Cooking Lobster
By worldwise1
@worldwise1 (14885)
United States
July 19, 2007 10:34pm CST
I have been nagged by this question for a long, long time, but I have never tried to find the answer. I just know that some of you smart MyLotters will be able to answer it for me. Why do lobsters have to be cooked alive? It seems so cruel. I don't know of any other food that is prepared this way.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
20 Jul 07
I have eaten lobster once, Calais, and I liked the taste of it, but I am kind of put off when I think of them being boiled alive.
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@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
20 Jul 07
i saw it once on TV a chinese lady originally from hongkong is going to cook lobster. but she puts the lobster in side the freezer first before she cook it. she said she pity the lobster so she let it sleep before cooking it.
i love lobster but never tried cooking it so if maybe there will come a time that i have to cook a lobster i will try to let it sleep like the chinese lady did before cooking it.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
20 Jul 07
That seems like a more humane way to do it, roniroxas. Maybe one day I can get past my feelings on how they are prepared. I could never cook one.
@AeroChickie (459)
• Canada
13 Sep 07
There are actually a few types of seafood that need to be cooked live - lobsters, crab, clams, and mussels. These types of seafood spoil very quickly, so they are generally cooked while they are still alive.
