Q&A for How to Eat Crabs

They have to be cooked live, in my opinion. There may be a more scientific answer, but I always boil them live.

This is actually known as the "tomally" and is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. This is an organ in the crab that fulfills the role of the liver and pancreas. If your crabs come from an area where there is pollution you should avoid eating it since pollutants can accumulate in this part of the crab.

No, there are some species of crabs that can be highly toxic and there is no antidote. These crabs are mainly from the Xanthidae family, which is a large and diverse group. Due to this, you should never eat any crab that has not been properly identified.

No, this is called the "tomally" and is an organ special to crabs and lobsters that functions as both their liver and pancreas. It is safe to eat as long as the place the crab was fished is not polluted.

Crab is cooked in most cuisines around the world since raw crab can harbor dangerous parasites. An exception to this is a Korean dish called "gejang" where raw crab is fermented with salt, soy sauce and chili pepper. In this case it is likely that the high salt content, fermentation process and careful crab selection can make the crab much safer to eat, but you should probably not attempt to make this dish yourself unless you know what you are doing and eating raw crab not prepared in any way is definitely a bad idea!

The green part (which is sometimes yellow) is basically the head of the crab, and it's perfectly edible, though most people find it bitter and prefer to remove it.

Nothing, you will just have some abdominal pain, and likely some difficulty swallowing it in the first place, because it's basically inedible.

Eat only the soft, eggy parts. Some innards may be bitter and not to your liking.

Yes, you can freeze crab, but make sure that it is cleaned and in an airtight container for best results.

Shells are generally considered inedible.They taste bland and would hurt going down. Eat the crab meat instead.

It really depends on the type of crab.

You could leave the room, provided your pot lid is secure, or you could bear with a few seconds of noise.

No. Most of the meat will be in the body. Eating only the claws is extremely wasteful.

No. It’s already cooked. If you washed it, the spices or taste of it might be washed off as well. So it’s better to just warm it up again and eat it!

Yes. The top carapace is sometimes deep fried with garlic in Chinese restaurants. Makes those soft bits yummy.

The same way you eat a normal crab, although their shells are normally softer and bigger so you can just break them with your hands.

Yes.

The shells are pretty much inedible and would have no flavor -- the meat and crab butter is what you want.

Crabs don't really have intestines. If you're confused, go to YouTube and look up videos on how to eat crab for reference.

Cooked crab meat wrapped in plastic wrap cannot be stored in the fridge for more than five days. If you want to eat it some day, cook the cooked crab meat thoroughly again after taking it out of the fridge. It's better to cook and eat crab in a day if you want to taste the freshest crab.