Title: What Is The Best Size Of Live Maine Lobster To Eat? - Blurtit
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What Is The Best Size Of Live Maine Lobster To Eat?
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Content: Does size matter? I know a lot of people will claim size does not matter - but they're lying! In a lot of circumstances and especially when it comes to buying lobster. The size of a lobster will more often than not indicate its age and this will have a significant effect on the meat you eat. Lobster meat is sweeter the younger the lobster, young lobsters are also much more tender than their older counterparts, although on the downside the smaller and younger they are the less meat they will contain. The meat of the problem
In general a small lobster, that is a lobster that weighs between 1lb - 1 ¼lbs, will provide about 1 ⅓ cups of meat, which would be enough to feed one person. This may stretch even further if using it as an ingredient in a dish such as a bouillabaisse as opposed to the lobster being the dish itself. So what is the best size lobster to eat when providing for a family? Well the advice remains the same; buy smaller and younger.