How to Eat Maine Lobsters 

1. Twist off both of the lobster claws.

2. Crack each lobster claw and knuckle carefully.  Remove the meat.

3. Separate the lobster tail from the body by arching the body until it cracks.

4.  Bend back the tail flippers and break them off.

5. Hold the lobster tail flat.  Insert a fork where the flippers were and push.  (The tail meat comes out in one piece.)

Remove and discard the black vein that runs the length of the tail.  The “coral” is the roe.

6. Separate the shell of the body from the underside by pulling them apart.

The green substance is the tomalley or liver, which many people enjoy eating.

7. Open the remaining part of the body by cracking it apart.  Lobster meat lies in the four pockets, or joints, where the small walking legs are attached.

8. The walking legs (and small claws) also contain excellent meat.  Remove the meat by biting down on the leg and squeezing the meat out with your teeth.