Mail Order Stone Crab Claws?

[Robert.Fleming]

King of Crabs:

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@Jay T.

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@Chris Blum

I had some yesterday from a reputable source and they were a bit disappointing. I’ve never been super impressed and lean toward king crab.

Dungeness crab is the way to go!

Spoken like a born-and-raised Californian. Unfortunately, not true. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab is objectively better in the flavor department. Even San Francisco chefs like Michael Mina agree:
Super Bowl crab smackdown: Dungeness vs Maryland

Dungeness crab is easier to eat than Blue, but if your priority is the experience of cracking big legs and dipping hunks of meat in butter, you’re still settling for second best. Red Alaskan King is both better tasting and easier to eat.

The only people who should be eating Dungeness are people who live where it can be caught locally. When I lived in SF for 7 years, I ate lots of it.

Just had red Alaskan king last week, still prefer me some dungeness. In fact, I had them side by side! Not sweet enough for my tastes and the texture is too thick. I do enjoy blue crab, us chinese eat quite a large amount of blue crab and Dungeness.

My favorite crab though is the chinese mitten crab. Droooooool.

[Z_Hu]

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