Eat Lobster

Being served with a whole lobster can be intimidating. Here is how to crack open and eat lobster in a proper manner.

Steps

 * 1) Pull the claw down and away from the body to remove it. After cracking the shell of the claw with the lobster cracker, pick out the soft white meat with the spatula.
 * 2) Break the claw at the joint so you can get to all the meat. You can either put the meat aside on a plate until you have removed the meat from the entire lobster, or eat it as you go along.
 * 3) Discard pieces of shell and cartilage in a separate plate.
 * 4) Pull the legs off the lobster, and remove the meat in roughly the same way as the claws. Pick away the shell to reveal the meat, or use a toothpick to loosen the meat and then suck it out.
 * 5) Cut incisions in the underside of the tail. Pull the shell of the tail open and pull the tail meat out in one big piece. Most of a lobster's meat is found in the tail and claws, but there is also some white meat to be found in the main body.
 * 6) Cut incisions in the underside of the body and pull the shell of the main body open. Pick out any pieces of white meat that you can find. This is also where the brains and intestines are located, and while these are edible, some people choose not to eat them.
 * 7) Serve the lobster meat with a simple side salad. Give the meat a splash of lemon juice or salt and pepper.

Things You'll Need

 * A lobster
 * 1 lobster cracker
 * 1 spatula or lobster pick
 * Plate for discarding shell pieces and bones