I really don't have a whole lot to say about Dungeness Crab - I mean, if you really want to know all the species, habitat, and entomology stuff etc etc- google it! Here, in this post, in sunny Southern California, we buy them at a supermarket (on sale $4.99 a pound) previously cooked.
This guy (literal) was about 2 pounds so.... former math teacher that I am .... about $10.00 worth give or take. IT, along with a fresh endive salad with Crimini mushrooms, green onion, and tomatoes is more than enough to satisfy me - and that is going some. I suppose there are some that would reheat and eat with melted butter (OK.. drawn butter if you're in a tablecloth restaurant and paying $29.00 for it) but I prefer it just as it is purchased - cold. Although hard to see in the picture, I sprinkle Bay Seasoning all over the shell before eating. So you might ask..."why season the shell, you're not going to eat it right"? That is true enough, but you do eat Dungeness with your hands... your hands touch the shell during dissection, the seasoning transfers to your hands, and as you pick and eat the meat... well... you get it right? The two dips pictured are regular cocktail sauce and the other is white vinegar with a bit of Bay Seasoning.
Those of you that know me, know that I would prefer to buy (preferably catch) the little monsters live and cook them myself. Perhaps those options are available down here in SoCal - we haven't seen them locally. As we move further up the left coast I assure you that there will be a "Crab Boil" post.
Mange!
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