Dungeness Crab

—Matthew Kang

Of all the crabs in the sea, none equals the Dungeness variety for its near-perfect blend of sweetness, tenderness and yield. Blue crabs render minuscule amounts of meat, snow crabs are a one-note experience and Alaskan king crabs are both expensive and hard to come by. Meanwhile, Dungeness crab is delicate, relatively easy (and maybe even fun) to mine for meat and succulent without the toughness of lobster. And it can reach incredible flavor heights by adding aromatics like black pepper, garlic, scallion or even when only seasoned with salt. Dungeness crabs can grow to 10 inches wide. They thrive from Alaska all the way down through Washington State (the name comes from a village there), Oregon (where it is the “state crustacean”), to the Central Coast of California. California’s Dungeness…

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