Luxury lobster dishes on the cheap

Add an Asian seafood zing to an old fashioned favorite. This Lou Diamond Phillips recipe is something you'd never expect. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxnews.com/recipe/lobster-wasabi-mash"><b>Recipe: Lobster Wasabi Mash</b></a> (Food Network)

Vodka and...lobster broth? It's an odd combination, but together, they're starting a craze at the Lobster Shanty restaurant in Salem Mass. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/recipe/lobstertini"><b>Recipe: Lobstertini</b></a> (Lobster Shanty)

This might not sound appealing but it is a favorite at <a href="http://www.benandbills.com/ice_cream.html"><b>Ben &amp; Bill's Chocolate Emporium</b></a> in Bar Harbor, Maine. It’s a butter-flavored ice cream with cooked lobster meat from a local lobster pound, chopped up with butter it, and folded it into the ice cream. Cups are $4.98 but you can order one and two-gallon buckets of the stuff –and they deliver. (Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium)

What's more American than a hot dog? This recipe combines two U.S. favorites--the lobster roll and the hot dog--to create a one-of-a-kind seafood treat. <a href="www.foxnews.com/recipe/lobster-hot-dogs"><b>Recipe: Lobster Hot Dogs</b></a> (iStock)

But of course, nothing beats an old favorite. The old school lobster roll has been a long time favorite for locals of lobster fishing areas and tourist alike. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/recipe/lobster-rolls"><b>Recipe: Lobster Roll</b></a> (iStock)