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goJays
Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:04 PM
Hi I have recently boiled crabs. There's tons of green goo and orange harder stuff. I'm thinking its the brains and fat.. How many of yous eat this? How bad is it for you (cholesterol)?
huthut
Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:18 PM
Crab fat is the best part, but high in cholesterol. My wife hates it when she opens up a crab and there's no fat.
TenzoR
Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:40 PM
The orange stuff is the female egg (correct me if I'm wrong)
tragd
Oct 23rd, 2009, 12:41 PM
The orange stuff is the female egg (correct me if I'm wrong)

its not egg lol.

edit: but the orange stuff is in females only.
slowtyper
Oct 23rd, 2009, 01:04 PM
its not egg lol.

If its not eggs than what is it? I believe it IS crab roe...aka...crab eggs.
ihsn
Oct 23rd, 2009, 01:07 PM
Yea, I was looking for the correct procedure to clean, and cook blue crabs. They look so good.
tsatsa
Oct 23rd, 2009, 01:20 PM
The orange stuff is the female egg (correct me if I'm wrong)

The eggs are under the female's belly. They don't harvest crabs when they have eggs as far as I know.
trisle604
Oct 23rd, 2009, 01:45 PM
Yea, I was looking for the correct procedure to clean, and cook blue crabs. They look so good.

isnt much to do really , scrub the tops of them , boil them , just start gathering the flesh out of it and if your vietnamese or chinese pour some salt in a plate and pepper and squeeze lime juice over the salt and pepper and dip and eat :)
dougmania
Oct 23rd, 2009, 02:26 PM
don't you have to take out their intestines and guts before you cook them?
goJays
Oct 23rd, 2009, 05:48 PM
nice i saved the green gooey stuff as well as the orange harder stuff. i wouldn't mind mixing it somehow with another dish. any recommendations? even spreading on crackers (eww)?
speedyforme
Oct 23rd, 2009, 06:55 PM
I eat the gooey stuff, so good.

But if you save it, you can try to use it in a vermicelli clear stir fry or something oily...
UrbanPoet
Oct 23rd, 2009, 07:08 PM
Some people like to eat the goo on its own.
Some like to mix it with rice.
ruhroh
Oct 23rd, 2009, 09:51 PM
don't you have to take out their intestines and guts before you cook them?

That's what the goo is! Mmmm :cheesygri
slowtyper
Oct 24th, 2009, 02:07 AM
don't you have to take out their intestines and guts before you cook them?

Definitely not....its not a chicken.
Mighty Molar
Oct 26th, 2009, 12:25 AM
If its not eggs than what is it? I believe it IS crab roe...aka...crab eggs.

slowtyper you are correct. The orange stuff is the egg. Btw, the green stuff is the tamale (or liver) and is considered a delicacy. I love them both, delish!
goJays
Oct 26th, 2009, 02:46 AM
as long as its not its feces then im fine with eating it lol