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Is Kobe Lobster A Needless Extravagance?

http://foxhugh.com/2015/12/27/is-kobe-lobster-a-needless-extravagance/

Above is the label of an exciting new product and comments about the label and the product
are welcomed and will be forwarded to the appropriate channels. Elitists around the world
have long argued that the best beef in the world is Kobe beef. One of the distinctive
characteristics of Kobe beef is that the cattle are feed apples and beer. The cows are also
given daily massages!
Happy cows seem to be better tasting cows and Kobe beef sells for 500$ a kilo! The same
people who brought you Kobe beef are now thinking of branching into lobster which will be
branded as Kobe Lobster. Because of my blog, I was part of an exclusive focus group that
tasted Kobe Lobster in a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok. The management of Kobe Lobster
wanted to find out what trend setters around the world think of their new product and are
presumably having similar focus groups around the world.

Is Kobe Lobster A Needless Extravagance?


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The lobster are currently being massaged on a daily level. The people at Kobe are not sure if
this practice will continue since the lobster dont seem to care for the massages and the
lobsters have been known to take a nip at the fingers of the massagers with their claws.
The lobster are underwater in tanks so they cannot hear music but classical music is piped in
via boom boxes that are pressed against the glass. Presumably, the vibrations make the
lobsters happier and therefore better tasting lobster. The Kobe lobsters are also shown
peaceful ocean video that presumably should make the lobsters feel more at home. A Kobe
lobster is given about five times more space per tank than a normal lobster.
The Kobe people tried giving the lobsters beer and apples but this caused the lobsters to die!
The Kobe people then hired a team of animal psychologists and marine biologists to find out
what diet makes lobsters happy and to answer the deeper question, What makes a lobster
happy? I did ask what diet makes lobsters happy and I was told that this is a trade secret.
I have to admit the lobster that I ate was very tasty. I am not sure if Kobe lobster is tastier
than normal lobster but it was tasty. It takes about 500 dollars to raise a single lobster the
Kobe way and this is reflected in the price. A single Kobe lobster will run you 1,000
dollars if and when this product hits the market! My own free meal was contingent on my
writing an article about Kobe Lobster on my blog which I have done here.
I enjoyed the whole experience but later started to wonder if this is the best use of the Earths
resources? Wouldnt the 500 dollars being spent to make happier lobsters be better spent on
making happier people or better yet less starving people?

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