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Lobster Lingo - How Well Do You Know About Lobster?

What is Lobster?


Lobster is one of the popular aquaculture species in coastal areas of many countries around the world. This seafood is loved by many people because it can be processed into many delicious dishes. Especially lobster has high nutritional value, good for the development of the human body.


Lobster farming requires special care techniques. That partly explains the value of lobster today compared to other seafood species. It also has a relatively high price when it comes to buying and preparing dishes.




What parts does a lobster have?


People classify the structure of lobsters into 2 main parts. Those are the edible parts of the lobster's body and the inedible parts. So let's also find out how this seafood is structured.

Edible parts

Foot Parts


Lobster has 10 legs. The four pairs of legs contain tiny strips of flesh that take some work to remove. Lobsters use their eight hind legs to walk. At night, lobsters will walk along the ocean floor in search of food.


What's Inside Your Lobster?


Red stuff: Inside the lobster is an egg. Lobster eggs are red, found in female lobsters. It is found at the base of the body and along the tail. Lobsters reproduce by laying lobster eggs. The eggs are carried by the female until they are ready to hatch. Lobster eggs are like fish eggs.

Green stuff: Inside the lobster there is a light green part located in the shell. This green thing is the liver and pancreas of the lobster. However, this portion should not be eaten often. For most seafood species, the liver and pancreas will have contaminants deposited. The best way is that we should discard this part and eat the outside meat will be safer.

Frequently asked questions about lobster anatomy


How many legs does a lobster have?


Lobsters are crustaceans with 10 legs. Currently, 9 types of spiny lobsters have been discovered in the world, of which some are commonly farmed such as Bong lobster (Star lobster, Pork lobster), green lobster (short legged green lobster), shrimp red lobster (cotton lobster). ), Cotton Lobster (Green Legs, Cotton Lobster), Bamboo Lobster (Te Thien).


On the lobster's body, there are segments, legs, swimming buoys, pairs of antennae, tail and spines on the lobster's shell. One must spend a lot of time and effort to raise this type of seafood.


Inference


Lobster is a nutritious seafood that helps your family get delicious and healthy meals. Thereby housewives can process a lot of dishes with different flavors. However, there are also many issues that we need to pay attention to when processing this seafood species. Hopefully with Lobster Lingo shared by Fisherman Net in the article, you will find yourself the most useful knowledge.




This post first appeared on the Fishermen's Net blog at: https://www.mualobster.com/blogs/news/lobster-lingo


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