Steamed Lobster with Ginger

This is a simple and elegant dish. There are several versions of steamed lobster in Canton. Often lobsters are steamed with black beans; occasionally they are steamed in the Shanghai fashion, with fresh lemon; they are often steamed in combination with scallops. The large, clawless lobsters found off China, the so-called dragon shrimp, are quite different from the Maine lobster, but the meat is as sweet, and the Cantonese dote on them.