This method provides a crunchy exterior that serves as a satisfying contrast to the soft sweet meat inside. SOFT SHELL CRABS are most commonly served deep fried. They are also good in curries, and the shells should be used to make a soup or sauce. They are excellent with fresh asian flavours. Raw crabs can be steamed, poached, stir fried, deep fried or barbequed. If you have bought cooked meat, pick it from the shell for a salad or to toss through a light pasta dish. We sell snow crab clusters and snow crab meat that are both. The meat is pinky-white, delicate and sweet. They come from QLD and NSW, peaking from July to August. The snow crab comes from the icy cold polar waters. Spanner crabs have a more distinctive taste then other crabs and soft white flesh. The majority of the commercial catch comes from southern QLD. Mud Crabs are found in coastal mangrove flats in QLD, NT, WA and NSW and have firm, strong flavoured flesh.īlue Swimmer Crabs are popular for their soft, sweet, slightly nutty meat. More information on Government stock assessments and the Australian Crab Fisheries is available using the following links: Mud Crab, Giant Crab, Blue Swimmer Crab, Spanner Crab, Crystal Crab Preparation and cooking Spanner Crab has been identified as a sustainable choice by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.Ĭrab fisheries generally utilise pots or traps, and as such have little interaction with threatened species, bycatch, or habitat damage associated with their capture. Because using crab meat can be costly, Japanese manufacturers and chefs in the 1970s sought after a less expensive alternative. Be aware, however, that the majority of soft shell crabs sold in Australia are from Asia. Krab, also known as imitation crab, is surimi, a whitefish such as Pollock that is mashed up into a thick paste before being colored and flavored to resemble the leg meat of either snow crab or Japanese spider crab. They are farmed in QLD using high tech robotics to detect when they have moulted and enable them to be harvested. In Australia they are generally Blue Swimmer Crabs. Soft shelled crabs are any crab that has shed is hard exterior shell during its natural moulting cycle.
They are caught using baited pots and other traps, and as bycatch of trawl fisheries. There are many species of crabs but the main three you will see at market are Mud Crab, Blue Swimmer Crab and Spanner Crab.Ĭrabs are usually sold either live, cooked, or frozen as they deteriorate rapidly when stored dead. Spanner Crab, Blue Swimmer Crab, Mud Crab, Snow Crab, Giant Crab
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