Food & Cooking (Q&A)

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When any animal dies, the digestives enzymes of the stomach begin digesting the organs themselves. Lobsters are most often cooked alive because bacteria quickly multiply in it's flesh after it is killed which can lead to food poisoning. But frozen and refrigeration storage methods are also very common and safe. They are generally kept alive in a tank before they are cooked.

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