tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post7036989685007759991..comments2024-03-20T16:58:06.425-07:00Comments on Cannundrums: Lobster Roe and TomalleyBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-56635651669349060862020-02-14T15:54:57.889-08:002020-02-14T15:54:57.889-08:00I am reading this article & comments in 2020 :...I am reading this article & comments in 2020 :) <br />Very interesting...I Googled because I was unsure what to do with it after I split my first Lobster in two and was confronted with the 'goo'. Naturally I picked it out with a paper cloth & rinsed out the cavity out before blanching the dead lobster in boiling water for 20 seconds. I have now come to realise (after reading this article & the accompanying comments) that the 'ritual' I had performed wasn't even necessary! <br />:)tekopikinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368879641167765700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-6165809453005819702019-01-26T11:03:42.075-08:002019-01-26T11:03:42.075-08:00Very nice post!!! Very nice post!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846878740827526768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-22194501834749244552018-07-09T13:29:54.064-07:002018-07-09T13:29:54.064-07:00It is a large, chain restaurant. Who knows where t...It is a large, chain restaurant. Who knows where they are getting their bugs - probably on the cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-78838234641136561352018-06-23T19:07:14.680-07:002018-06-23T19:07:14.680-07:00Hey... for h.. sake - this is 2018 and y'all ...Hey... for h.. sake - this is 2018 and y'all have the internet (else how could you post?). Yes, roe is the females' eggs - tomally is a mixture of liver and pancreas (hmm?) <br />LOL, my dad used to tell us that they were bad for us BUT he would sacrifice himself for us. We all knew he really wanted it for himself but knowing what they really were (ackkk! sea eggs and liver!) we were more than happy to let him have them! dragonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-63614564752858918072018-05-29T04:51:28.732-07:002018-05-29T04:51:28.732-07:00If for any reason at all, PCBs wouldn't have b...If for any reason at all, PCBs wouldn't have been the reason behind a ban from the old testament, since PCBs are actually man-made chemical pollutants that the lobster is filtering out. Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979554354749061594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-49609290145216872682018-05-29T04:48:18.779-07:002018-05-29T04:48:18.779-07:00If for any reason at all, PCBs won't be the re...If for any reason at all, PCBs won't be the reason why it was banned in the old testament, since PCBs are man-made pollutants that the lobster filtered out. Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979554354749061594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-30827971885124790352018-02-01T07:21:23.535-08:002018-02-01T07:21:23.535-08:00It may be genetic too ...watch out...It may be genetic too ...watch out...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050402711369451231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-16022079456073379282017-07-17T19:30:12.498-07:002017-07-17T19:30:12.498-07:00You can eat the tamale if you want. I prefer to no...You can eat the tamale if you want. I prefer to not eat it because during red tide, it contains toxins which cause nerve damage. The roe is best when cooked all the way and turns orange. Undercooked lobster is like under oooked fish. YUK! I have mine steamed a couple minutes more. All the goop inside is cooked and the roe if it is a female is delicious. When raw, it is just black slime. People who like it that way are special as far as I'm concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-58747629781509421572017-04-21T14:49:39.061-07:002017-04-21T14:49:39.061-07:00My parents always eat both. But I was always told ...My parents always eat both. But I was always told that the roe/eggs is a female Maine lobster. Not to be caught or sold hhhmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-17010970331837794752016-12-24T12:21:02.863-08:002016-12-24T12:21:02.863-08:00I use the tomalley and roe to add flavor to my lob...I use the tomalley and roe to add flavor to my lobster pie topping. Melt it into the butter before adding the cracker crumbs.Buying Seafoodhttp://www.buyingseafood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-20286253903766879902016-10-25T05:13:56.981-07:002016-10-25T05:13:56.981-07:00I ate at Joe's crab shack two days ago and was...I ate at Joe's crab shack two days ago and was horrified at the dark greenishblack liquid that spilled out when I removed the head. I assumed it was undercooked and since it tasted really like rotten water did not eat the tail meat. It ruined my meal. I don't think I will eat at Joe's ever again as to me that was not a good way to serve the lobster.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-89754427274428045622016-01-14T17:17:11.617-08:002016-01-14T17:17:11.617-08:00all of you people are book numb and will most like...all of you people are book numb and will most likely die of a lightning strike b4 you could ever consume enough lobster tomalley to kill you unless you were force fed at gunpoint..speaking of...maybe ya'll need some intimidated type of force feed to understand how delicious tomalley is and with anything...."in moderation". I have lived in Maine all my life and have consumed thousands (not hundreds)of lobsters and pounds(literally)of tomalley...45 years old and waiting for that lightning strike to kill me. but ya'll enjoy not enjoying life in its finer points. my opinionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666035228550938843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-2409976187268461662015-10-07T19:33:03.114-07:002015-10-07T19:33:03.114-07:00I have been eating lobster since I was knee high a...I have been eating lobster since I was knee high and have always loved it. To be fair my appreciation has grown since the early days of just eating the tail meat and claws to the last 25 years or so of loving it all including the tomalley. I never experienced the black goop until last night. My husband and I visited a local Joes Crab Shack. I ordered the steamed lobster. When it came out, much to my disappointment they had cleaned out all the tomalley. I told the waiter and his manager said they would make me another. When the second one came out it had not been cut open at all and when I twisted the tail off out poured a sea of black liquid. I broke into the body cavity to find black slimy goop. It tasted foul and smelled like sewage and there was little to no tomalley. I can't imagine anyone eating it and enjoying it. When the manager came over to see of the second lobster was any better she took one look at it and new already that I was disappointed once again. She explained that the black goop had been happening a lot lately and that's why they started cleaning out the lobsters before serving. Why would so many of them be like this?<br />@anonymous recipe person.....thanks for the idea I'm definitely going to try this idea at home. I'm assuming you meant to write broil and not boil though.<br />@anonymous toxic cleanse old testament person.....the world odds already crazy enough and something will probably give you cancer anyway so you might as well enjoy some lobster and don't worry about it! Life is short, eat what's tastey!Long Island Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-49652683873750083882015-03-24T09:36:25.306-07:002015-03-24T09:36:25.306-07:00I have eaten lobster all my life, 66 now and love ...I have eaten lobster all my life, 66 now and love it. I use the Tomalley in a dressing, using butter, bread, little salt and pepper and parsley. Cutting from the legs to the tail in the center, Clean the lobster, remove the vain in the tail. Rinse with cold water, brush butter on the meat and boil around 12 to 15 minutes, remove fill the cavity with the dressing and boil till dressing in browned. This is an old recipe don’t know anyone cooking lobster this way. If you love the tomalley you should love this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-80218295042591103642015-01-31T14:14:54.710-08:002015-01-31T14:14:54.710-08:00There's a vein in the tail. That's where t...There's a vein in the tail. That's where the excrement is. Easy to remove. Rick P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549464828704372864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-60290258957534656192014-08-20T15:39:56.304-07:002014-08-20T15:39:56.304-07:00POOR QUAIDE, AND HER MILLIONS AND ALIENATED CHILDR...POOR QUAIDE, AND HER MILLIONS AND ALIENATED CHILDREN. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-69658203797050163532014-07-14T16:17:27.211-07:002014-07-14T16:17:27.211-07:00Dive in! It's great!Dive in! It's great!fotojbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390342755516884712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-37269381314908708342014-06-16T12:45:09.200-07:002014-06-16T12:45:09.200-07:00Calm down and read a book, geeze dude. Apparently ...Calm down and read a book, geeze dude. Apparently you kow nothing about the toxicity of any of these substances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-89257186107089421012013-06-09T11:12:20.076-07:002013-06-09T11:12:20.076-07:00I love lobster and know many places to get them fo...I love lobster and know many places to get them for less then $10 her in North East ( many places that sell them will steam them for free or an extra dollar.<br />I am a fussy eater and a lobster can be the most disgusting thing on earth to eat. You sort of have to not let it freak you out or over think and analyze what you are doing and just eat and enjoy it.<br />The green Tomalley is the sweetest part of the lobster. It is not nice to look at but if by chance you like guacamole it is about the same to look at but a lighter green. and even better.<br />I recommend using the Tomalley like a dipping sauce typicaly as I eat the tail meat of the lobster.<br />Trust me it will be really good!<br />As to the Roe, many seasoned lobster aficionados try and get a female lobster because they feel there is a good chance there will be Roe…..I am not sure if the roe are eggs or not thus a male may have it too?<br />I can tell you the Roe is not bad to eat and when eaten with the other lobster meat adds to the flavor thus for some that is what makes an even better lobster…..<br />Just close your eyes and eat it!<br /><br />a few places that run a good lobster special in Newport RI Flows drive through Clam Shack, on long island NY the Breakers in Bayville and the Steam room in PT Jefferson<br />Call first since they don't always have them.<br /><br />Enjoy turbodmcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-7078050813707488322013-02-23T17:28:47.564-08:002013-02-23T17:28:47.564-08:00After reading these comments, I'm starting to ...After reading these comments, I'm starting to wonder if this is what caused the dementia in my sister. <br /><br />She was only 53 when the symptoms started appearing. She LOVED lobster and would eat it all the time. Especially the tomalley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-88040454570332421812013-01-23T08:34:21.255-08:002013-01-23T08:34:21.255-08:00I like the idea that lobster tomalley is prohibite...I like the idea that lobster tomalley is prohibited in the old testament. Maybe there are reason with it but scientifically human do not have good study. On the otherhand, Lobster Tomalley is delicious.lobster productshttp://www.westmorlandfisheries.ca/en/products/lobster-bi-products.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-51152479969954733842013-01-03T13:42:51.873-08:002013-01-03T13:42:51.873-08:00Or perhaps the Old Testament had to do with the fa...Or perhaps the Old Testament had to do with the fact that lobsters can be cannibalistic. While previously thought that lobsters, like shellfish, were bottom-feeders, I believe that it has been discovered that most feed on live food - crabs, mussels, sea urchins... even other lobsters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-59661311014754125412013-01-03T08:08:50.717-08:002013-01-03T08:08:50.717-08:00I suspect that the Old Testament prohibition on lo...I suspect that the Old Testament prohibition on lobster had little to do with toxic PCBs, but there certainly are issues with any fish, really most of what we eat and the environment they live in. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-45265498675537670832013-01-03T04:35:44.707-08:002013-01-03T04:35:44.707-08:00lobsters are bottom feeders and the tomaley contai...lobsters are bottom feeders and the tomaley contain toxic PCBs which cause cancer long after they are consumed (perhaps why they were prohibited in the Old Testament?) ... an immediate detox should be done after eating these shellfish ... same goes for all other shellfish which also contain toxins causing death, cancer and later permanent senile dememtia unless a thorough detox is done. A women called Quaide loves lobster and has lost her mind over the years, alienating herself from her children and friends, even though she inherited millions of dollars, the consumption of lobster has ruined her lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934656459172973743.post-75783727933168642322011-07-05T09:59:25.364-07:002011-07-05T09:59:25.364-07:00I really didn't find it too hard once I knew i...I really didn't find it too hard once I knew it wasn't excrement. Viewed as liver and eggs, it mentally is a much easier picture.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527560924729632331noreply@blogger.com