American lobster (lat. Homarus americanu), also known as Maine lobster, Atlantic lobster, Canadian lobster, true lobster, northern lobster, and Canadian Reds, is considered the heaviest crustacean in the world, and can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America.

 

It usually reaches 8-24 inches (20-60 cm) and there are several color variants, but it’s typically blueish green or brown-red. It displays the pearliest meat that is succulent, juicy, and tender when gently boiled, steamed, or grilled with some hot, melted butter and a drizzle of lemon juice.

 

American lobster is so prized that it regularly gets exported to luxury restaurants across the globe. The meat is also a base for many chowders, bisques, and salads, and a key ingredient in another Maine specialty – the lobster roll, where the cooked meat gets brushed with melted butter and stuffed into long hot dog rolls with their tops cut off, a delicacy that is both soft and succulent.

The largest one ever caught in Maine measured 36 inches from tail to nose, so it is no wonder that the American lobster is considered to be one of the biggest and best lobsters one can taste, regarding both texture and flavor.