$ 4.99/lb Disappointment !

My sisters (Lin_Nette) favor the Dungeness crabs over the "Blue" crabs.  It took a long time of convincing for me to try it today. An advertisement for a fantastic crab delight in China enticed my craving for crabs. I emailed my FaceBook travel consultant friend, Ursule Yu (Easy Tour China), based in Guilin.  She suggested that I wait and get a taste of the Chinese version of the Crab delight.  I waited, but did not find any during our travels. The notion that they are plentiful in months ending with an "ER" (September, October, November, December), does not seem to hold true any longer, as I look forward to the full moon each month to no avail. 

Today, I saw an ad for Dungeness Crabs on sale @ $ 4.99/lb and literally flew over at this particular store

Hurried home to steam it and pounced on it soon as I took it out of the stove.  Ania ngay?, idi awanen diay legs before the Photo-OP !  Looked at the picture and those sorrowful eyes just did it for me!

A plateful of CRAB minus the legs !
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NAH!!! I continued to break the shell, thinking, that I could finish the whole thing in one sitting.  I do not like the fishy smell on my hands when handling this, reason why I decided to sit/finish it once and for all!

Guess what?  I felt a little dizzy going into the 2nd round, so, I decided that it was too much crabbing !!! I remember my mother used to stop us from eating too much crab meat back home. Now, I seem to get it right!  I had to take a teaspoonful of honey (a cure for everything.... kano!),  just to ward off whatever was making me dizzy.   I am OK as of this writing, but, the "fate" of the left over crab is still pending... if you do not see a follow up post, it went strait to the "G" file.

Final thoughts?.. back to blue crabs when I see them...Dungeness does not conviince me! It probably is good for the "ready to eat" canned crab meat, as it was easy to peel; meat pulls off easily and stays in shape!

To my friends who are "Dungeness" fans... continue to enjoy !!! When I come to visit, invite me and I will partake in your "crab" specialty with delight!