During one of our usual Sunday
dinners at my aunt’s house we had steamed lobster per my request. Every time I
eat lobster I always remember the first time I had one, how I reacted when I
saw it, how confuse I was on how to eat one and the flavor of it when I did. It
was when my father came home for a month’s long vacation from work in Saudi
Arabia. When the whole family got the chance to be together, we all went to
“Ongpin”, the Chinese restaurant in – where else? – Chinatown back in my home
country. Everyone ordered the usual while I stared at the menu checking
everything and wondering what they are. My eyes went to the seafood part of the
menu then I saw lobster and it got me curious. Thus, when the waiter asked me
for what I wanted of course I asked for the lobster. That was the first and
last time I’ll ever have one when I was a kid, it will take another few years
before I can have my second sweet and savory lobster.
Back to last Sunday’s lobster,
there were a lot of leftovers and what’s a girl gotta do? Bring them all home!
Therefore, all I did on our way back home was think about what to do with those
lobster meats. It sat on the fridge for a night and I never got to do anything
until the next day after work. I wanted it with pasta, considered a lobster
pasta salad, lobster spaghettini, lobster with garlic infused olive oil sauce
or in a white sauce that Adriel love. After much thought, I ended up with
lobster alfredo sauce in ditallini pasta.
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| Grab your forks and dig in! |
