The year is full of what we like to call “food holidays”. Every food seems to have their own day. But some foods seem to demand more. The get an extra day.
Today is National Lobster Day. Like most of these things, the “national” part comes from the United States, but I have no problems borrowing their days when it makes sense. And an extra excuse to celebrate lobster doesn’t seem like a bad idea at all.
But there are two National Lobster Days. June 15 and September 25. September 25 is the newest, and was created by a couple U.S. senators from Maine. It happens to fall in the middle of their lobster season, so it makes perfect sense for them. With our system where the seasons shift from area to area, we really need a lot more lobster days to celebrate properly, but it’s something to work toward for the future.
No one seems quite sure where the June 15 date for Lobster Day came from. But do we really need a reason?
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a bad way to eat lobster. From steamed, to Newburg, to creamed to mixed with a bit of mayonnaise and stuffed in a roll and any other way you can think of, I like them all.
And even though this might not be prime lobster time for those of us in this area, since the season closed a couple weeks ago, there’s never really a bad time to eat lobster.
I’m sure we have all heard stories of the days when lobster was not the prized food it is today. It was used for fertilizer in some cases, and was often seen as a sign that you couldn’t afford something decent to eat. Thankfully, those days have changed.
But while it might not be in season at the moment, it is a big deal around this area. So maybe just a simple lobster sandwich would be in order, if nothing else. Although a nice steamed lobster would be nice too.
There are probably a lot of ways to celebrate.
