The boyfriend and I just came home after spending the better part of the day at the Lobster Fest in San Pedro. Having never been to this event before I can most definitely surmise that it will be a yearly occurrence now on my calendar because it is so delicious and conveniently located, not to mention the outta this world price! Admission was $6 each since we used tickets that we printed out from the Lobster Fest Website. If you were interested in getting lobster, there was a deal for one lobster with melted imitation butter, coleslaw and bread for $17 or two with the same fixin’s for $29. These were fairly good sized lobsters too with meaty tails and huge well developed claws full of sweet meat.
I got only one, but a friend, who I’ll call Blinky gave me the upper half of his second crustacean because he was already full. HA, as if I would let any of that amazing meat go to waste. Now the lobsters served were a bit more watery then I would like, but they lacked that saltiness that often mars the more delicate flavor. I could not believe Blinky was passing up the most amazing parts of a lobster that he paid his hard earned cash for, but as a good friend I made short work of lobster #2. Suffice it to say, we made short work of the giant cockroaches smothering them in butter and sucking out the meat from their swimmerets.
Being the gourmands that we are this was not nearly enough food to celebrate this unique event. Next on the menu was Holy Guacamole voted best by Food Network and the California Avocado Association and who am I to argue with two such lauded organizations? Assisted by another pint of beer I indulged in a chewy, salty, buttery delight of roasted corn that had just the perfect amount of butter and salt to really enhance the sweet and crisp corn flavor. While I was washing my hands to dive back into the flurry of food, Jedi was getting a sausage with a friend of his who is to be married in October.
Still not satisfied with this culinary picnic we next ordered fried catfish, cod, shrimp, oysters, hush puppies, and fries complete with ketchup, tartar sauce, and hot sauce (for Jedi since I cannot partake). The crust on these fried items was incredible; not too thickly coated, crunchy and a tad bit sweet like cornmeal can be. Not a bit greasy, but still moist. For dessert I had an amazing ooey goey sweet potato pie that had a jelly-like consistency that resembled the inside of a pecan pie. You know that one, that caramel flan like layer that’s achingly sugary and reminds you of Thanksgiving with the folks.
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