Did you know lobsters are “cannibals?” (They’ll eat anything around them, including their own kind.) They can regenerate lost limbs; their legs and feet hairs are used to identify food. They chew with their stomachs (which contains a grinding structure known as a “gastric mill”). And, they urinate out of their faces — via nozzles directly under their eyes.▫️
Now, if that isn’t enough to turn you off from eating these things, then maybe their price tag at your local eatery will. While we were at MEET MIA, an Italian restaurant located at 620 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, our waiter extolled the virtues of their “Lobster Tagliatelle -- heirloom cherry tomatoes, ragu, parsley, herb breadcrumbs” ($48, pre-tax/tip).
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Believe it or not, a lot of stuff goes into this dish aside from the crustacean and pasta. You’ll often find garlic gloves, thyme, red chilies, spring onions, brandy, star anise, cherry tomatoes, olive oil, parsley, basil, salt/pepper. For the stock: lobster shells, onion, celery stick, carrot. For the sauce: tomatoes (skinned and roughly chopped), garlic clove (crushed), onion, basil, and olive oil.
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Ideally, you want the pasta to be “al dente,” the protein to be juicy and chunky, and the accompanying lobster broth to be rich and flavorful, such that it enhances the dish. That’s not what we got. Our tagliatelle was mushy (overcooked), and the lobster pieces were tough. Given those lapses, and the $60+ price point (after you factor in tax/tip), it should come as no surprise that this pissy offering scored an “F.”
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Guess you could say we shelled out a good clawing.
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