Claws

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Alaskan King Crabs !

Have you ever eaten this crustacean? It looks too menacing to eat, don’t you think? But wait till you have a taste of its succulent and sweet flesh! Then you would not think much about the size, believe you me *grins*.

Menacing looks aside, it is also huge! And like other regular small sized crabs, the skin would turn into gorgeous red hues when cooked.

I know that this crab is available in Malaysia because we saw some over at some supermarket in Bangsar, though expect to pay exorbitantly for it. I am not sure the exact location of the place since we’ve been there only once, so I would have to ask the husband to take me there again some other times.

I have only eaten this Alaskan King Crab twice, once in Connecticut and once in Kent. Both times, we simply boiled it, and eat it with melted butter and some spritz of lemon. It was heavenly.

And yes, most of the times only the legs would be sold, so I am not sure whether the flesh from the body is edible, as well. It should be, don’t you think? Probably the flesh from the body is used in baked stuffed crabs, or crab cakes, or to add into soup, yes?

Oh, I so wanted to try this. The husband had been hinting that he wanted to get some of this king crabs over at the supermarket in Bangsar.

Sigh. What a girl to do when presented with this gorgeous claws, pray tell?