10 Cast Net: Alaska Dungeness Crab Season

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Alaska Dungeness Crab Season

Alaska Dungeness Crab is one of Alaska's finest seafood resources. Dungeness Crab are harvested all along the western U.S. coast, but the largest and most flavorful Dungeness Crab come from Alaska. Alaska Dungeness Crab are harvested from the icy, pure waters of the North Pacific, averaging about 2-1/2 pounds each. Available precooked, this superior shellfish has a distinctive sweet flavor, bright orange shell color, and tender, flaky white meat. A CONNOISSEUR'S DELICACY. Alaska Dungeness Crab is one of the most festive crab dishes you can menu. It is classically served whole, either hot or cold, and paired with melted butter or dipping sauces. Dungeness Crab meat is traditionally menued in crab cocktails or with crisp greens in a Crab Louis salad. Extremely versatile, Alaska Dungeness Crab combines well with a myriad of seasonings and sauces in seafood stews or soups, appetizers or main dishes.