A reader named M, from Boston, writes:
OK, I have nothing against mayo, except that I can't stand to eat it, and I suspect that it goesrancid very easily, That said, like most Bostonians, I like lobster, but I hate picking one apart. The alternative is a lobster roll. There are 2 kinds of lobster rolls: those made with melted butter and those made with mayo. The problem is that I can't seem to find a single restaurant in the Boston area that serves a butter-based lobster roll. -- This is what we call choice.
Well M, one great thing about your area as that you have acccess to affordable lobster. (who knew a bug could be so delicious) I have always avoided the rolls cause there is an adhesive involved, and the mayo industry wants their slimy product to always be that adhesive. I'd imagine butter would work great since most people like to dip fresh lobster in hot butter anyway. It's ashame that mayo weezled its way into the picture. I have mentioned several times how it's sacriledge to combine