roll?
Jim, you are da man. Lees Landing in Port Deposit, MD was awesome today.
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How are there any left overs from #1 in order to make #2 ???
when you do "two fers" 2-3 times a week, you get burned out on Lobster pretty quickly. I don't think I could eat Lobster any more ... unless it was right off the boat and cheap (because it had only one claw, thus headed to the cannery)
I had a McDonalds lobster roll for lunch today.....I'm Lovin' It....
Seriously MUCH better than I anticipated
Seriously MUCH better than I anticipated
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Yep, like so:
Which is from the local dive hot dog stand we mostly shunned and ignored during my youth in Connecticut. I grew up within sight of lobster pot floats, but it was never really considered anything all that special in my family. Several years ago I was visiting for the first time in many years and asked a childhood friend where to eat. That was the last place I expected to be pointed to, but it was killer.
