Council to deli: Lobster, crayfish not the same
NEW YORK -- New York seafood lovers have been schooled.
Due to the keen eye of a New Orleans writer, a famous destination for Manhattan foodies is now changing the name of its "Lobster Salad."
The upscale Zabar's deli had used that term for 20 years, but it turns out there was no lobster. During a recent visit, the New Orleans food writer read the ingredients. The label read: wild fresh water crayfish.
Owner Saul Zabar reasoned that crayfish, while not Maine lobster, is a distant cousin.
Then he got a call from the Maine Lobster Council, which begged to differ.
The salad goes for $16.95 a pound. Zabar says using actual lobster would make it even more expensive. It's now being renamed "Seafare Salad."
