Crabs or Lobster

richlevy · 10-19-2008, 11:43 AM

This was inspired by the Maryland or Massachusetts thread/poll. Maryland is famous for it's crabs and Massachusetts for it's lobster. Which do you prefer.

BTW, I thought Alaska had the biggest crab, but according to my fact checking, that title goes to the Japanese spider crab, which looks like something from Doom. How come Godzilla never fought a giant crab?

I remember hearing up near Boston that in the early days, lobsters were so common it was the food chosen to be fed to laborers, who complained.

Cloud · 10-19-2008, 11:54 AM

4 meters long; 100 years old.* Am SO very glad I'm not likely to ever be on the bottom of the ocean near Japan.

crabs are creepy. creepier than lobsters, even.

*and boy, what a boring way to live for 100 years.

zippyt · 10-19-2008, 11:56 AM

Yes to both !!

wolf · 10-19-2008, 11:59 AM

Lobster, definitely. Crab's good, but lobster is food of the gods.

Rich, you're not supposed to be chawing down on either of these ... aren't both treyf?

Undertoad · 10-19-2008, 12:05 PM

The little blue crabs that Maryland turns out are too small, too much work.If I'm gonna work to crack open my dinner, I want to get like 3 ounces of meat from it. King crab, now you're talking.

Elspode · 10-19-2008, 12:21 PM

I've had a case of the crabs before. I don't even want to think about how horrible it would be to have a case of the lobsters.

skysidhe · 10-19-2008, 12:28 PM

I'm hungry

richlevy · 10-19-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Lobster, definitely. Crab's good, but lobster is food of the gods.

Rich, you're not supposed to be chawing down on either of these ... aren't both treyf?

Not if they accidentally fall on your plate.

bluecuracao · 10-19-2008, 02:27 PM

I love both.

Sundae · 10-19-2008, 02:35 PM

I prefer the flavour of lobster, but I've had it less. Crab can be a little watery.

I haven't yet managed to meet any seafood I don't like though. In fact just the other day I was drooling over the menu for Livebait, where a colleague was taking her mother for dinner.

I might just have to get some fish for lunch this week.

DanaC · 10-19-2008, 03:29 PM

*shakes head* I very very occasionally have dressed crab, but I am not much for either, overall.

I like prawns. I like some types of fish. Other than that I am not a major seafood freak.

Pie · 10-19-2008, 03:31 PM

Okay, I'm the only one who doesn't like lobster. It's got an odd flavor to my palate... Crabs, otoh, are tasty.

Clodfobble · 10-19-2008, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

4 meters long; 100 years old.* Am SO very glad I'm not likely to ever be on the bottom of the ocean near Japan.

No no, see, it's okay, because:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiki

It has a gentle disposition

Those are gentle claws at the end of its three-meter arms.

Oh, and I don't eat food that I have to work for. Someone wants to pull the meat out for me and make it into a delightful bisque or oversized ravioli, then I might be game.

richlevy · 10-19-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

I very very occasionally have dressed crab

I must be really tough to get cute little outfits over those claws.

BTW, NPR did a program on lobsters a while back. Interspersed with the science was a "Gilbert and Sullivan" type mini-operetta about "Leroy the Uninterrupted", a canny lobster with advice on avoiding traps. I've been trying to find a standalone recording of it, but it was done for the program and does not appear anywhere in its entirety.

The science and the singing lobster make this a must listen.

jinx · 10-19-2008, 06:06 PM

I like all seafood except for urchin gonads and raw scallops... dungeness crabs would top my list though. Lobster is very good but not usually worth the price, same with king crabs. A bushel of blues and some beers is an excellent way to spend an afternoon...

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10-19-2008, 11:43 AM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Crabs or Lobster This was inspired by the Maryland or Massachusetts thread/poll. Maryland is famous for it's crabs and Massachusetts for it's lobster. Which do you prefer. BTW, I thought Alaska had the biggest crab, but according to my fact checking, that title goes to the Japanese spider crab, which looks like something from Doom. How come Godzilla never fought a giant crab? I remember hearing up near Boston that in the early days, lobsters were so common it was the food chosen to be fed to laborers, who complained. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

10-19-2008, 11:54 AM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	4 meters long; 100 years old.* Am SO very glad I'm not likely to ever be on the bottom of the ocean near Japan. crabs are creepy. creepier than lobsters, even. and boy, what a boring way to live for 100 years. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"*

10-19-2008, 11:56 AM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yes to both !! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

10-19-2008, 11:59 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Lobster, definitely. Crab's good, but lobster is food of the gods. Rich, you're not supposed to be chawing down on either of these ... aren't both treyf? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-19-2008, 12:05 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The little blue crabs that Maryland turns out are too small, too much work.If I'm gonna work to crack open my dinner, I want to get like 3 ounces of meat from it. King crab, now you're talking.

10-19-2008, 12:21 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've had a case of the crabs before. I don't even want to think about how horrible it would be to have a case of the lobsters. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-19-2008, 12:28 PM	#7
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I'm hungry

10-19-2008, 02:27 PM	#9
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I love both.

10-19-2008, 02:35 PM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I prefer the flavour of lobster, but I've had it less. Crab can be a little watery. I haven't yet managed to meet any seafood I don't like though. In fact just the other day I was drooling over the menu for Livebait, where a colleague was taking her mother for dinner. I might just have to get some fish for lunch this week. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-19-2008, 03:29 PM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	shakes head I very very occasionally have dressed crab, but I am not much for either, overall. I like prawns. I like some types of fish. Other than that I am not a major seafood freak.

10-19-2008, 03:31 PM	#12
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Okay, I'm the only one who doesn't like lobster. It's got an odd flavor to my palate... Crabs, otoh, are tasty. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-19-2008, 06:06 PM	#15
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I like all seafood except for urchin gonads and raw scallops... dungeness crabs would top my list though. Lobster is very good but not usually worth the price, same with king crabs. A bushel of blues and some beers is an excellent way to spend an afternoon... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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