Why Pearl Lobsters Are So Expensive | So Expensive Food | Insider Business

Tropical rock lobsters, or pearl lobsters, as they're better known, are one of the rarest and most expensive lobster varieties. The colorful crustaceans are so valuable that there have been international smuggling attempts of its larvae. Commercially bred pearl lobsters sell for about $50 per kilogram, while wild-caught pearl lobsters sell for $99 per kilogram. This makes pearl lobsters more than six times as expensive as Maine lobsters.
So, what makes pearl lobsters so special? And why are they so expensive?
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[@MrShanester117]

The reason why it’s so expensive is the same reason why most things are “so expensive” you just have to say “this is special lobster and only special people can eat it.” And the customer says “I’m a special person. Here’s my wallet.”

[@tongpoo8985]

Its just supply and demand that set the price

[@mandarinduck]

@@tongpoo8985 marketing can affect demand

[@tongpoo8985]

@@mandarinduck yes but its not the only thing

[@Levi22942]

This is only partly true. It wouldn’t work for something that is easy access

[@Hhhh22222-w]

@@tongpoo8985 theres no demand if theres no market

[@justayoutuber1906]

100 years ago these "sea bugs" were considered trash. But so was blue fin tuna.

[@lilpeanutish]

Depends where you're talking about. Lobster has always been a staple in many coastal communities for thousands of years.

[@hydroaegis6658]

The rich and rich-wannabes will always eat rare food as a sign of status.

[@restk8569]

You mean to colonizers?

[@joelanderson8302]

Wrong

[@abitoferthang3788]

They feed them to prisoners cochroach of the sea they called them

[@user-um7tw6kx4r6]

The baby lobster was cute. These are really pretty as far as bottom feeders go.

[@joop4123]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist4 no its a lobster video

[@bodyboys999]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist4 gtfo

[@Psi01]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ All hail the Lob Star! Let its celestial radiance shine upon thee and grant onto thee a crustaceous bounty from the sea.

[@Sevenofnone]

My ex said the same thing about me 🥲

[@RessieFlam]

@@Sevenofnone 🤨

[@Youtuber24683]

Never seen a Pearl Lobster before, so I thought that tiny clear larvae at the start was the specimen itself. In some ways, I think the larvae looks more exquisite than the adults.

[@TheMushuCorner]

@@Leviathan-mj8gi I was actually wondering what they tasted like so thanks for the comment. Interesting. I'm not a seafood fan, but that sounds extra gross. Sure are cool looking though.

[@YWH32]

@@TheMushuCorner it taste just like similar to prawns but just a bit meatier,,, in my experience there’s nothing special about their taste i personally prefer the king crab meat over any special lobster…

[@stoka4443]

IF YOU DON'T STOP KILLING LIFE , LIFE WILL KILL YOU ALL

[@Annatomova7]

The baby is freaking adorable! It looks like a tiny lobster Swarovski crystal 🥺🥺 ok even the adults are stunning with all their colors and patterns! Like wow 🤩 I want one as a pet now lol

[@Annatomova7]

@@williamarmbruster3666 thank you xD I’ve had other people insult me for it lol.

[@stoka4443]

IF YOU DON'T STOP KILLING LIFE , LIFE WILL KILL YOU ALL

[@timmo22-d6f]

I've hand caught plenty of wild lobster in both examples and can say it's likely the marketing of the tropicals that has garnered the popularity. I've never been able to taste the difference between them. A healthy lobster will always taste the best. They are beautiful, prehistoric looking creatures.

[@nahor88]

Our sight heavily impacts how we taste things. The spiny lobsters are more attractive than the Maine ones, so we think it must be "sweeter" or "more savory". It'd be interesting to do a blind taste test with regular people and see if they notice a difference. All said, King/snow crabs are definitively better than any lobster. I can get a couple lobster tails for about $10 at the right time of year, but crab legs are always heavy on the wallet, and deservedly so. They're literally seafood candy.

[@jadedmonk7001]

Word

[@jimbojones5083]

@@nahor88 not really interesting I'll bet you 20 bucks when it comes to human behaviour it's it's pretty straight forward

[@harryweston8456]

They all definitely have a different flavour and texture. It can also vary wildly between the individual lobster itself depending on where it is in its moulting stage and it’s reproductive cycle. These ornate lobsters are the worst tasting but they are just the most impressive to look at on the table which is why they are so expensive. If your ever in Australia try a southern rock lobster, they are the best eating and are the closest to crab

[@alienandro]

its actually the best as a healthy lobster but its actually different, like when you eat fish ex like tuna, tuna have different type, the one is more like moist and the other one is more dry meat. the lobster is the same too and actually any other meat that you eat is different from other meat that people eat in different country like australlian beef, wagyu beef(japanese beef), and others

[@Shaquielle]

Give whoever did the thumbnail a raise, anyone else drawn in at the thought of glass looking lobsters ? 😅

[@NBKGeminiMan]

Yes!!!!

[@Bkearing]

Like most spiny lobster, pearl lobster have a larval stage where they drift with the wind and current. For pearl lobster this stage is roughly 6 months so the source of Indonesia's lobster may be somewhere else in the Indo Pacific that's 6 months "upstream". Similarly, the Caribbean spiny lobster found in Florida that resemble Pearl Lobster likely came from parents on a reef in Central America.

[@DeepValueOptions]

"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." LEO TOLSTOY @LEOTOLLLSTOY

[@twt000]

phyllosome larva

[@chickenmadness1732]

If all the babies end up upstream. How come all the adults that made the babies are downstream lol. Presumably if you keep going downstream far enough there are no lobsters left to make more babies so where do they all come from haha. It would mean all the babies that spent 6 months floating to the other side of the ocean would have to walk back to the start to complete the cycle. Doesn't make sense.

[@Bkearing]

Currents are complex, they'll loop around an ocean basin or fluctuate in strength seasonally. Storms and periods of sustained winds can also move water against the prevailing current. My point was simply that due to their long larval stage, managing lobster as a sustainable resource is quite complex since the parent population may not even be in the same country.

[@Fuzzycat16]

@@chickenmadness1732 Some manage to stay and some end up floating away?

[@honestjoe7940]

"It's so rare and beautiful I can't cope" CHUCKS IT IN A BOILING PAN!

[@dannialsreviews9175]

That's how most South East Asians eat

[@Psi01]

The pearl lobster. It's cute as a baby and gets great Wi-Fi signal strength as an adult. Truly an amazing creature.

[@stoka4443]

IF YOU DON'T STOP KILLING LIFE , LIFE WILL KILL YOU ALL

[@muzzamilshehzadShortz]

The pearl lobster got 5G before the average iPhone user

[@ee.som.o]

I lost it at the cardboard box transportation

[@shreddedguy679]

same lmaoo, bro threw them in a box, taped it up and drove off into the horizon

[@NPCwars]

A few years ago I was told maine lobster was better because the cold-water made the meat sweeter.

[@gill_rides7618]

I've never had pearl lobster but I think the california spiny lobster is the best but maine is cheaper and in something like mac and cheese you will barely tell that its not the spiny lobster. I eat a lot of lobster cause I hunt for them as my favorite is a grilled california lobster

[@MrAngenos]

It whatever they want you to think to make you buy the “next best thing”

[@mandingoduagi5283]

maine lobster are not lobsters lmao they are freaking crayfish

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

This channel is full of constant BS.

[@Returntonature145]

@@Leviathan-mj8gi crayfish can also live in land for short period of time but they mostly prefer muddy water

[@harryweston8456]

I dive for these commercially in Australia and they are the worst tasting lobster out of the 8 species we have here. Their flesh is tough and has a very strong flavour. The only reason they are the most valuable is because they are colourful and when they’re large their legs get very long so look impressive on a table. I’ve seen them be exported for upwards of $122 a kg and that’s what we get paid for them not what the customer is paying for them in china

[@edwardtsen1]

So which species is the best in your opinion? The standard red crayfish?

[@yankat3724]

Appreciate the insight 😍

[@ye4us]

which species is the tastiest then? That's all i care about

[@miyamotohosaki]

The tastiest imo is southern rock lobster.

[@markvonschober6872]

@@ye4usMaine lobster

[@cultofpluto4532]

So this is the lobster peter griffin was singing about

[@mwiingamweene4807]

That Liverpool fan is proactive in life 😅

[@trinomial-nomenclature]

It took me until the end of the video to realize the lobster's didn't have any claws.

[@justayoutuber1906]

Warm water lobsters don't have claws. Same in Mexico, Florida, Caribbean, etc

[@CoolGobyFish]

it's a spiny lobster. the are a completely different family

[@jewcyk8268]

Shoutout to Brody for bein able to eat these on the daily

[@jg1919]

YBS fans 🎉

[@zerad3307]

yooo YBS fams here!

[@RossAllaire]

Right????

[@Craneonyx]

Finally, a YBS Fan!

[@MyChannel-l4w]

People: I will never eat the bugs Also People: here is $100 for an underwater insect that eats sea garbage.

[@Irokaj-backwards]

I wasn't looking at the screen because im eating and i understood nothing but i know the man is a smart one.....he comes from a civilized place that uses the metric system so he already earned my respect

[@frankcoley1537]

Why would ANYONE want to eat something that cool?

[@mickzammit6794]

So all other living creatures aren't considered cool in your view so it's cool to eat them? Your McDonalds Pattie was once a cow who loved her life and her calves.

[@sudstahgaming]

I'd rather see billions of lobsters swimming in the sea than on people's plates

[@Kevincheesepizza]

What gets me is… yeah they cost SO much yet they pay these guys so little for their work… what a fair world we live in.

[@amarissimus29]

We've all been waiting patiently for a month for you to fix it. What's the holdup?

[@parthernnixxart4623]

Yeah that’s been like that forever in the fishing industry. The Pay is terrible compared to The value of what they actually catch especially if it’s for a big industry.

[@iNCoMpeTeNtplAyS]

Don't forget that cost of import, cost of maintaining, cost of protection, cost of demand, cost of entry is what makes the end product so expensive.

[@josephiudice8287]

10 seconds in, Peter Griffin: ROCK LOBSTAH!!!

[@legatelanius4406]

Death to America, and butter sauce

[@josephiudice8287]

@@legatelanius4406 lol. IRAQ LOBSTAH!

[@youraveragephesh3173]

The fact that I feel like it's too colorful to eat and is better in an aquarium makes me wanna scream out of anger.

[@AngieJames4172]

I would love to try Pearl Lobster. My favorite is Maine Lobster, it is much sweeter and more delicious than Rock Lobster. Any day of the week I will pay extra for Maine Lobster over Rock Lobster. I wonder if it is a similar comparison with the Pearl Lobster and Sand Lobster there? I also wish their government would stabilize the prices so the families can be supported.

[@MANADOSTREET]

Visit Indonesia

[@Noobixm]

Clawless lobsters lmao

[@johnkovich8874]

Yeah. Maine lobster 🦞 is sweeter than Brazilian lobster, that's for sure.

[@RadenWA]

@@joeykoo3779 does taste play absolutely no role in food pricing? I guess you can eat $1 bland soup and plain bread everyday because what’s the point of paying more for food if they are all the same, right?

[@BeefMeisterSupreme]

@@RadenWA I've tried most commercially available types of lobster, crabs and shrimp as well as other relatives which might not be commercially available in store. The differences in taste are minor, sure Lobster, Crab, Shrimp and Other™ taste different from each other, but the variations between them taste so goddamn similar that it literally is just marketing and prestige that drive the prices.

[@sweetbrown89]

Whatever your opinion on the taste, it’s at least nice to see that Indonesians at least attempt to preserve the species and not just push them to extinction

[@kilikilio5321]

yeah we even have Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries go to jail because of curruption involving export lobster larvae

[@sSuperpu]

All Lobsters taste like Lobsters. It doesn’t matter the type. Unfortunately marketing to increase value can lead to a placebo affect where something is the best damn thing you’ve ever had in your life. Resulting in targeting vulnerable species.

[@OldLadyInFL]

I recently started following a mediterranean diet. Knowing I live in FL, my son asked me what pink shrimp taste like. I said "They taste like shrimp." Honestly, I don't have a clue why people think they are so special. There are no pink shrimp being sold now due to the oil spill that killed so many of them and ruined their beds.

[@mannedi8665]

If you are not used to eating different kind of lobsters and do not live in places where lobsters are abundant then yes all lobsters taste the same. Also all frozen lobsters would taste the same. Super fresh lobsters do not with the other kinds.

[@asadabdullah4191]

You do not used to eat fresh wild caught lobsters right? So your opinion its irrelevant

[@johndeleonardo9133]

A spiney lobster tastes better then main lobster. But main lobster has more meat because of the claws.

[@boarbot7829]

I’m sorry but I just don’t actually believe that.

[@ehem3274]

well, the one who sold lobster larvae to other country was the ministry himself. what a funny story

[@pristinemirage]

The person said the hardest part is when you choose a spot and nothing is there. Thats called fishing. Not saying that fishing isn't hard but it isn't anything mind blowing.

[@endorkugo]

i dunno why people pay so much for lobsters - they're scavengers.

[@rose_river_]

To be honest, I'd never heard of pearl lobsters before watching this video. 😮

[@Marconi121]

And yet still it is the bottom feeder of the ocean. 50 years ago lobster was a few bucks and prime tuna fillet went into cat food.

[@pipecleanermaster]

Yup. We are destroying the oceans.

[@nurylxlsza]

We literally have so many of those here.

[@mako_happy]

man I can't wait to see experienced, professional, and civil people argue in the comments about why this is expensive

[@dro206NGM]

There’s a huge pearl lobster farm in Oregon prices are great and they have the biggest indoor private farm I ever seen sanitary too instead of 100$ you can get em for 20-30$ and still delicious

[@sandysand3484]

What’s it called? If you don’t mind sharing

[@dspsblyuth]

What separates a sanitary lobster farm from an unsanitary one ?

[@dspsblyuth]

@@sandysand3484 Pearligon Lobsters

[@bensoncheung2801]

@@dspsblyuth I Googled the name, nothing.

[@dspsblyuth]

@@bensoncheung2801 that’s probably because I made it up

[@somerandomfella]

Fun fact : Lobsters used to be fed to prisoners. They even protested to only be fed lobster twice a week.

[@drummergeorge9642]

liar

[@kevinnguyen9445]

@@drummergeorge9642 it is true Drummergeorge, and prisoner back then were fed lobster from breakfast to dinner.

[@jawesome548]

@@drummergeorge9642 nah its true

[@guardronerguy7122]

@@drummergeorge9642 times were different, not sure what happened but they once considered lobsters as cockroaches of the sea

[@wallabywaysydney3576]

@@guardronerguy7122 that's cuz lobsters spoil fast when they die, and people didnt know that bsck then so the lobsters that were being fed to were just rotten trash

[@IReapZz95]

people should go to the north of Spain and try the "bogavante", its like a lobster but its bigger and therefore has more meat, powerful and its also more tender

[@savasava9923]

False. Lobster size is bigger than bogavante and Lobster meat is usually softer and tastier than bogavante meat which is tougher.thats why people prefer lobster than bogavante.

[@wisdomfox857]

You really have no idea what your talking about

[@DoktorBeta]

"bogavante" is just the spanish word for european lobster

[@drummersnare6276]

No thanks. Lobster here in the US is just fine

[@kendaocripto]

In Brazil, boga means As$h0le, and avante is like “go in”, so…

[@KiwiKoNZ]

Expensive!! 💵💵💵👈😳👍✨

[@Technoanima]

That last guy is a legit lobster connoisseur.

[@24934637]

I much prefer my lobster to be 60+ years old, and swimming free in the sea where it belongs! Gorgeous creatures!

[@BeefMeisterSupreme]

@@Leviathan-mj8gi "and swimming free in the sea where it belongs" he's saying he like lobsters to be left alone.

[@suchlag5891]

In short, pearl lobsters are so expensive because they taste good. 8 minutes of your life, saved.

[@baizawai]

Thank u

[@ironpizza5150]

No. Its because theyre rare. If it wasnt rare then other lobsters would then be considered "rare delicacies".

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

@@ironpizza5150 exactly, so dumb

[@gregd6706]

No...5 seconds of my life wasted.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

This channel hocks up crummy video after crummy video, all about how we should feel guilty that some people have no idea how to run their businesses. These clowns want government price controls on lobster. Jeebus.

[@ricodundun125]

leave dem bugs alone i swear we got to eat everything

[@ricodundun125]

@@nhatmnguyen dets a bug ion care get out your feelings

[@lucadascalu5727]

@@ricodundun125 but those bugs are yummy

[@corona.o6380]

@@nhatmnguyen you’re right it’s not we’ll just let them eat them into extinction and then it’ll no longer be a decision it’ll be “that’s too bad, should’ve thought of that ahead of time”

[@haveanlie]

was I blind , when in past times , I read this channel name as BUSINESS INSIDER , AND NOW I SEE , ITS INSIDER BUSINESS !!!!

[@SAMZIRRA]

I always feel bad for the lobsters until the waiter brings garlic butter to the table

[@DeepValueOptions]

Rmenber lobsters can live longer than yoy and you eat them "A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." LEO TOLSTOY @LEOTOLLLSTOY

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Newman: "Jambalaya!!!!"

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@karolinakuc4783]

​​@@isaiahc8390I guess the person you wrote your comment to is not interested much in Christianity since God in old Testament forbid their people eating sea food

[@BaByBoyKay1]

I love learning things like this!! 🔥

[@pasta-and-heroin]

its interesting that the wild ones grow so much bigger & heavier than the captive ones; for most seafood, i thought the opposite was true

[@s.y.4163]

More roaming, eating different types of food, and generally developing muscles being active would probably make the wild ones bigger.

[@DylanDkoh]

Different higher quality diet

[@boarbot7829]

In the UK it is IMPOSSIBLE to find lobster for 17 dollars, (less than £15) per kilo. Definitely not 6 times more valuable.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

It wasn’t a rock. IT WAS A ROCK LOBSTER!

[@cqpzg]

We were at the beach Everybody had matching towels Somebody went under a dock And there they saw a rock It wasn't a rock It was a rock lobster!

[@VladmirPoopN]

Yo, they fish these places until the lobsters "run out" in an area... _There's a word for that._

[@pauleywallnutz9429]

So a Kilogram is 2.2 pounds and commercial lobster is approximately $25/lb using the author's calculations at [$50/KG] making the pearl lobsters at [$50/lb]. TWICE as much as the commercial variety. Just curious as to how the factor 6X more came to be? Any mathematicians out there that can explain this arithmetical anomaly? No Jethroes please! lol.

[@coryyoung7544]

A normal lobster can cost 5$ to 25$ per pound and 1 million rupiah is 64$. Sounds a lil like they just winged it.

[@pauleywallnutz9429]

@@coryyoung7544 Well, it still doesn't explain his math, since rupiahs weren't even mentioned in his opinion. IE: Commercially bred pearl lobsters sell for about $50 per kilogram, while wild-caught pearl lobsters sell for $99 per kilogram. This makes pearl lobsters more than six times as expensive as Maine lobsters.

[@coryyoung7544]

@@pauleywallnutz9429 one of the fisherman says each lobster can be worth 1-1.5 million rupiah $64-$96. They also might have been using the old numbers Maine lobster was selling for $8-$11 a pound last year It looks to be back up to $20-$25 though right now. Idk I can't actually tell you how they messed that up.

[@pauleywallnutz9429]

@@coryyoung7544 No worries Cory. Just trying to make sense of the numbers is all. Thanks for your feedback!

[@AnaphylacticKnock]

We saw one of these while snorkeling and had no idea they were that valuable! My fiance got to close and he squared up. It is one of our favorite memories of the trip!

[@Amocles]

I can't believe it's normal for everybody to drop a living creature into a boiling pot of water or to die in such an excruciating way... It's like they don't even realize what they're doing like it doesn't matter...

[@rafaelbermudez1406]

Well boiling them alive helps avoid you cooking it spoiled and I guess that's a good enough excuse. Idk I don't eat lobster

[@Amocles]

@@rafaelbermudez1406 it's just like picture this it's a Star Trek episode Data and Picard just get on board someone else's starship and there's this creature screaming in pain as the aliens drop it into a boiling vat of chemicals. It screams its eyes pop blood clouds up the water and starts bubbling along with the chemicals that was its doom... That wouldn't seem right would it?

[@limemonster2295]

All things aside, these creatures look so cool!

[@sagefi1]

I've never had one of these, but they sure are beautiful!

[@CodingLabs]

This farm was also documented in Best ever food review show.

[@justincraig398]

I bet it tastes the same lol. It’s just better looking , so people make it seem like it’s better to sell at higher prices

[@kouvue7843]

but but, angus beef are from black cows and they more expensive

[@_jacobCrume]

@@kouvue7843 Not quite. They are actually a different breed of cattle, and their black colour is only a small portion of their differences from other breeds. Also, beef primarily comes from bulls and heifers, not cows. Source: Kiwi beef farmer

[@undeadmeats]

@@_jacobCrume And because cattle are domesticated, different breeds have undergone selective breeding to concentrate different qualities from milk production to intramuscular fat percentage. Sea bugs are just seabugs and changes in flavor and meat are up to diet, water quality, and body chemistry.

[@Returntonature145]

@@undeadmeats Sea bugs meat also changes taste in different type of water and diet

[@abcddef2112]

@@_jacobCrume Yeah well lobsters are even more diverse, plenty of different species.

[@j.gritters8319]

The baby pearl lobsters are so precious & look like they are made of Crystals...! I could just stare at them all day. It's just sad to me (personal opinion) that us humans always have to seek out for the rarest, most often (without special interventions) resulting in their extinctions.

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@sapphiremoonstone939]

If I saw that in real life, I would smack it dead. It looks like silverfish insect 🐜 😅

[@ansoriaan6641]

Wow.. amazing.. i like it 👍👍😍

[@Ole_CornPop]

Chicken and duck seeds are cool too, and don't forget about turtle seeds.. 😂

[@YuYuYuna_]

That's awesome that they also take meaningful efforts to repopulate.

[@ediekoller1144]

I love Maine Lobster, but I also love Scallops, Clams and Squid and Oysters. Not crazy about octopus. But rock cod, halibut, snapper and tuna are ok too.

[@gregd6706]

Butterflies are pretty.

[@expressrobkill]

I like it when planes go whoooosh.

[@RandomBalo]

They are expensive because someone convinced people that have money that they need to have it. They gave it a fancy name and tricked valuable cash out of gullible pockets. It's brilliant and good on them lol

[@KicksClique]

Bless Abdul Casseem and Murdim, hard working men.

[@jamaljames2578]

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@DwayneIsKing]

"ROCK LOBSTA!"

[@Parisroam]

🪨 🦞

[@jujubeanzzz5413]

Did not know they existed. They're beautiful!

[@CerealKiller669]

they're sooo cuteeee 🥺 grab me my lemon & butter

[@stoneyll]

For the price tag, they better taste damn good~!

[@SupernovaSymie]

Give me Crab over lobster any day! The BEST lobster vs the BEST snow or King Crab? No contest... I also prefer a good Prosecco to most champagnes. But saying that, I could eat decent caviar until I'm sick 😉

[@RayMak]

So amazing they can eat it once or twice a month…

[@Nixxedd]

damn man you disappeared for a while 💀

[@sadedx]

My man is back

[@asapinformative4979]

@@Nixxedd istg fr tho, I was concerned

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

Yoooo the commenter is back 😭

[@lexb277]

This guy is everywhere

[@minxyayala]

If it weren't illegal to send them to another country, I would totally keep one as a pet. Their so pretty I would feel bad eating one.

[@AidenNyte1]

Feel bad for eating them, dont feel bad for keeping them prisoner. Makes sense

[@minxyayala]

@AidenNyte1 To be fair. If I could afford to get one of the most expensive lobsters in the world, l would also have the money to get him a 120 tank (at least) with all the plant life and food he needs to be at home.

[@alrighty6898]

Lucky people getting to eat lobster everyday

[@ollythomas6702]

And yet 100 years ago you'd be described as anything but lucky if you were eating lobster every day. In fact, people even tried to hide the fact they were eating lobster. It was dirty and cheap and only for the poor. How times have changed..

[@toolbaggers]

@@ollythomas6702 They also didn't know how to eat them back then. You need to cook them when they are alive because dead lobsters spoil very quickly.

[@boarbot7829]

@@ollythomas6702 everyone knows this at this point.

[@ollythomas6702]

@@boarbot7829 Aha, I'm sure absolutely everyone knows that..

[@boarbot7829]

@@ollythomas6702 the comments are plagued pretty much with copy pastes of that fact.

[@Mantisboggan65]

Food shouldn't be expensive first of all and I hate when they do this type of stuff because we all know where the species will end up going because it's a great incentive for the locals to catch it legally and illegally.

[@jamessan7391]

once or twice a month is "quite frequently"?

[@moyedon9959]

There goes another animal that will go instinct in a couple years

[@SH3NIGv]

Humans should go extinct

[@GeneralPet]

they are breeding it for profit. how's it gonna go extinct when they are making more of them?

[@crystalmeier6579]

I grew up on the pacific coast. Never tried any seafood, ever!!! Seriously, I was told by an aunt when I was 5 that seafood creatures are 'the insects of the ocean '. If you eat them, she said, then you are really just eating bugs that live in the ocean.. I was never able to get that out of my head and to this day, I've never tried any seafood and never will.

[@Kurominos1]

technically shes more or less right lobsters,crabs ,prawns etc are kinda relatet to insects cause theyr all inverdabrates not only that but woodlice (or whaterver they called where you live cause they have so many names) are actually very closely relatet to crabs etc

[@crystalmeier6579]

@@Kurominos1 I feel so much better now! 😂

[@dojo1249]

Yep she is right, they are the bottom feeding bugs of the oceans

[@trickydale9895]

I still think it’s ridiculous that lobsters used to be considered garbage and they couldn’t give them away and now they’re going for 100 bucks a kilo. All the junk goes for big bucks. Caviar, foie gras. Just don’t get it lol

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@trickydale9895]

@@isaiahc8390 sorry your preaching to an atheist.

[@trickydale9895]

@@isaiahc8390 and what about my comment makes me have to repent?

[@karolinakuc4783]

Not really. They have small amout of toxines that is not good for your brain. Same with tomatoes and potatoes

[@ForestSchweitzer022097]

so when they say they fish the lobster until it "runs out," does that mean they are essentially fishing the ocean clean of all pearl lobsters and sometime in the near future there will be none left because their population would have crashed?

[@arafchowdhury3634]

Yep capitalism has destroyed this planet

[@ForestSchweitzer022097]

@@arafchowdhury3634 😁 yayyy

[@TheDakine911]

"We need the government to stabilize prices" Bro has never heard of supply and demand in his life I think

[@kamikazekhan2832]

Living in places with good food like this everywhere must be nice it’s regular to them

[@sactownism]

I remember paying $100 back in 2017 in Thailand. By far the most expensive meal I have ever paid for.

[@dspsblyuth]

You got hosed for being a tourist. Locals down the road were probably eating the same thing as you for 50 cents

[@HugeCockAndBalls]

@@dspsblyuth yep

[@davidyf1311]

@@dspsblyuth try and find me a 50 cent lobster and sell it to me, we’ll be millionaires in no time..

[@yeahbuddy3258]

Did you see any ladyboys? I hear there everywhere

[@christinel5347]

You over paid. They must be charging you tourist prices

[@ediekoller1144]

I love all the seafood but I cannot afford it.

[@edwardmarshall2035]

Lobster isn't that good.

[@theerealatm]

It's a literal roach of the sea.

[@TheSunMoon]

Just get tiger prawns. Not too far off in taste. And far cheaper than lobsters

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Just buy a small piece of halibut once in a while. Or a small piece of whatever you like. It's cheaper than a burger combo at McDonalds.

[@ediekoller1144]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 I do not eat red meat anymore. Just fish, eggs and chicken.

[@GhostNz-td5wq]

One of the best perks if you grew up on an island. Ive been eating these for free my whole childhood lol

[@vulkan690]

They are also in all of the Caribbean and gulf coast

[@Drinksfromtap]

Yeah, I was thinking it just looks like a regular ol’ spiny lobster with a slightly different shell.

[@trojanhorse7897]

Very Good Job, about 100 years the lobster will be extinct.

[@altros]

I am sure it will be a lot sooner than that, humans don't know the meaning of the word "moderation"

[@The-Hand]

literally been complaining about this to my parents because I ate too much and got to the point looking at another lobster would make me puke... you see it everywhere in Indonesia and it's hella cheap especially for people living outside Indonesia zzz now I'm craving for Maine Lobster rather than these pearl ones

[@Suckmabalzz]

yep lmao, my dad used to buy this thing in 10kg buik whenever he goes to borneo for some work lmao, but at that time i was so oblivious to it being a really expensive food and take it for granted.

[@SerpentDragonZX]

I call bullshit on this "documentary" too. Thailand, everywhere. Not nearly as expensive as our New England ones. And the head is solid meat, the tail is more meat, and if you want, get a few shrimp as big as your forearm. Been like this for... The last 10 years I been going there.

[@gameseeker6307]

Variety is nice

[@BoBo-pl3ww]

@@SerpentDragonZX bruh why tf you got shrimp as big as your forearm. Yall about as weird as Ohio 💀

[@SerpentDragonZX]

@@BoBo-pl3ww Cause I can... Can you? I'll get some rainbow lobster (pearl), shrimp, crabs, and everything else. Cause... I can.

[@peacefulscrimp5183]

Look how cute that baby is at the end of the video. 😃

[@luckycharm1]

This family eats better than most Americans. 😂

[@heyya7464]

They’re only like 10$ per kg in Sri Lanka

[@somasuntharampanjacharam8342]

Because China tourist the demand goes higher and price go up

[@hachibidelta4237]

It cost a fortune here where the video is made lol

[@quantumaquatic1767]

No way those are sweeter then a Maine lobster or Coldwater lobster lol. I've had many tropical lobsters and they all taste the same, meaty and not much flavor to them

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@abcddef2112]

Haha westoid.

[@Lord_Pilaf]

Need to try this!

[@monsieurzone6878]

Why lmao it’s way too expensive and isn’t worth

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@monsieurzone6878 if he can afford it why not mind your business doubt he's using his rent money to buy it loool

[@monsieurzone6878]

@@ibrahimhassan711 it’s a public forum wdym mind your business. All I did was ask why lmao

[@ibrahimhassan711]

@@monsieurzone6878 lool I mean mind your buisness as in don’t worry about how people want to spend their money. If you don’t want to fine none of your business if other want to.

[@dimassatyagangga6920]

Lobster is an expensive seafood, for me as Indonesian... 😌

[@hqguard2]

Prices crashes, marketing video check ✅. Well played.

[@koi8440]

its crazy how terrain and economic status can effect certain behaviors. influence culture and transportation. 5:13 - 5:26 I always found beauty in ways people from around the world have adapted and created culture around survival and cultivation. I really wish to see more appreciation and open kindness towards every culture.

[@mickzammit6794]

In Australia it's called a painted crayfish and they're found in vast quantities in Torres Strait where they're caught by divers. If you live there long enough they aren't such a big deal as mudcrab tastes far superior.

[@Rime388]

i mean according to you anyways

[@mickzammit6794]

@@Leviathan-mj8gi then you would feel the urge to relocate to my part of the world as nothing begins to compare with the taste of each of those crustaceans.

[@bluemonstrosity259]

A lobster is far easier to eat than a crab

[@mickzammit6794]

@@bluemonstrosity259 oooh man,that is so lazy

[@yuu9258]

​@@mickzammit6794 laziness and seeking convenience is two different things. Would you prefer a bony fish over a meaty fish? That's an example.

[@danhugeis]

Super expensive or just pricey...the taste is almost the same 😃

[@LifeOdysseyMotivation]

I prefer lemon and soy sauce paired with rice. yummy!

[@desmondmerapoh16]

indeed sir

[@irakdallen8818]

A couple years ago 'Family Guy' showed me that a song called 'Rock Lobster' actually exists. Now here I am in the year 2023 finding out the damn thing ACTUALLY EXISTS!!

[@juffurey]

FYI these spiny lobsters are what Aussies call crayfish. We have spiny lobsters on the west coast in the US but people still eat way more Maine lobster.

[@rebeccareese73]

i have always wanted a lobster as a pet

[@Ewl24]

You should look up Leon the Lobster then. The channel is Bradybrandwood, an he bought one from a grocery store, named it Leon, and kept it as a pet haha

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

@@Ewl24 bruuuh I see that

[@DivineDianne]

try watching leon the lobster on youtube.