An Italian crustacean infestation is fanning culinary excitement in Korea, with a local seafood importer reaching out to Italy for possible imports. Italy's northern Adriatic coast has been dealing with an invasive crab species called the Atlantic blue crab in recent years, with the species wreaking havoc on the country’s ecosystem and causing millions of dollars worth of damage. First introduced through t...
I haven’t tasted them yet but, apparently, compared to the Mediterranean crabs they are kind of “meehhhh”. That’s why they are trying to export them in Korea, in Italy customers prefer the Mediterranean ones because more tasty and meaty.
They hope that Korea export could pay part of the large scale fishing needed to control these crabs
I mean, you need to know how to cook them. Korean ferment them in Soy sauce. It’s crazy delicious.
I’ve never had Mediterranean crabs but this is a bit surprising if true. Of the various North American crab species, this one has the best flavor I think.