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king crab
(redirected from Alaskan king crab)

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king crab: see crab crab, crustacean with an enlarged cephalothorax covered by a broad, flat shell called the carapace. Extending from the cephalothorax are the various appendages: five pairs of legs, the first pair bearing claws (or pincers), are attached at the sides; two eyes on
..... Click the link for more information. ; horseshoe crab horseshoe crab, large, primitive marine arthropod related to the spider , sometimes called a king crab (a name also used for the largest of the edible true crabs ). The heavy dark brown exoskeleton, or carapace, is domed and shaped like a horseshoe.
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king crab

 or Alaskan king crab or Japanese crab

Marine decapod (Paralithodes camtschatica), an edible crab. It is found in the shallow waters off Japan and along the Alaska coast; it also inhabits the Bering Sea. One of the largest crabs, it often weighs 10 lbs (4.5 kg) or more. Its size and tasty flesh make it a valued food, and large numbers are fished commercially each year.
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12 3-inch pieces Alaskan king crab surimi* Scallop mousse, from above 36 cilantro leaves 6 sheets rice paper, cut into 3-inch squares
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Splurgers can try the stack of Alaskan king crab legs at market price (one night they cost us $27) or attack the 25-ounce porterhouse ($24.
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"You're gonna do some serious fishing and some serious drinking," Gillam promises of the week-long excursion, a boys-only affair where executives masquerade as fraternity brothers and the only currency that counts is bottles of 18-year-old Macallen scotch, Macanudo cigars, and the 600 pounds of Alaskan king crab, prime rib, fresh-baked pies, vintage wines, and other necessities he taxies to the party in his single-engine, four-passenger Cessna 206.
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