{"id":180016,"date":"2023-09-19T08:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T08:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=180016"},"modified":"2023-09-19T08:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T08:02:02","slug":"woman-orders-175-lobster-to-set-it-free-into-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/woman-orders-175-lobster-to-set-it-free-into-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman orders \u00a3175 lobster to set it free into the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Diner orders \u00a3175 lobster at high-end restaurant &#8211; then sets the crustacean free by returning it into the ocean<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>A Swiss tourist whisked a lobster away to freedom just before chefs could cook it<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>READ MORE:\u00a0\u00a0Lucky lobster is saved from the pot for SECOND time<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They say if if you love something, you should set it free &#8211; and it seems one woman has chosen to live by this motto.<\/p>\n<p>It was a lobster&#8217;s lucky day when a compassionate diner ordered the crustacean for a whopping \u00a3175, only to set the creature free and release it back into the sea again.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous\u00a0Swiss tourist had ordered the Catalan-style lobster with linguine while dining at swanky seafood restaurant Gente di Mare, in Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, Italy with her husband.<\/p>\n<p>But when the live lobster was brought to the couple&#8217;s table, fellow diners couldn&#8217;t believe their eyes when the tourist freed it into water before chefs got the chance to cook it.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Fasolino, who co-owns the restaurant with his brother, Gianluca, and who also witnessed the bizarre moment said: &#8216;At first, I thought she was joking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75567573-12532535-image-a-43_1695063531834.jpg\" height=\"907\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was a lobster&#8217;s lucky day when an unknown Swiss tourist (pictured) ordered it for a whopping \u00a3175, only to set it free and release it back into the sea again<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75567569-12532535-image-a-44_1695063542755.jpg\" height=\"1020\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fellow diners couldn&#8217;t believe their eyes when the tourist freed it into water before chefs got the chance to cook it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75567571-12532535-image-a-45_1695063550582.jpg\" height=\"967\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The woman had ordered the Catalan-style lobster with linguine while dining at swanky seafood restaurant Gente di Mare, in Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, Italy, with her husband<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Then, I understood that the lady was serious and wanted to do a good deed. Seeing her joy and excitement, I was moved, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was very happy and thrilled to have been able to fulfil this wish, and we were happy with her&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Recounting the strange night in detail, Antonio said he remembers taking the lobster from the tank, before going on to weigh it in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>He then told the couple it weighed almost two kilograms, and also revealed the price to be \u00a3175 (200 Euros).<\/p>\n<p>The live lobster was then placed in a transparent bucket and placed next to the couple&#8217;s table.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of salivating over her upcoming meal, the unknown woman asked if the lobster would &#8216;get hurt&#8217; if she released it from a certain height.<\/p>\n<p>After being reassured by those present that it wouldn&#8217;t, she gently dropped it through a metal railing at the restaurant as her husband and another person filmed.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as it touched the water, the lobster swam away happily ever after to its newfound freedom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/19\/75566965-12532535-image-a-46_1695063574087.jpg\" height=\"735\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Instead of salivating over her upcoming meal, the unknown woman asked if the lobster would &#8216;get hurt&#8217; if she released it from a certain height\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/20\/75567575-12532535-image-a-48_1695063587513.jpg\" height=\"832\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She left her seat before gently dropping it through a metal railing as her husband and another person filmed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/20\/75567567-12532535-As_soon_as_it_touched_the_water_the_lobster_swam_away_happily_ev-a-51_1695064538010.jpg\" height=\"890\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>As soon as it touched the water, the lobster swam away happily ever after to its newfound freedom<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile another lucky lobster was saved from the pot for a second time after being caught by the same fishing boat twice in two years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The huge crustacean, which is believed to be about 80-years-old, was first caught in 2021 off the south Wales coast.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed angler who caught the lobster was fishing on a shipwreck for Conger eel when the 4ft long lobster went for his squid bait.<\/p>\n<p>The fisherman, however, decided that due to the sea creature&#8217;s age and size, it was only fair to return the animal to the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The very same lobster has now been caught again in the same area, after angler Joshua Hearn pulled the crustacean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/20\/75122919-12532535-The_lobster_was_recognised_as_having_been_caught_before_due_to_h-a-49_1695063608000.jpg\" height=\"981\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Another lucky lobster was saved from the pot for a second time after being caught by the same fishing boat twice in two years\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He reeled it in and boat skipper Carl Bradley was stunned when he immediately recognised it as the one from two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bradley was able to positively identify it as it was missing the tip of one of its cutting claws which had been snapped off, probably in a fight with another lobster.<\/p>\n<p>Fisherman Mr Hearn had his photo taken with the colossus crustacean, taking care to keep his hands away from its enormous bone-crushing pincer claws.<\/p>\n<p>He then threw the lobster, which estimated to have weighed about 10lbs (4.5kg) back into the water safe and well.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest ever lobster caught in UK waters was a 20lbs (9.07kg) specimen caught off Fowey in Cornwall in 1931.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12532535\/Diner-orders-175-lobster-high-end-restaurant-sets-crustacean-free-returning-ocean.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diner orders \u00a3175 lobster at high-end restaurant &#8211; 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