Lobster is Cheap Now. Really!

Something odd is happening in New England: There are more lobsters being caught than there is demand for -- yet the lobster population is not being over-exploited. What does this mean for you? Cheap lobsters with a clean conscience.

An Associated Press story is reporting that lobstermen are selling the crustaceans out of their trucks at a cut rate, so if you live in New England, hit them up. Trevor Corson, author of the book "The Secret Lives of Lobsters," recently wrote that this is because the big packing houses in Canada are failing because their finances were wrapped up in Icelandic banks, banks that have crashed.

I've noticed lobster prices dropping here in California, and now I know why. I'm heading down to my fish market ASAP. Time for a good lobster boil. Or maybe an Italian-style lobster salad...

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