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Lidl lobster- What's it like?
Annie1fortennis
14-11-2012
Has anyone bought the frozen lobster in Lidl? I'm wondering what you get and what it is like. The packaging doesn't give much away.
vosne
14-11-2012
Not great tbh. But then I'm not a huge lobster fan. Langoustines are far superior IMO.


There wasn't a huge amount of meat in the LIDL lobster. What's the price like? Compared to buying a live Scottish or at least British one? The LIDL ones are from the states I think.
wavy-davy
15-11-2012
It's like the full sized ones only smaller.
Kpops
15-11-2012
Originally Posted by Annie1fortennis:
“Has anyone bought the frozen lobster in Lidl? I'm wondering what you get and what it is like. The packaging doesn't give much away.”

For the price it's ok
Jo09
15-11-2012
I thought they were great for a fiver! Price would normally be £15-20?
JamesParkin
15-11-2012
lidl lobster taste just the same as a bigr lobster
Annie1fortennis
15-11-2012
Thanks for your replies - I am going to try one and see!
walterwhite
15-11-2012
Tried one and thought it was pretty awful. There wasn't a huge amount of meat in it and what was there was pretty tough and watery.
KhufuJedefre
17-12-2012
The LIDL Lobster is brilliant value ! It tastes wonderful and if properly prepared is as good as any just smaller than a huge one that would cost £20. Even Asda can only manage an inferior one at £7.49.
I love Lobster have had them from many places at prices up to £30 and I can tell you this is great.
confuddled
18-12-2012
we didn't really like them, a tad too small and not much in the way of flavour.
KhufuJedefre
18-12-2012
I think some people are not aware what Lobster tastes like in general it is what it is not some wonder miracle lol
bowland37
18-12-2012
Originally Posted by confuddled:
“we didn't really like them, a tad too small and not much in the way of flavour.”

What you need is a live one. Just chuck it in some boiling water and watch it squirm in agony. When it stops moving it's done.

Then enjoy with a nice bottle of wine..
whitecliffe
18-12-2012
Originally Posted by KhufuJedefre:
“I think some people are not aware what Lobster tastes like in general it is what it is not some wonder miracle lol”

Cooked well a lobster can be amazing - cooked badly or over cooked - bland.
Hotgossip
18-12-2012
We buy both lobster and crab locally as we live near the coast. I'd rather have a Crab any day than lobster to be honest.
Pumping Iron
18-12-2012
Originally Posted by Hotgossip:
“We buy both lobster and crab locally as we live near the coast. I'd rather have a Crab any day than lobster to be honest.”

Me too! Crab claws are the best.
arlen2411
19-12-2012
quite good for this price
NoseyLouie
19-12-2012
I'm a big lobster fan, I have a lidl one in my freezer, thinking on preparing it on Saturday. Only thing that is worrying me now is the salt factor, I am scared it is going to have the dreaded canned in brine flavour. Yikes.

I love a live lobster drowned in a boiling pan then smothered in butter and nothing else, think I may be disappointed with the frozen one..I had to get one though I was curious, and on a tightish budget!
RegTheHedge
20-12-2012
Lobsters are pretty well all Canadian sourced so whether you pay 5 quid or 20 quid .It's essentially the same old stuff .
vosne
20-12-2012
Originally Posted by RegTheHedge:
“Lobsters are pretty well all Canadian sourced so whether you pay 5 quid or 20 quid .It's essentially the same old stuff .”

Well that's not true.
vosne
20-12-2012
Originally Posted by NoseyLouie:
“I'm a big lobster fan, I have a lidl one in my freezer, thinking on preparing it on Saturday. Only thing that is worrying me now is the salt factor, I am scared it is going to have the dreaded canned in brine flavour. Yikes.

I love a live lobster drowned in a boiling pan then smothered in butter and nothing else, think I may be disappointed with the frozen one..I had to get one though I was curious, and on a tightish budget!”

My fishmonger had squat lobsters today. Little bug like things they are. Quite delicious and cheap as chips. I have no idea why I didn't buy any
RegTheHedge
20-12-2012
Originally Posted by vosne:
“Well that's not true.”

Standard supermarket lobsters I ve seen pretty well all come from the Canadian North Atlantic .
husted
20-12-2012
Originally Posted by RegTheHedge:
“Lobsters are pretty well all Canadian sourced so whether you pay 5 quid or 20 quid .It's essentially the same old stuff .”

British-caught probably be homarus gammarus (European or common lobster).

Lidl-bought one will be homarus americanus (American or rather Canadian lobster)-stockier and substantially smaller.

And ready-cooked vacuum-packed lobster with years spent in the deep freeze, is unlikely to compare well to a freshly caught and cooked beast.

In this case, you get what you pay for.
RegTheHedge
20-12-2012
Originally Posted by husted:
“
In this case, you get what you pay for.”

Indeed - my personal favourite -Homard Breton , unfortunately comes with an equally tasty price tag
NoseyLouie
22-12-2012
Originally Posted by vosne:
“My fishmonger had squat lobsters today. Little bug like things they are. Quite delicious and cheap as chips. I have no idea why I didn't buy any ”

Ahh the ol langostinos, lol they are crabby tastic tasting, a lot of the restaurants here fob folk off claiming it to be the genuine (rock) lobster deal disguising it with sauces and pasta muhahaha. Still I'd buy a ton if my fishmonger had em nom nom, and a pint of scallops too!... my salmon was a success so will try the lidl saltfest tomorrow...arrgh!
newda898
08-03-2016
Originally Posted by KhufuJedefre:
“The LIDL Lobster is brilliant value ! It tastes wonderful and if properly prepared is as good as any just smaller than a huge one that would cost £20. Even Asda can only manage an inferior one at £7.49.
I love Lobster have had them from many places at prices up to £30 and I can tell you this is great.”

Congratulations!

Your 3 and a half year old post been quoted in several daily trash comics by lazy "journalists" googling and trawling online forums.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...9-what-7509241

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/650...bster-for-2-99

(And a small paragraph in the Metro too)
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