Today, I continued on my food truck quest by visiting the Red Hook Lobster Pound truck when they were parked right outside of Duques. This may have been my favorite yet—and that’s quite a statement since I’ve really loved them all so far. The thing is, I love lobster more than most other foods; I’d totally be ok with eating it every day. Apparently slaves in New England revolted so that they wouldn’t have to eat lobster every day, and got it cut down to 5 days a week. How crazy is that? And now it’s a delicacy. Go figure.
Now, not only do I love lobster, but I love Maine lobster—I’m all about lobster rolls, lobster chowder, and popovers with blueberry jam and a cup of lobster bisque on a chilly early-summer afternoon in Maine. These are specific memories I have from many summers spent up in Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park with my family, so I’m a bit of a connoisseur of Maine lobster. It’s something I take seriously, so I was going to be a tough critic of Red Hook. They had my childhood memories in their hands.
Of course, I wasn’t disappointed. I got a classic Maine-style lobster roll, and it was absolutely exquisite. Maine-style rolls are coated with a very light, slightly lemony mayo-based sauce, and Connecticut-style is poached in butter—Red Hook has both, but I’m partial to the Maine, of course. Also, it’s just slightly healthier! The Connecticut-style just drips butter. Anyway, the bread on mine was crisped just right, and absolutely overflowing with big chunks of lobster. The sauce was perfectly light, not clumpy like mayonnaise can sometimes get, and with just a bit of lemon to compliment the lobster. A sprinkle of old bay and a pickle on the side sealed the deal: awesome lunch.
So as I said, this was my favorite so far—but who knows? It’s possible that my next venture will trump this one. We shall see! The only way I’ll find out is to keep lunching!
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