Lobster

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Buying lobster straight from the wharf in any of the New Brunswick fishing villages will heighten the lobster experience and there are excellent fish markets all along the Acadian coast and Fundy.
Buying from the Fish Market in town or the grocery store is a simpler option - just choose lobsters that show movement as they have to be alive immediately before cooking. Straightening out their tail to see if it springs back is good test.

Lobster needs to feels heavy for its size. Squeeze the sides of the lobster's body for a firmness that doesn't yield to pressure...

To serve lobster, the shell can be broken apart with lobster crackers to get at the meat, or the lobster can be cut in half down its centre with a strong knife. The claws can be cut open with a strong knife too. All of the lobster is edible except for the shell, the small stomach behind the head and the dark vein, running down the back of the tail. The red matter - roe - of the female lobster is considered a delicacy....

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