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Lobster

A clawed sea crustacean. The meat is in the tail, the claws, and the knuckles, and the liver in the head is the tomalley. A hard shell covers all of it.

Origin

Caught and farmed in cold Atlantic waters.

Flavour

Sweet and marine.

How to use it

Boil or steam it just until the shell is red and the meat is opaque. Overcooking turns it rubbery.

Storage

Cook a live lobster the day you buy it. Refrigerate cooked meat and eat it within a day.

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