tomalley
IPA: toʊmˈæɫi
noun
- (cooking) The hepatopancreas of a crustacean.
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Examples of "tomalley" in Sentences
- Same with crawfish tomalley except orange instead of green.
- I think I would like tomalley more if it weren't that color.
- A substance known as tomalley access the lobster's liver and pancreas.
- Is it safe to eat fish skin or crab and lobster entrails (tomalley)? —
- Don't eat the green tomalley, or liver, in lobsters or the "mustard" in blue crabs; they may contain high levels of harmful chemicals known as PCBs or other toxins.
- And you should avoid eating tomalley, the greenish substance in a crustacean's gut that serves as a liver and pancreas, even though some people consider it a delicacy.
- And, I'm sure this may gross some of you out but to me, it's like finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: lots of tomalley, the creamy, green substance found in the cavity of the lobster:
- The Food and Drug Administration warned against eating lobster tomalley in the summer of 2008 due to high levels of a naturally occurring toxin likely stemming from red tides, or dangerous algal bloom.
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