- Serves
- 2 to 3
- Order by
- 4pm the day before
Spider Crab
Large: about 1 to 1.4kg whole · serves 2 to 3
Fresh
Priced each morning from that day's catch, and brought to you in our own chilled van, never by courier.
Qty
Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
Spider crab is a large crab with long, spindly legs and a rounded, spiny shell, potted off the Cornish coast, where it is also sold as Cornish king crab. Much of the catch has traditionally gone to Spain.
The white meat in the legs and body is sweet and delicate, with a finer, lighter taste than brown crab. Picking a spider crab takes time, which is part of the appeal: it makes a sociable centrepiece and gives generous meat for salads, pasta and crab cakes.
Suitable for
- Boiling or steaming whole
- Crab cakes
- Pasta and risotto
- Curries and stews
- Salads
Ideas
- Served whole with garlic mayonnaise and crusty bread
- Picked meat tossed through linguine with chilli and lemon
- Spider crab cakes with a herb and caper dressing
- Crab curry with coconut, tomato and spices
How much to buy
One whole spider crab per person, or 100-150g of picked meat per person.
Season
Best eaten from March to December.
Storage and freezing
Keep covered in the coldest part of the fridge at 0-4°C and eat within 1-2 days; picked meat within 1 day.
Picked meat freezes well in a sealed tub; thaw in the fridge and use within a day.
Chef's tip
Use the handle of a teaspoon or a lobster pick to reach the meat in the long legs, and crack the shell with the back of a heavy knife.
Allergens
Contains: Crustaceans.
Product information
- Name
- Spider Crab
- Sold
- fresh
- Species
- Maja brachydactyla
- Caught at sea
How ordering works
- 1
Add to your basket. Pick your fish, and the delivery day.
- 2
Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
- 3
Delivered chilled. Prepared the way you chose and brought to your door in our own chilled van, never by courier, across Cornwall and Plymouth, Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.
Free delivery: Cornwall (TR mainland) and Mid-Cornwall· Further out: £5.95–£9.95, free over the zone's threshold· all zones
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