A raw lobster product including a sealing material that has at least one carbohydrate, and an intact widthwise slice of raw lobster tail meat removed from a lobster tail and devoid of shell or exoskeleton. The slice of raw lobster tail meat is compressed by application of force to have, relative to its state at the time of removal from the lobster tail, both (i) a reduced thickness and (ii) at least one of an increased length and an increased width. The sealing material covers at least a portion of the surface of the slice of raw lobster tail meat.