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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

Published Fri, Jul 18, 2014 · 10:00 PM
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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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