On 4/18/2024 at 6:34 AM, liuzhou said:This morning I came across something in my local supermarket that I’ve never seen in any Chinese supermarket before. They were live and labelled as, and looked like 波士顿龙虾 (bō shì dùn lóng xiā), which are Homarus americanus, Boston Lobster. How they ended up here I’ve no idea. The tank held around a dozen of them.
Previously I’ve only been able to order them for delivery, usually 24 hours in advance being required.
The Chinese name for lobster is 龙虾 (lóng xiā), which literally means ‘dragon shrimp’. Be careful, though. The extremely popular 小龙虾 (xiǎo lóng xiā), meaning “small lobster” are crayfish. Often restaurants that provide English on their menus omit the “small”.
These real lobsters were on sale for ¥268 ($37 USD) per 500 grams (1.1 lbs). Unfortunately, they were in a dark corner of the store and my photos aren’t clear.
So, here’s one I had delivered at Christmas from my delivery app. It was slightly more expensive.
For price reference, when I left Newfoundland mid June 2024 the price paid to the fishermen had dropped from $6.70CDN to $5.45CDN a pound (500gr appox). It was probably one of the most plentiful catches in years I've seen.
