Foods A-Z - L is for Lobster

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Some of these crustaceans are clawed; some species are not; and they come in a variety of colors. The most common are the bluish green or greenish brown. There are rare instances of albino, orange, red, yellow, etc., lobsters. In North America, the lobster, prior to the mid 1900s was considered a poverty food. It was a food for servants, lower members of society and prisoners. Until well into the 1900s lobster was used for fish bait and fertilizer. Now they are highly prized as seafood and very expensive. Lobsters can live up to 45-50 years in the wild and continue to increase in size as they age. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest lobster ever caught was in Nova Scotia, Canada, and weighed 44.4 pounds (20.15 kilograms). Some countries have banned the practice of thrusting a live lobster into a pot of boiling water as being too inhumane. A lobster can be killed prior to cooking by electrocution with a device known as a CrustaStun. Have you ever had lobster? Photo Credit: Pixabay