Crab Season is Underway

November isn’t just about turkey and stuffing. For many in the Northwest and along the Pacific coast, it’s about crab: crab cakes, crab bisque, crab dip, and more. Beginning with the Dungeness Crab Festival in Port Angeles, Washington in mid-October, crab season officially begins in mid November and continues until June.

Found mainly in Washington and Alaskan waters, Dungeness crabs can be found as far south as Point Conception, California. Though the season doesn’t end until June, we are told that the best crabs are fished before the end of winter, so get your crabs early. Dungeness crabs are known as the riches and sweetest of all the crabs and are sought after the world over.

To get you in the mood to cook or maybe even to catch a few, here are a couple of our favorite crab recipes.

 

Get cracking' and share your favorites with us!

 

Photo attribution: rob_rob2001 / CC BY-SA 3.0

posted on November 30, 2011

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