A not-so-common BBQ item

Lobster was given to me at a recent BBQ. In all honesty I've never had lobster at a BBQ before - this was to be an interested treat!

The person who was working the barbecue hasn't had much experience with lobster so preparing and cooking it was to be a new challenge for him. There was to be no marination or any special seasoning while cooking. The main purpose was to just cook the lobster tails.The task seemed to be easy enough because it wasn't long until we were presented with our lobster tails. In simple fashion, we had melted butter and lemon to accompany the shellfish.

The real challenge came when we had to break open the lobster tails - yet another task I had not performed before. As I so eliquently broke the back of the shell, pieces of lobster flew out only to cover my friends with fragments of lobster meat and shell. Once I had gathered what was left of the lobster tail I proceeded squeeze a lemon slice over it and dipped it sparringly into the butter.

The meat was a bit chewy however nowhere near tough. If I hadn't used lemon or the butter I would imagine that the lobster would be somewhat bland. Also, I would recommend using some tpe of herb butter to better the taste experience. Like chicken, I see lobster as a meat that can attain several different flavours due to whatever is added to it - and to the fact that if served by itself, could be very boring to eat. Although very simple to make, I can see lobster as a fun item to cook because you can make it taste however you want!

We all know that lobster is always an expensive item on the menu when you go out to eat. I have to ask, should it be that way? Do we pay for the taste, or do we pay for the idea of lobster?