> For example in Western Countries, crabs and lobsters were once seen as "poor man's food". They are now a gourmet luxury item. As an aside, I believe this mos

> For example in Western Countries, crabs and lobsters were once seen as "poor man's food". They are now a gourmet luxury item. As an aside, I believe this mostly had to do with refrigeration & tank technology. They need to be kept alive all the way to the consumer. Before that was possible they were only really available to the consumer in a preserved form.