Comments on: Seafood Buffet

By: flandrumhill

flandrumhill — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:58:47 +0000

Reggie, I find both crab and lobster claws intimidating. You have to grab them by the tail. I’m sure crabs know this, and that’s probably why the ones I’ve found live in tidepools wedge their back ends into available rocks, making them impossible to grab without getting pinched.

I’ve never liked the idea of dunking a live lobster into boiling water either. Never had them with pineapple but have had crab with avocado. So many people are allergic to seafood. I wonder if it has something to do with what the lobsters and crabs eat.

Eldrid, those seagulls are pretty smart when it comes to finding food. They eat the sea urchins here and crack them open by dropping them on rocks.

Gerry, we have quite a variety of crabs in Nova Scotia and the connoisseurs of such edibles have decided that some are more palatable and meatier than others. They’re not just crawly things, they’re also bottom feeders, which means they’re not eaten by a lot of people. Before the 1800s, lobsters and crabs were mostly eaten by the poor.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:33:15 +0000

I have no idea why those crabs look delicious. They are crawly things. You tell me that they are not eaten by civilized Nova Scotians. Nonetheless . . .

By: kameleonquilt

kameleonquilt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:25:49 +0000

The first time I realised that seagulls did this, I was amazed as I had not thought they were all that intelligent.
They do it here as well, but mostly with sea urchins, from what I have observed.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:10:46 +0000

I find crabs such odd-looking creatures, although strangely attractive (perhaps because they’re the animal associated with my star sign?!). Personally, I think they’re far more attractive than lobsters, which give me the shivers with their long antennae that they wave around and their massive front pincers, which can give a nasty nip.

When I was growing up, and during the season, my uncles and cousins used to bring bags of crayfish to my gran. I hated the way you had to boil them live… it always felt so sickeningly cruel. And at some stage in my youth, after years of eating them on special occasions, I discovered that I had developed an allergy to all shellfish, which made me go all feverish and wheezy, so now I have to avoid them.

I still remember their very unique taste though – the salty taste of the sea, and the soft white meat that separated so neatly into chunks when they were well done. And combine that with a little bit of sweet juicy pineapple, or an avocado with lemon, salt and pepper…. Ahhhhh…. Yummmm.

By: flandrumhill

flandrumhill — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:48:21 +0000

Lobster prices are lower here than they’ve been in years Joan. I wonder if prices might be lower elsewhere too.

Hope you had a tasty lunch of crustaceans Kathy

By: centria

centria — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:16:37 +0000

Am suddenly really really hungry for crab. Or maybe lobster. (Haven’t had it in years, either, Joan!) Maybe it’s just because it’s almost lunch time.

By: Joan

Joan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:14:27 +0000

While I haven’t had much crab, I loved having fresh lobster right on the pier, straight from the cooker in the cannery. Haven’t had much of it since I moved away. Too expensive, I guess.