Hanasaki Crab from Toyosu Market

Name: Hanasaki Crab from Toyosu Market
Brand: Regalis Foods
Price: 315.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$315.00

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Pre-order

This item is sourced to order. When requested, we immediately contact our sourcing partner to guarantee it gets to you at peak freshness and quality. Depending on the item, wait time may vary.

Product Description

July through September is peak season for Hokkaido’s Hanasaki Crabs, so named for the Hanasaki Port in Nemuro, where the highest quality selections are found in abundance. Feeding on the region’s famously strong kombu kelp population - key to this region’s thriving marine flora and fauna - these small, spiky, bright red crabs are beloved for their tender texture and delicious balance of umami and sweetness, wonderfully suited to any desired presentation. When cooking the whole crab, Hanasaki also produces particularly excellent Kani Miso - the rich, complex paste made from boiling the non-meaty innards of fresh crab, yielding something similar in texture but entirely unrelated to traditional miso.

In addition to the excellent environmental conditions of this area, Nemuro’s Hanasaki Crabs sustain their reputation thanks to exceptionally stringent fishing regulations. Although anyone is allowed to fish for Hanasaki, only simplistic fishing equipment can be used, and all catches must be male and of a minimum size. These rules keep the waters surrounding Nemuro in good condition, and ensure that there is always sufficient population for breeding.

Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan

*This product is shipped fresh

~4.5 lb avg

How It Arrives

Fresh

This is a freshly harvested, perishable item that we recommend utilizing promptly upon arrival.

Shipping Policy

Live Seafood

In order to protect your seafood and ensure its quality upon arrival, this item will incur a surcharge for proper handling and packaging materials. All of our live seafood is selected and inspected for quality upon receiving your order.

July through September is peak season for Hokkaido’s Hanasaki Crabs, so named for the Hanasaki Port in Nemuro, where the highest quality selections are found in abundance. Feeding on the region’s famously strong kombu kelp population - key to this region’s thriving marine flora and fauna - these small, spiky, bright red crabs are beloved for their tender texture and delicious balance of umami and sweetness, wonderfully suited to any desired presentation. When cooking the whole crab, Hanasaki also produces particularly excellent Kani Miso - the rich, complex paste made from boiling the non-meaty innards of fresh crab, yielding something similar in texture but entirely unrelated to traditional miso.

In addition to the excellent environmental conditions of this area, Nemuro’s Hanasaki Crabs sustain their reputation thanks to exceptionally stringent fishing regulations. Although anyone is allowed to fish for Hanasaki, only simplistic fishing equipment can be used, and all catches must be male and of a minimum size. These rules keep the waters surrounding Nemuro in good condition, and ensure that there is always sufficient population for breeding.

Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan

*This product is shipped fresh

~4.5 lb avg

$315.00