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One of my professional goals for 2019 is to eat at The Lobster Trap more often. It is such a rare gem — and a completely surprising venue to find way over here in the mountains of Western North Carolina — and I want to take advantage of the fact that it even exists as much as I can before I leave this mortal coil.
If you’ve never been to the The Lobster Trap, get on down. And if you’re like me who doesn't get there as often as you’d like to, step up your game. You don’t want to be lying on your deathbed, decades from now, wheezing out your last regret, “I should have eaten more lobster...” Hell no. Not me. I ain’t goin’ out like that.
One thing about The Lobster Trap is that it ain’t cheap. I can’t go daily, and unless your last name is literally Moneybags, you can’t either. But that doesn’t mean I won’t spend the very last dollar in my pocket on lobster though — or shrimp, or oysters, or crab legs… yerp.
I wish I could just sit and eat my way through all of the world’s oceans at The Lobster Trap. I love it that much. And not fer nuthin’, I’m from New England. I was born in a small fishing town no less, and my very first food memories are of eating lobster. #truestory So this particular restaurant very much represents and reflects my own personal, cultural, culinary background and upbringing. All y’all have your pimento cheese, pork belly and slow smoked what-nots, which I also love of course, but when it comes to a basic lobster roll, I got this.
The lobster roll at The Trap is exquisite. Lots of pure lobster meat, tossed in a very light dressing and served on a delicate, delicious, locally made Geraldine’s Bakery brioche roll. That’s what’s up right there. No celery, no deep fried stuff and, for the love of all things holy, no onions. It also comes with a cup of clarified butter and some potato chips.
I’m not a purest by any means, but there is something beautiful about the very simple, no nonsense roll at The Trap.
I grew up eating $5 lobster rolls served on trashy hot dog buns from road-side clam shacks and super-busy waterfront restaurants where the servers were mean. Those days are long gone, but at least I can and will get myself into Asheville’s own Lobster Trap as often as possible to truly enjoy the very authentic flavors of the sea that I remember so fondly from my former life as a New Englander.
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