My late Grandfather loved Crab - holidayed in Whitby once - last day on the docks a big boat came in I noticed boiling hot fires underneath big bins the crabs were dropped straight into them {illegal now} instantly killed cooked - placed on a wooden table cued up to purchase two for £5 expensive in the mid 1970s for my Grandad as we were heading home that night - he devoured them not a piece of meat left on them -"Where did you get them from"?Caught the end if something on the local news last night Joey. Sure they said not to be too worried about them. The sting is not poisonous to Humans and their pincers are only small so wouldn't even break skin in most cases.
Also they are spider crabs, native to Cornwall. In fact they market them as Cornish King Crab down here and have become very popular. My neighbours tell me the meat is much sweeter but hard to get at as the legs are so spindly.
Enterprising locals have been going down to the beaches with buckets of water. The local fishermen are not happy.?
"Get us two more next week will you-best Crab I have ever tasted"
I explained I was not going back to Whitby lol its a lovely place though ......









