Wednesday, July 20, 2011

That Doesn't Look Edible

I ate my first ever soft shell crab yesterday. It's kind of a travesty that I've never had one before since I've lived in New England practically my whole life, but I remember the first time I watched my mom eat one. I couldn't stop laughing because it totally didn't look edible. It looked like a very large, deep fried spider. Not that I've ever been scared to eat anything (even if it did look inedible), but I just never really had the opportunity/made the opportunity.

Behold... the soft shell crab!.



And man... it was good. First, I ripped off the legs and claws and ate them straight up. The meat was so sweet! Then I put tartar sauce on the toast and ate the body like a sandwich. There was a part of the shell that was hard to chew, so I ended up opening the sandwich and picking the meat out. I've never been opposed to getting messy whilst eating but this was definitely worth the mess.

1 comment:

  1. This almost makes me wish I could stomach any kind of seafood. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little jealous with your description of its goodness.

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