{"title":"Brown crab","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown crab is the large native British crab with a smooth reddish-brown shell and heavy front claws. It gives two kinds of meat, sweet white meat from the claws and legs and rich brown meat from the body. We sell it cooked, whole or dressed, and we pick and dress it to order by hand at the counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy choose it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown crab is generous, full flavoured and priced by weight, and one good crab feeds a table. The white meat is delicate and sweet while the brown meat is deep and savoury, so a single crab gives you two textures and two flavours. Dressed and ready to eat, it is one of the easiest ways to put something special on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe white claw meat is sweet, firm and flaky with a clean shellfish flavour. The brown meat from the body is soft, rich and savoury with a deeper, almost nutty note that spreads beautifully on toast. Together they balance each other, the white light and the brown intense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to cook it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost brown crab is sold ready cooked, so the work is picking and dressing rather than cooking. If you have a live crab, chill it well then cook it in heavily salted boiling water, around 15 to 20 minutes for the first kilo. To dress, twist off the claws and legs, crack them for the white meat, lift out the body and scoop the brown meat, and discard the feathery gills. We will pick and dress it for you at the counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat goes with it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon, brown bread and butter and a spoon of mayonnaise. Chilli, lime and coriander for a \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/dressed-crab-salad\"\u003efresh crab salad\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/crab-linguine\"\u003ePasta with garlic, chilli and parsley\u003c\/a\u003e for the white meat. Toast for the brown meat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow long it takes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/whole-cooked-brown-crab\"\u003eA whole cooked crab\u003c\/a\u003e needs only dressing, which takes a few minutes once you know the crack points, or none at all if we dress it for you. A live crab takes 15 to 20 minutes for the first kilo in boiling salted water, plus time to cool. Times vary with size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNutrition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrab is high in protein and low in fat, with useful omega-3, and it carries selenium, zinc, copper and B12. White meat is the leaner of the two, while brown meat is richer and higher in fat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSustainability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk at the counter for the day's sourcing. Brown crab is a well managed British shellfish, and we can advise on cock versus hen crab and pick you the right size for the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere to buy it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the counter at 18 Barnes High Street, picked and dressed to order by hand and priced by weight. Collect the same day in Barnes, or order by 1pm for next-day delivery across London and the UK, with free UK delivery over £60 and free local delivery for neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the difference between brown and white crab meat?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/white-crab-meat\"\u003eWhite meat\u003c\/a\u003e comes from the claws and legs and is sweet, firm and flaky. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/brown-crab-meat\"\u003eBrown meat\u003c\/a\u003e comes from the body and is soft, rich and savoury with a deeper flavour. Most people mix the two, or keep the brown for toast and the white for a salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much crab do I need per person?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllow around 250 grams of whole cooked crab per person as a starter, or one crab of about 700 grams to a kilo to share between two. A whole crab yields roughly a third of its weight in meat. Tell us your numbers at the counter and we will sort you out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I dress a crab?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwist off the claws and legs and crack them for the white meat, lift the body out of the shell, scoop the brown meat from the shell and discard the feathery gills and the small mouth parts. It takes a few minutes once you know the crack points, or we will dress it for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I freeze crab meat?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Freshly picked white and brown meat both freeze well for up to a month. Freeze it as fresh as you can, defrost in the fridge overnight and use it the same day. Do not refreeze crab that was sold defrosted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does dressed crab keep?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEat it as fresh as you can, ideally the day you buy it and within two days at most. Keep it covered and chilled at the bottom of the fridge, and never leave it out at room temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I order brown crab for delivery?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder by 1pm and we deliver next day across London and the UK, with free UK delivery on orders over £60 and free local delivery for neighbours. You can also collect the same day in Barnes. We are open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm, and hold a five-star food hygiene rating.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"whole-cooked-brown-crab","title":"Whole Cooked Brown Crab","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrown crab is the large native British crab, cooked whole and sold by weight. It gives two kinds of meat: sweet, flaky white meat from the claws and legs and rich brown meat from the body, with a deeper, almost nutty note that spreads well on toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe sell it cooked at the Barnes counter, and we will crack the claws or pick and dress the whole crab by hand. Just ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cooked crab needs no further cooking. Twist off the claws and legs, crack them for the white meat, scoop the brown meat from the body and discard the feathery gills. Lemon, mayonnaise and brown bread finish it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"From The Sea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58313235595528,"sku":"FTS-WHOLE-COOKED-BROWN-CRAB","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/2372\/9160\/files\/31-cock-crab-whole_9d288030-9bbf-4452-92ae-15125a0f6973.jpg?v=1785174628"},{"product_id":"seafood-eat-it-white-100g-1","title":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It White Crab Meat 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne hundred per cent white crab meat from Cornish brown crab, hand-picked from the legs, claws and body by Seafood \u0026amp; Eat It of Newlyn. White meat is the delicate, sweet part of the crab, low in fat and high in protein. Pile it onto buttered toast with lemon and black pepper, fold it through linguine with chilli and parsley or build the crab sandwich you actually wanted. 100g pot, ready to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58313237201160,"sku":"FTS-SEAFOOD-EAT-IT-WHITE-100G-1","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/2372\/9160\/files\/fts-placeholder-1x1_5ef3586a-3363-4341-aa1c-3d8f9c36c065.png?v=1785180983"},{"product_id":"seafood-eat-it-brown-100g-1","title":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It Brown Crab Meat 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe brown meat from the body of the Cornish crab, hand-picked by Seafood \u0026amp; Eat It of Newlyn. Brown meat is the richer half of the animal, deeper in flavour and naturally higher in fat, with a good measure of omega-3. It is the cook's cut: beat it into a bisque or crab butter, season a crab tart with it or spread it dark and savoury under white meat on toast. 100g pot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58313237397768,"sku":"FTS-SEAFOOD-EAT-IT-BROWN-100G-1","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/2372\/9160\/files\/fts-placeholder-1x1_4f740808-2a0b-41ea-a874-dbc91a0a1208.png?v=1785180984"},{"product_id":"seafood-eat-it-fifty-fifty-100g-1","title":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It Fifty Fifty Crab 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf white meat, half brown, hand-picked from Cornish crab by Seafood \u0026amp; Eat It of Newlyn. Fifty fifty is how a fishmonger actually eats crab: the sweetness of the white lifted by the depth of the brown. It makes the definitive crab sandwich and gives pasta sauces both flavour and body. Low in fat, high in protein, ready to eat. 100g pot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58313237561608,"sku":"FTS-SEAFOOD-EAT-IT-FIFTY-FIFTY-100G-1","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/2372\/9160\/files\/fts-placeholder-1x1_f190376e-d5f1-482c-8a7c-c6ff410b24cc.png?v=1785180985"},{"product_id":"seafood-eat-it-dressed-120g-1","title":"Seafood \u0026 Eat It Dressed Crab 120g","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Cornish dressed crab from Seafood \u0026amp; Eat It of Newlyn: white and brown meat picked by hand and dressed back into the cleaned shell, ready to eat. The mix runs richer than a sandwich pot, with the brown meat doing the heavy lifting. 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Fold it through linguine with garlic, chilli, lemon and parsley off the heat, pile it onto buttered toast or bind it lightly with mayonnaise for a crab roll. Warm it through at most, since real cooking dries the fine flakes. Brown crab meat from the body is the richer partner if you want depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"From The Sea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58313238085896,"sku":"FTS-WHITE-CRAB-MEAT","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1037\/2372\/9160\/files\/fts-placeholder-1x1_e2127e85-8b4f-4bce-8f12-24899e0fe3a1.png?v=1785180988"},{"product_id":"brown-crab-meat","title":"Brown Crab Meat","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrown crab meat is the rich, soft meat from inside the body of the brown crab. 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