Comments on: Taster's Cherce: Why on this Night Are We Served the Most Heinous Thing Known to Man?

By: boslaw

boslaw — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:13:48 +0000

Lobsta Land & Lat42 in Gloucester are both top notch.

By: Yankee Mama

Yankee Mama — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:46:19 +0000

Just have to say that I had the worst gefilte fish ever. Gelatinous goo had a life of its own.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:32:10 +0000

Great band in my college called “Gefilte Fish”.. but liked them fourth best after “C-Side Motif” and “St. Booty” and of course, “The Bandicoots”…

For those taking part, have a good holiday. Thankfulkly the Israeli falafel dude around the corner is not very religious, so he’ll be open today to provide yet another perfect lunch for me!

thelarmis, I finally got over my fear of grilled eel and gave it a try…it didn’t take…

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:22:05 +0000

[21] Nope, I live much closer to the RI border than the NH border. But I work up that way, and have ventured to Gloucester for lunch a couple of times. I’ve spent a few weekends there, and we always ate well.

Sentimentally speaking though, I once worked across the street, more or less, from the famous (or infamous, YMMV) No Name restaurant. Gosh I miss being a 5 minute walk from that place, especially during Lent.

By: boslaw

boslaw — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:31:48 +0000

Shaun P – you in Gloucester (Glosta! as they say locally)? I just moved after living in Gloucester for about 8 yrs. Great lobster off the docks in Gloucester can’t be beat. I think I’m going to get a recreational lobster license this year & pick some up on the cheap.

By: Yankee Mama

Yankee Mama — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:24:48 +0000

I’m the one person coming down on the side of gefilte fish, lobster and matzoh ball soup. And I agree with [19], homemade is the only way to eat geilfte fish, although I confess that the smell (stench) of my mother making them made me apoplectic. Yuck!

I’ve eaten only fruit today as I’m preparing the vessel for the onslaught of the artery hardening meat fest and intestine blocking matzoh products..

Wish me luck

By: Bluenatic

Bluenatic — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:13:42 +0000

The difference between jarred gefilte fish of the gelatinous variety and fresh gefilte fish is the difference between night and day. The jarred stuff is truly disgusting and should never be served a live human. But the fresh stuff is really good. I highly recommend the fresh stuff from Russ & Daughters on E. Houston.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:11:32 +0000

btw, to those participating – i hope you have wonderful seder’s tonight/tomorrow and enjoy the family time! : )

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:08:11 +0000

[14] my typos were do to me leaning to the left today… c’mon, you couldn’t have really expected that i’d ever have tried lobster?! i mean, that’s a HUGE leap!!!

[16] well, i mean, we dated for like 9 years… i think she cooked a shellfish dish one night. i don’t remember. she loved fish and was tired of always having chicken with me. i didn’t love it, but it wasn’t bad and i ate the whole thing. left no orts! : )

By: ms october

ms october — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:04:34 +0000

[14] i think he only likes gefilte fish because a blond babe made him try it :}

i have to say that gefilte fish does not look good to me.
i haven’t had good experiences with lobster – so i can’t say it is something i like. and i love fish and shellfish – just not lobster.

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:02:01 +0000

this sounds like a great topic for an “instant poll”

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:58:14 +0000

[11] I almost fainted when I read the part where you liked gefilte fish, but then you restored my faith by saying you’d never eat lobster.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:47:41 +0000

[5] I’ve had horrible lobster rolls (too much mayo, not enough lobster, bad bread/roll, badly prepared lobster) and amazing lobster rolls (indescribably good).

In my experience, it used to be that the way to tell between two was price (the more expensive, the more lobster you got and the better it tasted) but that’s not true anymore. If its a place that I know has a good lobster roll, I’m a sucker for them.

I also don’t mind breaking out the Implements of Arthropod Destruction when needed. Though I prefer lobster with a wheat beer, myself.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:47:00 +0000

[9] ugh. please don’t correct all the errors in my post. there are too many! : /

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:45:29 +0000

i don’t think anyone here would call me a “perfectly reasonable person” when it comes to food, but…

i LOVE matzoh ball soup! any chicken soup, really. my grandma made the best homemade canadelech (sp.?)

[1] my grandma also used to have “traif” and get this – “non-traif” in her house! : )

i never tasted gefilte fish til i was an adult. (shocker, i know.) my ex-g/f used to go north w/ me for seder every year. (she’s a beautiful blonde irish-italian from worcestor). somehow, that little waif ate everything. and a lot of it. i think she forced me to try gefilte fish. believe it or not, i actually liked it! yup, true story! (seriously, RI!) i even “stocked” it at my place for a little while. at this point, it’s prolly been several years since i had it, but i would have try it again sometime…

when i saw this post, i figured it would be for the horse radish…

lobster – i would never try that in a thousand lifetimes. i really don’t like fish to begin with. i’ll never forget my grandpa eating lobster soooo many times we went out. the plastic bib they gave him, the mess it made. he always looked like he was in heaven though. now, he really is. i’d rather him be here eating lobster…

this is the first year in awhile that i wont’ be in NY w/ my fam for seder. now that my grandpa is gone, it’s just not as meaningful for me. i’ll be teaching a xylophone lesson and practicing. unfortunately, i won’t be eating matzoh ball soup…

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:45:15 +0000

[9]

(hangs my head in shame … snags some chopped liver on matzoh while no one is looking)

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:39:04 +0000

[7] “Sacrilegious”

(A rare opportunity to correct Diane on orthography!)

By: YankeeAbby

YankeeAbby — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:37:59 +0000

Every Passover, I’d have to go through the list with my mother of food items that I didn’t like…gefilte fish was at the top of the list. My parents eat it with a small dollop of red horseradish on top. YUCK!!! Also, before dinner, mom would put out the tray of matzohs with what seemed like a Sam’s Club sized tub of chopped liver (double YUCK!) for the family to snack on. Dad & my sister were all over that!

But thank you Alex, for that beautiful bowl of matzoh ball soup! Now THAT is some of mom’s cooking that I couldn’t wait for! :::sigh::: I sometimes hate that my parents are down in Florida. I sure miss mom’s cooking!

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:31:16 +0000

FWIW, Fresh Direct offers lobster tails for your broiling/boiling pleasure, and during peak season, they’ll even prepare a whole one for you to serve any which way you like.

They also offer Lobster Pot Pies … which sounds a bit sacreligious, if you’ll pardon the pun.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:25:24 +0000

[4] What about lobster bisque?
(I’m just wondering whether it’s the overall eating aethetics that bothers you about lobster.)