Pre-ordered Live King Crabs

Tast­ing Notes from the Curator

The tex­ture of Live King Crab meat is more del­i­cate and soft­er in appear­ance com­pared to oth­er crab species. Alas­ka King Crab also tends to have a unique ​“sweet” taste that is unlike any oth­er crab meat. Often its legs are pop­u­lar­ly used in a vari­ety of dish­es due to its thick meat con­tent but the insides of the crab body, espe­cial­ly crab fat or as Fil­ipinos call it, aligue, is just as sin­ful­ly deli­cious when cooked properly. 

Prepa­ra­tion

A whole Live King Crab will give you all sorts of options for any occa­sion. Its meat can be used in a vari­ety of dish­es, includ­ing dips, soups, and crab cakes. You may also eat the meat fresh out of the shell whilst dip­ping it into a melt­ed but­ter sauce or your pre­ferred home­made cock­tail sauce. 

The Live King Crab’s insides of the crab body shell can have a num­ber of uses. The white yel­low fat inside the back of the shell is crab fat or aligue and it can be used to spruce up dish­es such as fried rice or veg­etable stews. The firm,orange-red crab roe or eggs can be used for soup. The yel­low­ish part is the crab’s hepatopan­creas or toma­l­ley also known as crab mus­tard. In Japan­ese cui­sine, crab toma­l­ley is used as kani miso and can make a dif­fer­ence in a num­ber of seafood dishes. 

Match your cho­sen crab dish with a love­ly bot­tle of your favorite white wine — Chardon­nay, Sauvi­gnon Blanc or a Dry Ries­ling. You will find that dri­er whites make a per­fect pair­ing part­ner for this roy­al dish so avoid the sweet wines or wines that may have the ten­den­cy to over­pow­er the del­i­cate taste of crab meat. 

Live at your Door

Your live King Crabs are brought to you by our offi­cial part­ner, Cold­est Catch. Cold­est Catch is a local provider that offers the fresh­est rare seafood species to the Philip­pine mar­ket. With their best picks, impec­ca­ble ser­vice and ded­i­ca­tion to qual­i­ty that match­es that of The Bow Tie Duck, you can ensure your Live King Crabs are the cold­est and fresh­est catch.

Dis­claimer on Sources of Live King Crab

The source of the Live King Crab depends per sea­son. This season’s prized Red King Crab is from Norway

Storage Instructions

For longer stor­age, place the box con­tain­er, with all its con­tents intact, inside your refrig­er­a­tor or cool­er at (1- 4 C) Fresh water will kill the crabs imme­di­ate­ly so avoid wash­ing them. The Live King Cab can be kept alive for 48 more hours if stored prop­er­ly but it is rec­om­mend­ed you cook and con­sume them imme­di­ate­ly to ensure the best taste. 

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