Where to buy giant Mexican crabs
No, I don't know where. I'm hoping someone can tell me. I got this e-mail from Gail:
I have heard about these tremendous crabs from Mexico, so large that one will be enough to fill you up. Do you know where I can get them? My Dad’s 87th birthday is this month and it would be a great gift for him....
They sound kind of scary, like one might eat you before you eat it. What happened to smaller food is more succulent and better?
And yet I'm intrigued. Further prodding got her to reveal that she's heard they're going for $85 a half dozen.
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I will resist the urge, however strong it may be, to make a terrible joke about that headline.
Thank you, because you are one of the few. And I have to kill them out because this is a family newspaper. So you might as well not waste your time. In fact, I think I'll change it. EL
Posted by: Tyler | October 16, 2009 1:11 PM
I googled mexican crabs, and giant mexican crabs and couldn't find any entries about food.
One site had some neat pix of very weird looking crabs from there, the gulf ghost crab especially.
Perhaps its a myth?
I did the same thing, but $85 a half dozen is so specific. EL
Posted by: PCB Rob | October 16, 2009 3:35 PM
I'd have to think they'd be some sort of dungeness crab if they're that large. pacific side of mexico???
Posted by: Matt | October 16, 2009 3:56 PM
http://www.crabeatery.com/page0014.html
The website doesn't give the official name of the "giant" crab. But it seems that you can order frozen crabs on the internet.
Good Googling! EL
Posted by: Christine the Lioness | October 16, 2009 4:12 PM
I saw huge crabs at my local COSTCO this weekend. I didn't go over to see exactly what they were, where they came from, or how much they were asking, but I made a mental note to share the sighting with all of you. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, we had Dungeness and Alaskan King Crabs which were very large. I've never heard of any from Mexico, though.
Posted by: GrayGirl | October 19, 2009 9:54 AM