Talangka or kappi: edible mini crabs in the Philippines

Quite blurry as they refused to get cooked!

We bought these fresh from a street vendor that went around the neighbourhood. As these are small, compared to regular crabs, buyers usually buy a kilo or 2 for the whole family. In season, they can be so cheap like less than $2 per kilo.

Caught in fresh water, as well as in fish ponds, they're quite easy to "harvest". The female crabs have more yellow fats compared to males so they're more tasty. I have seen people not buying when mostly males as the meaty part aren't the favourite.

Cooking is quite easy where they're just put in a pan with some salt, and once they turned orange to red, et voila! All it takes is a minute or so.

This is just one variety of crabs in the Philippines, quite small but packed with a punch! Never underestimate the taste.


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The image was taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7.

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