29 December 2006

Another thing I'm not going to do again ever



We're having the Three Cs on new year's eve -- crab, champagne, and crusty bread. This is the first time I've cooked the crabs myself. (If I've ever done it before, I've repressed the memory.) The process couldn't be easier, but I hated doing it. I was hoping to be able to buy the crabs already, um, red and folded, but live was all they had.

I think of myself as a fishi (a? e?) tarian, but then, I don't generally buy my seafood while it's still wiggling and waving around. A couple of hours ago, one of these guys was skittering on the floor of Om Seafood, trying to get away from us.

Don't give me the argument about pea-sized brains and primitive nervous systems, please. Maybe I'm cursed with an overactive imagination, but these critters displayed more personality, albeit rudimentary, than some humans I've met. If I were a truly moral person, I'd be one more giant step down the road toward vegetarianism this afternoon.

3 comments:

Katie said...

at least you know the sea food is nice and fresh!

Anonymous said...

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Terry Grant said...

Crab is one of my favorite foods. It is food of the gods. But I don't want to look my dinner in the eye and then boil it to death. I can imagine this was more than a little traumatic.

Hope you have a happy new year!