I mean that’s pretty close to what they call a lobster roll in most places.
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BoosBeau@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I once had a dream about a “lobster hotdog.” A lobster tail in a buttered hotdog bun. I went to a sports bar that happened to serve lobster tail and had hot dog buns. The waitress willing let me order this culinary sin. On an occasion, I still wake up in a cold sweat with the faint memory of processed bread and shellfish…
titanicx@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
acme401@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I could literally go next door and get one right now.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 days ago
They have food trucks in Iceland that serve lobster tail baguettes. They’re delicious.
Agent641@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Friend, I want a lobdog
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Wait, you mean a Connecticut-style lobster roll? Which is amazing? Are you messin’ with me?
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Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
I tried a lobster roll for the first time last year and I’m mostly disappointed. Every single place sold them for around 40 to 50 USD. It was just buttered lobster which is good but for the amount I got, it was definitely not worth, and honestly I’d rather have bread on the side than as a roll
OshagHennessey@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The popularity of lobster rolls mostly comes from a time, not so long ago, when eating lobster and shrimp was on about the same level as eating crickets. People in the Northeast would catch them for export. Poor kids brought lobster rolls to school, rich kids brought baloney sandwiches or Oscar Mayer hot dogs. Eventually, people decided lobster was a “luxury” food so now you get these tiny little lobster rolls for absurb prices. Hard to understand how they’d attract any new fans today.
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
I might be biased but Asian style of lobster is amazing. My favorite is salted egg yolk lobster (I think also literally translated as golden sand or smth)
BanMe@lemmy.world 4 days ago
We did make improvements since then, like dousing in butter and cooking only to a delicate texture instead of pencil erasers. If you had the old fashioned style you’d be grossed out too.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Presumably the supply of lobster is now much lower than the demand.
DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
40-50 smackers is an unreasonable price for lobster roll. I also wouldn’t be impressed for that price.
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
In all fairness. I was in Boston (and in the seaport area) when I first tried it, so I’m sure it could’ve been cheaper. But this definitely isn’t a food that gets better the more you pay for it.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
lobster rolls are good only if you think “man these would be awesome if it werent $60 for a meal”
Lenggo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’ve had a few but would never pay that much. Especially after having one from McDonald’s in Maine awhile ago for like $10 that tasted exactly the same. I check every time I’m up there and it’s never been available again
rumba@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I’ve had a good one before. They’re rare AF. Most places just seem to throw some overcooked butter-drenched lobster claw meat on a Pepperidge Farm top split and call it a day. You need to go somewhere with an actual chef to get one properly executed. (or maybe an ancient Northeastern grandmother)
Lobster salad, no huge chunks, relatively dry, properly salted, moderately spiced. A Top-split roll that’s soft on the outside and crunchy butter-fried on the inside.
Even at their best, you won’t cry for it when it’s gone. It’ll just be a “that was good” and a nice solemn happiness that you ate it.
toynbee@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I’ve never had lobster roll - or indeed lobster - but from the name I imagined it to be lobster rolled up in something like a pig in a blanket (though I’ve heard that varies from place to place as well; my variant is just a hot dog rolled up in a croissant).
I was pretty disappointed the first time someone around me ordered one and it was just lobster in a roll … Though I admit it makes sense.
nostrauxendar@lemmy.world 4 days ago
A hot dog in a croissant? That’s wild, I didn’t realise pigs in blankets were different around the world (presumably you’re not in the UK?). In England, pigs in blankets are little sausages wrapped in bacon!
stringere@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
When my wife and son took a trip up yhr Maine coast they had these at every chance available. And the honor system roadside pie stands.