Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
Terry - did you have to mention Maine?? Now you've got me thinking of a nice big Maine lobster. Thinking is the key word here - since they are definitely not in my food budget.

Around here we have Chesapeake Bay crabs - which are really delicious - but a whole lot of work for just a little meat. There's a knack to picking crabs that I have never mastered, and all I end up doing is cutting my fingers up on the sharp shells, and getting the Old Bay seasoning in the cuts, which stings like the devil. If someone picks them for me, I'm only too happy to pig out on them!
Can you believe that I had crab legs for the first time just a couple of months ago? They were good but too much work, definitely not the meal to have when you're really hungry and my friend had to keep helping me w/removing the crab from the legs. That was really adult. LOL When my son was home, we went to a special restaurant for his birthday and I ordered lobster, which I hadn't had in probably 20 years. It was delicious but too rich for my aging tummy and I paid the price the next day. I'm the same way w/shrimp, though; I can only eat a little.