Great Winter Food! What is Echizen Crab?
It is ranked as one of the highest quality snow crabs. "Echizen Crab”
Since the Meiji period, crabs that have been caught have been presented to successive emperors, so they are famous nationwide as ``Kenjo Gani.''
Echizen Crab is characterized by its sweet flesh, packed tightly inside its shell, and yet firm.
Female snow crabs are also called ``Seiko crabs''.
Although it is about one-third the size of a male, its small shell is packed with crab miso, which is famous as a delicacy.
The sticky texture is a masterpiece.
The landmark is a yellow tag, which Fukui Prefecture was the first in the country to introduce as a ``proof of food brand.''