How do you like your lobster roll?
May 31, 2016, 10:48 am
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That looks pretty darn good but is it really a lobstah roll if it's not eaten at a weathered wooden picnic table?
May 31, 2016, 12:59 pm
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May 31, 2016, 7:48 pm
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Lightly toasted bun, melted butter, lobster.
Nothing else wanted or needed.
Nothing else wanted or needed.
Jun 1, 2016, 9:40 am
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I've had two lobster rolls in my life, one each in Plymouth MA and central Ohio. The latter (at a local pub) was far superior, being served with a crusty roll as opposed to a toasted bun and with much sweeter and more-tender lobster meat. And it cost half as much as the one in Plymouth, and was served by friendly and courteous waitstaff instead of snooty and rude. So the whole New England thing, based on my very limited experience, means little.
I agree about the butter vs. mayo, though. Mayo just wouldn't work.
I agree about the butter vs. mayo, though. Mayo just wouldn't work.
Jun 2, 2016, 3:42 pm
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Jun 2, 2016, 3:48 pm
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I agree, and wait, that's the Connecticut style? I always had them backwards in my brain. The best roll I've ever had was at Eventide Oyster Co. in Portland, Maine, and they were straight butter and hot. I always assumed that's Maine style.
Jun 2, 2016, 10:46 pm
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Dunno why some establishments kill a good lobster roll with mayo and celery.
Yep.
That is ... interesting. Most people I know have had none (didn't want to try it), one (didn't like it) or many (as in dozens or even hundreds). Two is unusual.
Dunno why some establishments kill a good lobster roll with mayo and celery.
That is ... interesting. Most people I know have had none (didn't want to try it), one (didn't like it) or many (as in dozens or even hundreds). Two is unusual.
Jun 2, 2016, 11:46 pm
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I've also only had 2. Both on the west coast, and both were cold/cool with mayo. At least one had celery, maybe both. Both were delicious, but the warm, melted butter ones sound even better.
Jun 3, 2016, 12:06 am
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We're really talking about two closely related things.
Lobster roll - warm lobster meat, drawn butter only
Lobster salad roll - cold lobster meat, mayo and celery, inside of bun can be buttered if desired.
I like both, with slight preference for lobster salad roll.
Lobster roll - warm lobster meat, drawn butter only
Lobster salad roll - cold lobster meat, mayo and celery, inside of bun can be buttered if desired.
I like both, with slight preference for lobster salad roll.