Try crab in Alaska

“So for our little king crab party we did just that, bake. After they came out of the oven, and didn’t even fit on our plates, it was a little difficult trying to figure out how to get started, but we did our best. Breaking the crab legs at the joints, we pulled out long sections of meat. Wow. The small pieces were still the size of a hot dog. For the bigger sections of the leg, we laid newspaper on the counter and pulled out the rolling pin. We do not have any of the real tools so we made do. A few whacks with the rolling pin, and I pulled out a piece of meat the size of a huge brat! The meat was so tender and flavorful we didn’t need any sauce. It was one of my favorite Alaskan meals so far.”

“My experience in Kodiak was that the folks who live in Kodiak don’t eat a whole lot of king crab, and it’s not readily available, at least for visitors like me. Pretty much everyone I talked to in Kodiak was meh about king crab. My colleague and I dined at several restaurants during our week there, and not a single one had crab on the menu. I was crushed. As it turns out, there is a ton of king crab in Kodiak, but the crab is for export. [...] In the end, we did find some king crab. We came across a seafood factory that included a tiny store with a tiny little freezer with some frozen king crab legs. [...] My colleague and I bought several pounds [...] and took it to the Holiday Inn we were staying at just outside the tiny Kodiak airport. The young woman working at the Holiday Inn found a tiny grill for us to use. We used it to cook the crab on the sidewalk next to our hotel. [...] A glorious dining experience? Hardly. But still, that was some damn delicious king crab legs.”

“I did the crab fest and lumberjack show it was awesome. Eat fast and you can eat more. When it comes to the “contest” of stacking high. Don’t be stupid or dangerous. Just stand on a chair holding up a crab shell. People on our table started getting stupid and broke a glass on the table while still eating. It was my first time eating crab so I thought it was expensive but it was a lot of crab.”