7.95 Lobster on rice Lunch in Boston Chinatown, combo meal comes with vegetable and a bowl of soup 波士頓龍蝦餐 From Wikipedia Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, which are usually much larger than the others. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.[2] Commercially important species include two species of Homarus from the northern Atlantic Ocean, and scampi -- the northern-hemisphere genus Nephrops and the southern-hemisphere genus Metanephrops. Although several other groups of crustaceans have the word "lobster" in their names, the unqualified term "lobster" generally refers to the clawed lobsters of the family Nephropidae. Clawed lobsters are not closely related to spiny lobsters or slipper lobsters, which have no claws (chelae), or to squat lobsters. The closest living relatives of clawed lobsters are the reef lobsters and the three families of freshwater crayfish. Chinatown, Boston is a neighborhood located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Centered on Beach Street, Chinatown borders Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, the South End, and the Southeast Expressway/Massachusetts Turnpike. It is the only historically Chinese area in New England. Part of it occupies a space reclaimed by filling a tidal flat; the newly-created area was first settled by Anglo-Bostonians. After residential properties in this area became less desirable due to railway developments, it was settled by a mixed succession of Irish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, and Chinese immigrants. Each group replaced the previous one to take advantage of low-cost housing and job opportunities in the area. During the late-nineteenth century, garment manufacturing plants also moved into Chinatown, creating Boston's historic garment district. The garment district was active until the 1990s. Chinatown remains a center of Asian-American life in New England, hosting many Chinese, and Vietnamese restaurants and markets. Chinatown is one of Boston's most densely-populated residential districts, with over 28,000 people per square mile in the year 2000. Nearly 70% of Chinatown's population is Asian, compared with Boston's nine percentage of Asian Americans overall.[1][2] Chinatown has a median household income of $14,289. The traditional Chinatown Gate (paifang) with a foo lion on each side is located at the intersection of Beach Street and Surface Road. Once a run-down area housing little more than a ventilation-fan building for the Central Artery Tunnel, a garden was constructed at this site as part of the Big Dig project. The Gate is visible from the South Station Bus Terminal and is a popular tourist destination and photo opportunity.[citation needed] The World Journal Chinese Daily Newspaper World Journal Boston is the largest and most read daily newspaper by the Chinese community. The non-profit community newspaper Sampan, is published twice a month and provides English-language news and information about Chinatown. http://sushibostonnyc.blogspot.com/ http://sushibostonnyc.yelp.com http://www.tripadvisor.com/members-reviews/JeanLucP655 Michelin Guides http://www.michelintravel.com/michelin-guides/ Yelp http://www.yelp.com/biz/vinh-sun-bbq-and-restaurant-boston Boston Transit Chinatown http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=11108 Tufts University School of Medicine http://medicine.tufts.edu/ Boston University Master of Arts in Gastronomy http://www.bu.edu/met/programs/graduate/gastronomy/

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