Lobster on a roll
They're swaddled with mayonnaise, fried in butter but oh so delicious. Debbie Yong looks at why New England-style lobster rolls are suddenly trending here
MOVE aside, wagyu burgers. Lobster rolls are the gourmet fast food du jour. Essentially a butter-griddled hot dog bun stuffed with cold mayonnaise-coated lobster meat chunks, the luxe snack drew three hour-long queues when lobster-only Duxton eatery Pince and Pints opened its doors a fortnight ago. At least eight other restaurants now sell the rolls here, up from two some years ago.
But they weren't always so popular, recalls Nicholas Lin of seven-month-o…
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