lobster tail
Surf-and-turf half
A lobster tail is the rear section of a lobster, prized as the meatiest and most desirable part.
Restaurants often serve lobster tails split and broiled or steamed, with drawn butter: We ordered lobster tails for our anniversary dinner.
They're sold separately because the tail meat commands premium prices.
Also a flaky, shell-shaped pastry filled with sweetened ricotta, popular in Italian-American bakeries.
- butterSolid fat from cream
- melted butterHeated fat, now liquid
- drawn butterMelted, skimmed cooking fat
- garlic butterSeasoned fat with pungent bulb
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