Compared with the famous Bread Crab in Europe, we may be more familiar with another kind of zodiac crab: the chief zodiac crab (cancer magister), because of its large size, it is also called jumbo crab, which is transliterated as Jumbo Crab, and the name Jumbo Crab is not only close to the sound, but also has a very appropriate meaning.
The shell is brownish red to purple , the lower abdomen is white to pale orange , and compared to the bread crab , its large claws and the tip of its foot are white , with distinct serrations on the claws and hairy abdomen. The length of the back cover of the caught treasure crab should be no less than 16 cm, and the average weight should be 1.1 kg, up to a maximum of 1.5 kg.
Jumbo crab is mainly distributed in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, from alaska's Aleutian Islands to California, the crab is named after the old town of Dungeness in Washington State, usa, is a kind of edible crab abundant on the west coast of North America. Most of the treasure crabs we usually eat are imported from Canada, and Canadians simply call it Vancouver crabs.
Treasure crab and bread crab fishing methods are similar, catch the treasure crab to measure the size first, for example, in Canada, the width of more than 16 cm male crab can be listed, if the catch is a female crab, regardless of size must be released, prohibit the fishing of female crabs and limit the commercial size of male crabs The purpose is to allow most male crabs to mate at least once before being caught, to ensure the number of natural populations. Such a perfect protection mechanism does make the treasure crab have a tendency to catch how to catch it, which also makes the price of the treasure crab very close to the people.
Jumbo crab is big and fat, much more delicious than bread crab, and belongs to the crab that is very delicious in any way. The tender and delicious meat has a light nutty flavor, the body parts are smooth and tender, and the foot meat is relatively solid, usually transported to the world as live crabs, but also sold as processed and freshly boiled or shelled crab meat.