• Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    You can eat them. Boil them like shrimp.

    Source: Jon C., a friend from work who used to dig them up and sell them.

    • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
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      3 months ago

      In some cultures, sand crabs are eaten as a popular snack, such as in Thailand. They are often prepared via shallow frying in a pan or deep frying in batter. The taste is often described as falling somewhere between that of shrimp and crab. Eating sand crabs presents a risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning and/or infection with Profilicollis parasites.

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