Did you know that lobster has once been the daily food of prisoners in prisons as well as the food of the poor and despised by the rich?
Speaking of lobster, many agree that lobster is an expensive seafood dish and is the food of the elite.
In the early 16th century, European settlers came to North America. There, they claimed to have seen a lot of lobsters there.
People at that time often ate lobster so that they got tired of the dish and fell ill because they enjoyed the food in excessive quantities. Lobster is also used as bait for anglers.
In addition, the excessive number of lobsters made the animals considered a symbol of poverty at that time. In the homes of the elite, lobster is a meal for maids only.
Due to the ever-increasing number of lobsters, the animal is also called a ‘cockroach in the ocean’. Therefore, it is an insult if lobster is served on the table of the rich and honorable.
On the other hand, lobster is the main food for prisoners but some people think that giving lobster as food to prisoners continuously is the most cruel punishment.
This view of lobster continued for many years until the Victorian era in the 19th century. The price of roasted beans at that time was about 53 sen per pound and lobster was priced at 11 sen per pound.
Shrimp in that era was also used as food for cats, you can imagine how 'worthless' lobster at that time.
By 1940, people began to buy canned lobster just as we bought sardines and tuna today. Unfortunately, the supply of lobster is declining and fishermen need to catch the animal regularly.
After that, canned lobster products are no longer profitable and the price of lobster is getting more expensive. Food that used to cost US $ 4 in 1870, now costs over US $ 30 after a century later.
