Seventh Heaven

Like a true Singaporean, I have to gloat when I come across a good bargain. My gem of a find today was in the form of a plump whole 1.25lb lobster at a bargain price of usd$10!!! Imagine paying S$16 for a super delicious, succulent, sweet, full flavoured 'chicken lobster', steamed in its own juice for 10 minutes, prepared courtesy of Shaw's supermarket which was offering the 'end of season' lobster sale at usd$6.99 per lb! I am fortunate that Ken, a Singaporean radiologist shared this gold nugget of information with me just before lunch time today. He lives in the same condo and will be heading home in about two weeks, thus he too feels the urge to 'live his last days in Boston" to the fullest. He told me about the sale and suggested we go together to the supermarket to get the lobsters, and bring them back to his apt to have lunch together. He also prepared two sweet corns to complement the lobsters. Having the two together for a meal was the most satisfying experience I've had in a long time. I relished every bite, picked out every ounce of lobster meat with all ten fingers and sipped the last drop of lobster juice by using its shell as a spoon, totally unembarassed at my display of such barbaric traits in front of a new friend, who was equally uninhibited when attacking the red crustacean. Now I know the importance of 'eating with the right company'! I am indebted to Ken for alerting me to this wonderful way of enjoying Boston's abundant seafood delicacies. I did not know that there's a season for lobsters and this period is the tail end (no pun intended) of it. I assumed that lobsters, like durians, can be had all year round! Even if I don't manage to have another lobster before the season ends, I am truly satisfied that I had my fill today, and the aftertaste and memory of it can probably last til the next season in April/May 2008! Oh did I mention that I have high cholestrol?

From a website titled "Value of Lobster": Boiled Chicken Lobster - "Probably the tantalizing and delicate flavor of lobster meat is found at its best in a fresh boiled chicken lobster, weighing one to one and a quarter pounds. A lobster of this size is estimated to be four or five years old. And the tail meat will be tough if you boil it longer than from eight to ten minutes." 'Nuf said. DROOL...