【倚天屠龍蝦】(上集):『惻忍之心,人皆有之』

六月四日經過唐人亍市場, 看到生猛龍蝦標價大約是$13-14加元一公斤,巨無霸型的有超過5kg重,身體連鉗子計有手臂長,小的蝦孫也起碼有半公斤,我饞嘴起來,興高采烈買了一隻2kg左右的單鉗龍蝦,帶了它回家之後,才記得我对蝦蟹是畧有敏感。Oooops !!!

我小心翼翼把「獨臂」從膠袋拿出來(見攝影圖片),看到那生猛龍蝦因不習慣「海外」生活,離鄉別井,再加上舟車勞動,情況已開始走下坡,商人肯定是不会收貨回水的了!我硬着頭皮,提着「獨臂」給它在水龍頭下作一個最後的「洗禮」。

叫「獨臂」的龍蝦雖然性命難保,但我仍不想令它受不必要的折磨,所以我沒有用筷子插進它的尾部放「蝦尿」 (C'mon, I mean which animals would not pee in their pants with a blunt object up the 'yin yang' ?? Ouuuch!!), 但我仍是要用水煮它,那么是用慢火還是猛火煮才算人道? 我浸那半死的「獨臂」入冷水煲,趕忙上網查詢「人道毀滅」龍蝦方法。

根據「維基百科」: "... The most common way of killing a lobster is by placing it, live, in boiling water, or by splitting: severing the body in half, lengthwise (唉!痛苦!!) . The boiling method (also used to kill crabs, crayfish and shrimp) is controversial because some believe that the lobster suffers. The practice is illegal in some places, such as Reggio Emilia, Italy, where offenders face fines of up to €495. (嘩!重貴過落後國家一條人命!!) The Norwegian study states that the lobster may be de-sensitized by placing it in a salt solution 15 minutes before killing it. (龍蝦變了鹹魚?) In 2006, British inventor Simon Buckhaven invented the CrustaStun, which electrocutes lobsters with a 110 V electric shock, killing them in five seconds. This ensures a quicker death for the lobster. (小心! Simon 他一定是龍蝦投胎來報仇,叫人玩濕電?!!)

我在網上猶豫不决,「獨臂」爪在煲內刮過不停。在這難於取捨之際,我硬起心腸,把爐頭開至最猛最盡 ........

(下續 to be continued)

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Reference: "Lobster" 「維基百科」Wikipedia / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster