Fish, shrimp and crawfish are our favorite items when we buy seafood in the market. They mainly harvest from our state waters.
At least two kinds of crabs are sold in our areas, blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and Dungeness (Metacarcinus sp). The Dungeness crab has been posted previously:
I believe you know that all crab and lobster will turn red when cooked by boiling or steaming it.
The question then: Why?
As you might know, the process of crab, prawn, lobster or crustaceans turns red when cooked:
- second, releasing of astaxanthin
- finally, shell turns red (bright red).
Many people love to consume crustaceans, but few people don’t like them because of many reasons.
Some of my friends have allergic if they eat crustaceans.
How about you? Do you like to eat lobster, crab or shrimp?
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