Lobster

Why it is on our radar

Readers of Cod and Salt can follow Kurlansky’s single-subject approach into the biology, working lives, and changing tastes of a coastal economy.

About the book

Mark Kurlansky follows the lobster through biology, fishing, commerce and changing tastes. His early work on a lobster boat becomes a starting point for a wider history of an animal recast from cheap food to luxury, with recipes showing how different communities have cooked and valued it.