In article
>
,
Julian Vrieslander > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>
> > We were at Central Market in Shoreline (WA, just north of Seattle) on
> > Sunday, doing our weekly shopping. The store had LIVE king crabs, ready
> > to cook. SO and I looked at each other and wondered how the hell you
> > lower one of those suckers into the pot. Answer: VERY CAREFULLY.
>
> King crabs are big, but spider crabs are even bigger. Some varieties
> attain legspans over ten feet. Imagine wrestling one of those into a
> pot.
>
> When I was in high school, I worked in a lab that did research on spider
> crabs. We sometimes needed two or more people to pull them out of a
> tank and subdue them. After they had made their contributions to
> science, some of these critters were broken up, boiled in whatever lab
> glassware was available, and used to feed hungry postdocs and grad
> students.
>
> A pic:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:S...ukan_in_Osaka%
> 2C_Japan.JPG>
>
> Videos:
>
> <http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfoo...SESSCKIE=2ef1b
> 1a29f10c8c4338470bc9cd5cd8c84eb0d5e>
>
> Recipe:
>
> <http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/divers/egg/thorel-crab.htm>

That's amazing!
Why don't we see those on the market??????
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