New England Lobster Roll Bread

A road trip guide to new england s best lobster joints countryman press 2012 has shared his picks.

New england lobster roll bread.

Whoever came up with the idea of shoving freshly cooked lobster into a hot buttered roll was onto a very good thing. Don t skimp on the lobster. Behold the lobster roll. Food and travel writer mike urban author of lobster shacks.

That is a great looking and sounding lobster roll. They are also great steamed for hot dogs and great on the grill toasted for. The lobster roll has become the new england summertime sandwich of choice. Lobster roll sandwiches common along the new england coast consist of lobster meat and mayonnaise filling served on a hotdog like bun.

Perhaps the king of all sandwiches. Maine new hampshire and massachusetts restaurants and clam shacks all up and down the coast use these delicious rolls with high sides that you can butter and grill for the best roll ever. I have never seen them down here before and was very glad to get them. A butter coating crisps the bun and gives the sandwich a rich flavor.

Although the original maine lobster roll is simply cooked lobster meat and melted butter on a buttered and grilled hot dog roll most restaurants make a new england lobster roll with a lobster salad made with a mayonnaise base. Because lobster rolls contain relatively high amounts of calories and fat it s best to reserve them as an occasional indulgence only. It was basically cooked lobster on a roll with melted butter and likely perfect for the purist but your concoction with more flavors sounds way more to my liking. Sitting at a picnic table in the gravel parking lot of a seafood shack stuffing a lobster roll in your face is a summer ritual in new england.

A classic meal here in new england is the lobster roll. We went to me in 2011 and i couldn t wait to try a famous lobster roll which we did at the portland lobster co. Tasty chunks of lobster meat drizzled with butter or tossed with mayo and served up on a crisp buttery new england hot dog bun are all the rage these days. And while what you mix with the lobster for the filling is the subject of debate one thing is not.

1 1 2 cups cooked lobster cut into 1 1 2 pieces meat from 2 1 25 pound fresh new england lobsters cooked in salted water for 7 8 minutes 1 1 2 cups cooked lobster cut into 1 1 2 pieces meat from 2 1 25 pound fresh new england lobsters cooked in salted water for 7 8 minutes 2 tablespoons good quality mayonnaise homemade or store bought 2 tablespoons good quality mayonnaise.