One of the things I look forward to during my husband’s break from sea duty is the homecoming of fresh crabs from the vast Philippine seas! Once in a while, it feels really good (really!) to indulge in these tasty crustaceans. Normally, to satisfy this indulgence, we go to Dampa in Cubao, The Red Crab or Claw Daddy’s. It’s still best for me to have it at home though because freshness and quality of meat (and fat) is assured plus it doesn’t dent the wallet at all!
I don’t know much about crabs…just these things:
- They are best steamed ALIVE! Poor ones.
- Crabs with narrow abdomen are male and those with wider ones are female.
- Female crabs are supposedly preferred because they have more meat. (and again, fat!)
- In here, local people like “gay” crabs as well. I haven’t known how that is distinguished though.
- Crabs are omnivores. On these crabs’ trip to my home, they had some plants in the box to feast on.
- When crabs are cooked, they turn into a nice and bright orange color.
Here they are in a box, alive and kicking!
Transferred into a pan for cooking…
And after being nicely cooked, my daughter and I went straight to feast on it, making me forget to catch a photo of these bright, orange cooked crabs. Sigh.
They’re gone now.
nmartinez1938
My grandfather loved crabs, oyster, and clams– not me. I remember the crabs kicking around in the pot. Do you bring the water to boiling first?
A Gracious Life
No, the water and the crabs went in together so yeah, they were really alive in the pot
Dana
going crabbing and then eating the feast is one of my favorite summer past times! poor little buggers.
rommel
cheesecake
ong sorop nomon.
fisherman yung asawa mo?
A Gracious Life
Pwede!
cheesecake
o crabman hehe
bunnyandporkbelly
i love crabs!!
gourmandchic
I love crabs too and because I cook crabs many different ways, I know the work that goes into preparing them and eating them too! Great post. Thanks for sharing