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[sunshine45]

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@shoesnbags wrote:

Here in NOLA we eat blue crabs from the Gulf - but you pay by the number of crabs, not by weight.  Crabs are sorted into small, medium and large, with the price per crab varying by size. 

While I enjoy the meat from blue crabs, I hate the effort it takes to pick them.  Much rather pick and eat Dungeness crabs.

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picking and eating blue crabs is a way of life in maryland. so yummy! also, no one makes crabcakes like we do in maryland!....jumbo lump preferred.

[handygal2]

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@qbetzforreal wrote:

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@handygal2 wrote:

I never heard of this type of crab, but it looks delicious. When l first saw the title, I thought it was about “dungarees.” 

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They're found in the Pacific Ocean from Washington state down to Baja California, Mexico.  The crab is very tasty. @handygal2 

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@qbetzforreal : I’m from NY— l guess that’s why. We get Maryland crab here. 

[Katcat1]

@Anonymous032819  Buddy is living like a King tonight!   I am having tacos!  lol

[SandySparkles]

Y-U-M-M-Y!!! 

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[shoesnbags]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

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@shoesnbags wrote:

Here in NOLA we eat blue crabs from the Gulf - but you pay by the number of crabs, not by weight.  Crabs are sorted into small, medium and large, with the price per crab varying by size. 

While I enjoy the meat from blue crabs, I hate the effort it takes to pick them.  Much rather pick and eat Dungeness crabs.

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picking and eating blue crabs is a way of life in maryland. so yummy! also, no one makes crabcakes like we do in maryland!....jumbo lump preferred.

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@sunshine45 

It’s a way of life here, too, but I guess I’m just lazy lol. DH will sit there and go through a stack of crabs in no time. But when it comes to boiled seafood (we boil, not steam down here), I’d rather peel and eat shrimp and crawfish. 

[mousiegirl]

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@JaneMarple wrote:

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

.....with ghee (clarified butter)

I bought the live right off the docks at $6.00 per pound.

I love them, and so does my cat, Buddy!

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Wow you pay a lot, I pay between $1.50-$199 a pound where I live. My sister and I have them often, most shops are right on the water.

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@JaneMarple  @Anonymous032819   I paid $11+ per pound in December.   My Dad used to fish for these from a pier in SF.

[mousiegirl]

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

.....with ghee (clarified butter)

I bought the live right off the docks at $6.00 per pound.

I love them, and so does my cat, Buddy!

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@Anonymous032819   I serve these, marinated, every Christmas Eve, and pay a lot more than you did.

[Bridgegal]

I was wondering what they were and from where.   They look small and like a lot of work to eat.  But I'll bet the effort is worth it.  I love crab.   

Does anyone know what type of crab is used in crabcakes?  The big lumps of crab?

[mousiegirl]

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@Bridgegal wrote:

I was wondering what they were and from where.   They look small and like a lot of work to eat.  But I'll bet the effort is worth it.  I love crab.   

Does anyone know what type of crab is used in crabcakes?  The big lumps of crab?

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@Bridgegal   The crabs are not small.  I saw another type of crab once, and it was so small.  There is a lot of meat in a Dungeness crab, and they are so sweet.  We feast on them every Christmas Eve.

[mousiegirl]

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@Bridgegal wrote:

I was wondering what they were and from where.   They look small and like a lot of work to eat.  But I'll bet the effort is worth it.  I love crab.   

Does anyone know what type of crab is used in crabcakes?  The big lumps of crab?

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@Bridgegal   If you mean any crab cakes, I would think any crab would do.  I always use Dungeness crab as that is what is local, and the large pieces come from a large claw on the crab, I believe each crab has two, expensive to buy just the lump meat as so many claws are needed.