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How to Eat a Lobster

Eating a lobster need not be a chore if you know the secrets of getting to the sumptuous meat quickly. Here are a few tips that will help you.

Claws - Remove the lobster claws by twisting them from the body. Using a nutcracker, seafood shell cracker or pliers, crack the shells of the claws, and pull out the meat.

Tail - Arch the back of the lobster until it cracks and separate the tail from the lobster's body. Break off the tail flippers, insert a fork, and push the tail meat out in one large piece.

Body - Unhinge the back shell from the lobster's body. You'll see a green area (called the "tomalley") that is considered a delicacy, and the coral-colored "roe" which is also edible.

Crack the lobster's body by pulling it apart sideways. Lobster meat can be found in the four pockets where the larger legs attach. There is also a small bit of meat in each of the walking legs that can be removed by sucking.

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