The Random Topic Bi/Tri-Monthly (8/2)

[Catkid_neo]

Hello, friends! Having a good Sunday? Maybe an okay Sunday? A whatever Sunday? Mine's been good, but I went out to dinner with my parents at a sports bar that just opened recently in our town. Which brings up to this...

This week's topic is... Crab Legs! cat_biggrin

The last time I've had crab legs as a meal was during my visit in Georgia. I went with the relatives to this bar-and-grill restaurant that's got hunting trophies on the walls and country music playing in the background. They have crab legs as appetizers, so I ordered that as my meal (along with their thin fries, which has a lot of seasoning on it for flavor).
Poor ol' me... I didn't think that one through because it took me a long time to break apart the shell and eat as much of the meat as possible. Worse yet, I was unaware of the fact that one of my aunts works from home, so she had to leave while I was still eating! I was so upset about that and the fact that the crab legs soon got cold that I didn't finish the rest of it. cat_sad

Now... I was at the new sports bar with the parents when I ordered their crab legs. It took quite some time for our food orders to be ready, but Mom and Dad were trying out some of their beers while I was just sipping on my lemonade (which pretty much tastes like fountain drink lemonade, which isn't good). Then a server brought in a bucket, complete with napkins and the tools that every crab leg eater should need. Some more time later, our food arrived and I was already ready to dig in!
... Unfortunately, I still didn't think that one through. I had thought that I'd go through them quickly again and then chow down on the side orders (my fruit salad and loaded potato). It took me so long to break the shell and eat all of the meat I could dig out of there that I didn't pay much attention to Mom and Dad's chat about their beer mix-up (which is something that every bartender should know how to avoid). The legs went cold half-way though, but by the time I was almost done, the check was already on the table. I managed to eat all the crab meat and gobbled up my fruit salad before we decided that we're done. And so, we took the loaded potato home.

I don't know if I could ever thoroughly think about eating crab legs again, but I learned that Tuesday night is all-you-can-eat crab legs night. Oh, man... I doubt that I'll be able to eat very many crab legs without them getting cold. cat_xp  

[yeet-chan]

I went to Joe's Crab Shack for the first time last month with my girlfriend and her mom. It was my first time having crab in a bucket, too. Before that point, I had just eaten crab cakes and stuff like that.
My girlfriend taught me how to break open the crab legs, and it was pretty easy after I got the hang of it... but mostly messy. The taste of crab and butter was worth it, though. emotion_omnomnom
Also, a tip to anyone who has yet to eat crab for their first time: don't try breaking open the smaller, skinnier legs first (or at all), because they can be sharper and harder to handle. It's not as fun as taking the duller legs and cracking them open.