Give your feast a battle between the East Coast (Blue Crab) and West Coast (Dungeness)

Watermen first found Dungeness Crabs along a sandy spit along NW Washington State and quickly realized that this crab boiled and steamed into a meat similar to lobster!  The waterway was called Dungeness Spit, so it was easy to name the newfound crustacean. Consider cooking this West Coast favorite for a traditional crab picking or a recipe like fish stew, cioppino.

Dungeness Crab Facts

• Tastes similar to Maine Lobster.
• Inhabits grass beds and flowing channels.
• Heart-shaped, loaded with 25% of its weight in meat.
• Cook in boiling water for about 25 minutes.  Add salt and vinegar for taste.
• Season runs from mid-November to July.

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