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lobster! Click on the following sites to find out about annual
lobster festivals:
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order Maine lobster online:
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 A Bit about
Maine Lobster - Yesterday and Today
Lobster -
where shall we start? In Maine, of course. The Maine lobster industry began in 1605
and the first lobsters were harvested near
the coast of Maine’s Monhegan Island.
It wasn’t until 1840
that the commercial marketing of
Maine
lobster took hold. Maine’s
lobster industry is one of the oldest continuously operated
industries in North America. For a look at a day in the life of
a Maine lobsterman,
click here.
Availability and
Variety of Lobster
 Today Maine
lobster is available in many forms and all year long. From the
classic live (and picked fresh from the lobster tank) to the
versatility and convenience of “value-added” Maine lobster.
Value-added
lobster eliminates the challenge of live lobster (though for
some of us that’s half the fun!). For more on lobster and the
sum of all its parts,
click here.
Versatility of
Lobster
If you think
about it, you could make a meal and every course could have
lobster in some way, shape, or form. Wouldn’t that be a meal
made in heaven? Start with a basic Lobster Stock or maybe
Lobster and Pumpkin Bisque with Goat Cheese and Roasted Bell
Pepper or try it in an appetizer like Lobster Puffs. It can star
in a salad like Wild Rice, Lobster and Mushroom Salad or in a
pasta of Fettucine with Lobster, Avocado, Tomato in White Wine
Cream Sauce. Or how about Asian style Lobster Crêpes Imperial,
for a luscious Sunday brunch. We could go on and on, but you can
try all these recipes in our Last Licks section below.
 For more
utterly delicious recipes, check out the Maine Lobster Promotion
Council’s cookbook Cooking Maine Lobster; there’s more than one
way... by
clicking here.
And for a host
of lobster promotional products,
click here
Click
here
for the 2001 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year recipe and winner’s from prior
years.
The 2002 Maine
Lobster Chef of the Year will be named on August 15th. Check
www.mainelobsterpromo.com for this year's winner and the
winning recipe.
 Celebrate All
Year Long
Think you can
only eat lobster in the summer while you’re on vacation? Wrong -
it’s the choice “meat” for celebrations all year. Try
Autumn
Lobster Stew and celebrate the squash harvest with butternut,
pumpkin and acorn squash. Or this Thanksgiving, treat your
family to Lobster with Munchkin Pumpkins and Black Trumpet
Mushrooms and Potato Croutons. Or brighten up a wintry Sunday
evening with homemade Lobster Pie. Try these recipes in our
Last
Licks section and “wow” your friends and family!
For more
serving ideas and recipes
click here.
Lobster from
Maine is Eco-friendly!
 Lobstering
supports a way of life for thousands of families in Maine. For
generations, lobster harvesters have realized the importance of
sound resource management and their efforts have enabled the
lobster industry to be the success story of New England
fisheries. There are no quotas on the catch; however, there are
numerous restrictions to protect the population of lobsters. It
normally takes 5-7 years for a lobster to reach legal size.
Technology has made lobstering more efficient, and laws
regarding trap limits and other regulations have been
implemented to sustain the resource and protect the marine
environment. In Maine, lobsters
are harvested the old-fashioned way, utilizing traps that must
be hauled one at a time by the harvester. On average, a
harvester hauls 250-300 traps in a single day. For more on the
responsible fishing practice for sustainable management of the
Maine lobster resource and more,
click here.
Lobster is Truly
Nutritious
Lobster is
truly nutritious. For the health conscious, Maine lobster can be
enjoyed without guilt. It is low in fats, calories and
cholesterol, lower than the light meat of chicken. Maine lobster
contains 0.1 gram of Omega-3 fatty acids per 3.5 oz. serving.
Lobster is also high in amino acids, potassium and magnesium,
vitamin B12, B6, B3 (niacin), and B2 (riboflavin), calcium,
phosphorous, iron, zinc and vitamin A. For more on the
nutritional value of lobster, lobster
facts, and more
click here.
Fat and
Cholesterol Comparison Chart
Serving size
3.5 oz.
|
Total calories
|
Cholesterol
(milligrams) |
Saturated Fat
(grams) |
|
Maine lobster |
98 |
72 |
0.1 |
|
Beef – top round |
207 |
90 |
2.0 |
|
Chicken -- light meat only |
173 |
85 |
1.3 |
|
Egg (1) – 50 gm |
77 |
212 |
1.6 |
|
Pork loin |
213 |
85 |
3.6 |
|
Shrimp |
99 |
195 |
0.3 |
|
Turkey -- light meat only |
161 |
68 |
1.2 |
|
Source: USDA
Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12 & 13
(Refers to lobster meat only—consumers are advised to discard
the tomalley.)
For more
information about Maine lobster, contact Susan Barber, Executive
Director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council 382 Harlow
Street, Bangor, Maine 04401, (207) 947-2966,
e-mail: info@mainelobsterpromo.com and
visit
http://www.mainelobsterpromo.com
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