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Old 06-04-2004, 02:56 AM   #30
Timeless
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Okay, just to clear up why you shouldn't eat dead lobsters/other shellfish...

Once shellfish dies, it starts to go bad very quickly, eating bad shellfish is very bad mojo, and it WILL make you sick. However, if the shellfish has only died very recently then it should be okay.

The reason to avoid shellfish that hasn't "opened", or crawfish that haven't curled is that they were probably dead when they were put into the pot, and it's just that no-one noticed. If you ever have a bowl of mussels for example, do NOT force open any that aren't naturally opened, the chances are they'll be bad, and you'll be ill.

-- Timeless. (grew up in a fishing family eating mucho seafood)
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