Lobster tail is sooooo good with just a bit of butter - I suppose you could add a touch of Tabasco for a little zip but I'd be cautious on this one On the other hand, if you have one of those big old lobsters that are almost too tough and need to go into a 'thermador' type sauce. . .I think a heavier hand could be used to spice it up - thermador can be so bland at times One tartar sauce I enjoy (first had it with my calamari at Monterey Joe's in Monterey, CA) was aoli based salsa - my version of it is mixing my favorite salsa w/mayo & adjusting the 'heat' & flavor to my tastes - I don't like most tartar (pickle relish & mayo based) sauces so I was more than pleasantly surprised when this was served Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com <mailto:sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com> Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com <mailto:srund@svl.ems.lmco.com> LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi <http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi> [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 ---------- From: Byron[SMTP:Byron.bromley@Gsd-Co.Com] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 5:53 AM To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] mental debate Last night while enjoying a fine piece of tail er Lobster Tail that is I was reminded I had not seen any chile dips that might go with it. Or should I just enjoy the best as is ? Byron (Special dig to someone)