I love catching crabs … 🦀 but even better on discount, at your local Woolies.
Looks like Woolies are clearing out their Thawed ❄️ Snow Crabs @ $20/kg
Could be available other stores as it shows unavailable online
I grabbed about 600g, but there was plenty more left
Gonna add it into my mix seafood cream pasta dish 🤤
Hello clone of jv
$20/kg is Cheap! albeit these are about $200/kg live…
Thanks OP. Looks like they boiled a face hugger…😅
any good? once bought some like this from the westfield fish mkt
but in the end had lots ice inside (10%)
after that, thawed, but the meat itself tasted of water (like a sponge)
The quality would be below live crabs.
Fairly salty, more bland compared to live mud crabs, firm and a bit on the rubbery side (as I cooked it slightly further in the pasta) but has a stronger taste than sand crab which would be more light and sweet. Perfect for my use case which was a filler for linguine seafood pasta - https://imgur.com/a/I9GTh7K.
I actually did a measurement after quick defrost and wash (wasn't fully thawed) there was quite a bit of ice and dropped about 50% in weight.
Took some of the crab claw meat and ate it which seemed average.
But at $20/kg couldn't complain, the meat you get for that amount is generous. Live Grade A mud crabs currently not in season and fetching almost $80-100+/kg.
I actually did a quick measurement as there appeared to be 10% ice just like you said (on the outside). Did a quick wash to defrost and clean. It dropped 50% in weight! From 600g when bought to 300g. Still plenty of meat though.
![[NSW] Thawed Snow Crab $20/kg @ Woolworths Mascot](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/55/876855.jpg?h=2d927d03)
Is this not just Water