🦞Our Favorite Maine Lobster Roll

Yankee scoured the Maine coast from Kittery to Eastport to find the best lobster roll. Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web](. [New England Today] [Found: The Best Lobster Roll in Maine]( We sent Yankee's food editor up the Maine coast, from Kittery to Eastport, to sample nearly two dozen rolls and crown a champion. [Yankee]©Yankee Magazine/Mark Fleming Learn what our editors deem the best lobster roll in Maine. Dear , New England lobster has an appetizing reputation of its own, but it’s no secret that Maine offers the freshest, sweetest lobsters you’ll ever taste, not just in New England but in the country. That’s why we sent our food editor and her family in an RV, up the Maine coast, to crown the best lobster roll in Maine. This delicious challenge involved eating two to five rolls per day, and the criteria were simple: - The beauty of the Maine lobster roll is its simplicity, a perfect marriage of lean, sweet meat with a buttery bun and rich sauces (mayo or butter). Therefore, lettuce, with its bitter, vegetal flavors and tendency to wilt and turn slimy when exposed to heat or mayonnaise, has no place in any lobster roll, ever. Celery, shallots, lemon zest, lobster roe, chives—all may be considered on a case-by-case basis, but tradition runs deep here. - On the matter of sauces, mayonnaise should be tossed with the meat just before serving or served on the side. Lobster left to sit in mayo absorbs its flavor and turns flabby. And while butter may be better (or not—we’re neutral on this), it should be poured over warm meat, lest it congeal. [Yankee]©Yankee Magazine/Mark Fleming - The roll must be split-top, buttered, and toasted on a griddle. - The whole shebang should fit into an average-size mouth, so that each bite is a medley of sweet (not over-salted) meat, buttery bun, and sauce. - In the end, don’t we all just want a great roll and a terrific view? The top-ranked Maine lobster roll on our list comes paired with the lobster shack of your dreams: a tiny red hut perched over the water with a tented patio and picnic tables. Across a small cove, another red building serves as the drop-off point for day boats—and one family does it all, the catching and the cooking. There’s homemade peach pie and coleslaw and the freshest lobster. And here’s the genius part: Not only can you get a half-and-half roll (one side butter, one side mayonnaise, sliced crosswise), but they also put the mayo in the bottom of the bun. Like a condiment! Which is what it is! The lobster tastes like lobster, the bun tastes like butter, and the sauces enrich the lean meat. Find out our favorite Maine lobster roll in [The Great Lobster Roll Adventure]( of many great guides in [The Ultimate Lobster Collection]( Want to discover tips, tales, and trivia starring our favorite crustacean? [The Ultimate Lobster Collection]( discovers the best Maine lobster roll, explains how to cook lobster, and offers tips for making it the same way as one of our favorite lobster shacks. With your Yankee All-Access Charter Membership, you have full access to everything in [The Ultimate Lobster Collection]( including: - Where to find the best lobster roll in Maine, in [The Great Lobster Roll Adventure](. - Instructions on how to cook a lobster, in [How to Cook a Lobster the McLoons Way](. - [How to Make the Winning Lobster Roll]( using our exhaustive research into the best roll, technique and ingredients. - How to survive and thrive at a lobster roll eating contest, in [A Closer Look at Competitive Lobster Roll Eating](. - Lobster-filled pop culture moments from film, television, music, sports, literature, and art in [She’s Your Lobster: Memorable Lobster Moments in Pop Culture](. - [Lobster Tales & Trivia]( wherein we consider the lobster a creature as fascinating as it is delicious. - [Lobster 411]( where you can learn the answers to questions like, “why do cooked lobsters turn red?” and, “can lobsters feel pain?”. [Yankee]©Yankee Magazine/Mark Fleming As an All-Access member of Yankee, you are able to enjoy this remarkable collection of fascinating articles, when you are logged in. And, this [Ultimate Lobster Collection]( is just a tiny sample of what you get with your Yankee All-Access pass. Log in and enjoy! [Unsubscribe]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Send Feedback]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( Help us be sure that this email newsletter gets to your inbox. Adding our return address [Today@NewEngland.com]( to your address book may "whitelist" us with your filter, helping future email newsletters get to your inbox. Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own copy and a free report](. At anytime you may [update your email preferences or change your email address](. Copyright © 2020 All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing, Inc. - PO Box 520 Dublin, NH 03444 [Our Privacy Policy](