Can't crack a lobster? The hotel’s head chef teaches you five easy steps to enjoy a lobster meal.

▲Facing a lobster feast, do you not know where to start with the shell?

Reported and photographed by Huang Shiyuan, Taipei

Can't crack a lobster? Always feel super awkward when eating lobster? Wang Fuli, the head chef of Yunxuan Western Restaurant at The Regent Taipei, teaches everyone how to properly crack a lobster—just follow these five steps: “twist, press, pry, break, pull,” and you can effortlessly enjoy a delicious lobster feast.

The biggest feature of Canadian lobsters is their large claws, which account for one-third of the lobster’s total weight. Wang Fuli, the head chef of Yunxuan Western Restaurant at The Regent Taipei, also gave a special demonstration on how to properly crack a lobster. Chef Wang explained,To perfectly extract the lobster meat, you can follow the five steps: twist, press, pry, break, pull..First, twist apart the lobster’s head and body sections. Press the lobster shell with both hands until you hear a cracking sound, then use your fingers to pry open the belly section and remove the lobster meat. For the claw meat, first crush the shell with a cracker, remove the smaller pincers, and take off the shell except for the large pincer to get perfect claw meat. The joint meat can be extracted using small crab tongs.

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Mother’s Day is approaching. To reward hardworking moms, hotels are offering various promotional packages, hoping everyone can treat their moms to a delicious meal on this special day. H.Park Hotel Xinzhuang has launched a Canadian Lobster Sea & Land Combo Platter starting in May, and every Sunday noon hosts a “Help Mom Crack the Lobster Contest.” Limited to five groups per day, anyone ordering the Sea & Land Combo Platter can sign up, and the winner gets to enjoy the Canadian Lobster Sea & Land Combo Platter for free.