Charm of Hokkaido foods ＣRAB
ＣRAB Data collection for enjoying the Hokkaido crabs more
RecommendationR of the ways of eating the Three (plus One) Great Crabs
“Grilled crabs” for “Sashimi” for hair crabs red king crabs Hair crabs, having excellent flavors, should be eaten as Being large-sized, red king crabs “sashimi”. Fresh hair crabs Crab are most delicious eaten when can be eaten raw when they grilled. It is such an are in season. extravagance which can be enjoyed only in the place of Major place of production Oumu Town KING OF MARINE PRODUCTS MAP production to grill raw crabs. A ◆ http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/(Oumu Town) 日 英 簡 繁
Hokkaido is among the largest producers of crabs. Hair crabs (Erimacrus isenbeckii), red king crabs (Paralithodes “Crab shabu-shabu” “Teppo-jiru” camtschaticus) and snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) are called the Three Great Hokkaido Crabs. Blue king crabs (Paralithodes brevipes), very rare crabs living only near Nemuro City, are famous, too. for snow crabs for blue king crabs “Shabu-shabu” is good if you This is a luxurious miso soup wish to fully enjoy the delicate containing plenty of roughly flavors and texture of snow cut crab. Thick Umami from crabs. Dip crab meat quickly the crab is concentrated in into a broth based on soy sauce the soup. This is the local and eat it with vegetables. At cuisine of Nemuro City. the end of “shabu-shabu”, put Major place of production Nemuro City rice into the pot and make rice MAP B porridge with crab. ◆ http://www.nemuro-kankou.com/(Nemuro Tourist Information)日 英
Red king crabs Hair crabs Snow crabs Blue king crabs They have a big body and thick They are characterized by short They are characterized by long, They become vividly vermeil just like “Crab luxury” in crab festivals legs. Just one leg is substantial hair covering their whole body. slim legs. Their meat has flowers in bloom when they are boiled. enough. They taste delicately sweet. Their minute fibers like silk, and They are very rare crabs popular for innards are exquisite, too. tastes naturally sweet. their thick flavor and texture. Esashi Crab Festival It is held on the first Sunday of July every year. Esashi Town has the largest catch/haul of hair crabs in Japan. In addition to hair crabs, fresh marine products, hair crab soups and other various specialties can be Production areas ~ Enjoyoy the fresh foods on sitesit enjoyed in the festival. The best season for crabs varies according to the crab type and the region. Venue MAP Why don’t you travel around Hokkaido to find the best taste at that time? Esashi Town C ◆ http://esashi-kankou.com/index.html (Esashi Tourist Association) 日 英 簡 Hokkaido Crab Rebun Airport 1 Producer Map Rishiri Airport Wakkanai Airport Hiroo Crab Festival It is held on the second Sunday of December every year. Hair crabs are boiled in a very large iron pot. Do not miss this spectacular event! Boiled crab, 2 Esashi Town (C) Monbetsu Airport hair crab soup and marine products are sold. You can eat much and enjoy yourself much in 110-minute ride from Monbetsu Airport Nemuro City (B) this festival. 110-minute ride from Nakashibetsu Airport Asahikawa Airport Memanbetsu Airport Venue Hiroo Town MAP D Nakashibetsu Airport ◆ http://visit-tokachi.jp/jp (“Visit Tokachi” Tokachi General Subprefectural Bureau) 日 英 簡 繁 Sapporo Okadama Airport Kushiro Airport Oumu Town (A) Sapporo City 60-minute ride from Monbetsu Airportportr 3 New Chitose Airport Obihiro Airport 4
6 Okushiri Airport HirooHiroor TownTTowwn (D)(D D) Secrets of deliciousness realized by the blessing of drift ice 5 80-minute80-minutemmin eeride rideefrom from m Obihiro O Airport ■Best Season Calendar Hakodate Airport On the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, a place of production of crabs (Maps ❶❷), drift ice Month Region Type January February March April May June July August September October November December Red king crab comes in the severely cold winter. As the drift ice contains a lot of plankton, the sea becomes 1 Dohoku Hair crab a perfect feeding area for crabs when the drift ice starts to melt in spring. Red king crab Legend 2 Okhotsk Snow crab Crab during this period is said to be “most delicious” because crab meat becomes firm due to Hair crab Railway severe cold and stores much nutrition. Hair crab 3 Kushiro-Nemuro Railway (Shinkansen) Blue king crab Expressway 4 Tokachi Hair crab 5 Do’o Hair crab Airport 6 Do’o/ Donan Hair crab
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