The bulk of the recent, still-unsolved theft of $400,000 in Costco lobster tails likely came from Maine, a respected foodie website suggests.
In an article sourcing Costco’s seafood, Chowhound is tantalizingly spilling the beans: lots of it comes from Maine fishermen.
“The frozen tails you buy from Costco’s website are sourced from the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic – specifically, from Maine and Canada,” Chowhound says.
Police, meanwhile, are still trying to track down who made off with a priceless shipment of the superstore’s lobster.
Also still a mystery is the culprit responsible for the first leg of that massive seafood heist,in which 40,000 oysters were stolen from Falmouth on November 22.
Lobster meat destined for Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota was stolen December 12 by a fraudulent trucking company, according to police.
In an article posted in the wake of the seafood robbery, Chowhound says the attraction of lobster from the Pine Tree State derives from the water temperature of the Gulf of Maine.
“Cold-water lobsters, like the ones from Maine, have a firm yet tender texture to their meat, and a mild sweetness in their flavor profile,” the website explains.
