How Villagers Make Millions Growing Giant Mudcrabs in Blue Shoeboxes

[@88DragonSushi]

Your getting better with every video, please keep doing more videos. Its better than others that have millions of subscribers.

[@Steven-po8cu]

Already a huge fan of your work, Andrew. I've been watching you and Sonny on BEFRS for a long time. Keep it up! I know you'll become huge in no time. The amount of views you've been getting is crazy.

[@coleyboy1921]

Once this becomes the norm the normal farms will start marketing as cage free mud crab 😂

[@lecorngod]

lol and the preiium on these "ethical case free crabs" wil be fore the higher class to pay 🤣

[@TaigiTWeseDiplomat--Formosan]

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[@RayGalactic]

Why is that a bad thing? Even if they are just crabs it is probably not very ethical to raise them in small cages.

[@salmon.enthusiast]

​@@RayGalactic they're crabs. I'm a big fan of ethical farming as a whole but you could argue it's not ethical to let them cannibalize each other in their native habitat either

[@Fujoshi1412]

@@RayGalacticthey live in burrows to my knowledge. For them that small shoebox is like a whole big burrow. They’re happier there getting food a few times a day than in the ponds where they can cannibalize one another.

[@I_drive_porsches]

Hey Andrew, you've done it again! My mouth is watering and I'm craving crab dishes from Vietnam. U and ur guys are awesome at researching, filming and editing. Cheers 👍🇦🇺

[@QuickStrikes84]

Very clever to raise them like this. Some invertebrates like tarantulas, scorpions, crabs etc.. actually feel more comfortable/safe in an enclosed space. Replicates the burrows they occupy in the wild.

[@1Andrea]

Really you think if we had a better material other than plastic this is actually a good quality of life for them… I always think about that if they’re more stressed out the less sweet the meat

[@tomevers6670]

@@1AndreaI ate the crabs and they taste the same - Mud Crab

[@1Andrea]

@@tomevers6670 excellent looks like we’re in business

[@MikeySkywalker]

@@1Andreaanother thing humans tell ourselves to justify cruelty.

[@uncertaintytoworldpeace3650]

@@MikeySkywalkerif I didn’t live with 5 cats I do think locking myself in a box where you die with a perfectly controlled amount of food is basically the ideal environment. As long as they kill you fast and don’t boil you alive… That would probably ruin everything. And yeah maybe metal containers? Microplastics will get worn down by plastic in them over time. They use water to mine material. Rivers are rocks because they are not boulders because of this property. Maybe this method is good if we all agree we like environmental destruction maxxing and we basically have, man.

[@melthonkiprono7416]

Innovative. The greatest business idea ever🎉

[@Traviare1985]

Great episode! I can't wait until next Sunday,i hope you continue putting new ones out weekly! Vertical growing Vertical farming is the future... its so smart... takes up very little space compared to needing farm land or lakes.... anyway keep up the good work!

[@wyliem]

If the villagers made that much , they would all be living in mansions. The company the villagers work for makes millions.

[@datdam-y8y]

They DO live in mansions tho 😂 you haven't ever been to these parts of Vietnam. It's not uncommon in the rural parts to see some big ass McMansion homes owned by these shrimp/crab farm businessmen. My brother's ex-wife's father had something similar as a business so I know. Also they don't usually have "companies they work for" it's more like they work for themselves and usually there's a middleman working gathering and sending the products to restaurants and whatnot. It's less centralised than what you have in the US

[@binhthanhmai7160]

Maybe he meant millions of vietnamese dong

[@KhanhTheLearner]

If you come to their houses, you'll be amazed, friend. High tech farmers in Vietnam are rich. They live in the rural area because their business is there, and since land price is cheaper than in the city, everyone basically has a palace to themselves.

[@colonelfustercluck486]

the guy being interviewed started his high rise crab farm a month or two ago.... so not enough time for him to have his mansion completed......

[@Mikael-jt1hk]

@@datdam-y8y you are completely dreaming lol

[@senpaiasmr3889]

the crabs live in the matrix

[@phinhnanthasone1231]

There is no need to choose one over another. I will gladly take any of those amazing dishes!

[@TGravy-wp4rc]

breaded and fried softshell crab is a staple in the US South, put one on a baguet and you got a Po Boy!

[@johnrossi2516]

Yup soft shell blue crab are absolutely the bomb on a poboy. South Mississippi staple .

[@russelbrown6275]

My Uncle used to hatch out blue crabs in Cedar Key Florida. Tasty

[@FusionKush]

Congratulations on the 100k subs Andrew. Im glad youre getting more recognition.

[@brucewayne2773]

How much was the Crab meal Andrew ? . If you gave me a choice between food in the Philippines and Vietnam. Vietnam hands down is so much better , even the Filipinos admit to this.

[@prst99]

Filipino food is not good.

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

Flip food is a joke. Their national cuisine is an egg called balut 😂

[@Chooong7]

True 😂

[@KingHarryCMotia]

​@@jamesmichaeljean7840 source?

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

@@KingHarryCMotia kzbin.infoX5PUzfCptcw?si=etV6l4sxeyKFM9n5

[@roybenasa7186]

This kind of crab farming was already adapted here in the Philippines way back few years ago but not widely spread through out the country. Some local content creator already featured it in their channel. Just sharing hahaha

[@prakashshrestha7981]

I wonder where can you buy these blue shoe boxes?

[@ArguzB760]

as a filipino, i do believe we do need to adopt our vietnamese neighbor's methods so everybody can have tasty crabs!

[@roybenasa7186]

Meron na yan dito, few years ago pa. na-feature na yan dati sa TV / YT content creator

[@jasonneugebauer5310]

Great way to farm crabs and maximize efficiency and yeald. Thanks for the video.

[@edward2448]

Hey Andy, I've used soft shell 🦀 crabs many times. Mostly here in the USA it's the Maryland blue Claws. When I made them I removed the gills. ALL you have to do is lift the shell and snip them out with a knife or scissors ✂️. Personally I can't stand them. We also have something called "Cocktail Claws" which are canned and have the shell removed up to the pincher. Usually too small to serve like you had them. The farming technique was cool. Crabs cooked in spicy Italian tomato sauce is really good too. Seeya next time.✝️

[@Andrew_Fraser]

I have had Maryland crabs with Old Bay spice once before in Maryland, but never in soft shell form. I wish they had been soft shell, those things destroyed my hands after a while. It's one of the very few places I have been in the US. I'd definitely give the edge to the muddies in the taste department but I did love that spice.

[@edward2448]

@@Andrew_Fraser Hi again, Ironically Sonny posted a Maryland Crab video today. I found yours much more interesting. I'm not crazy about Crabs but I do enjoy a griddled crabcake. Try crab with a little Tarragon, really compliments the Crab. I put it in my crabcake recipe. Per pound of Crab I add, one egg, old Bay, lemon juice, Tarragon, a little Mayo and a little panko bread crumbs to bind. The key is to make sure your spice mix doesn't take over the flavor of the Crab. Try these crabcakes or in the spicy marinara, I know you have access to chili 🌶️🌶️. Seeya next time ✝️

[@ButterFadeGolf]

Old Bay bwahhaha ....Zatarains ,soaked spicy enough to make your eyes hurt a lil....I tried old bay....just so weird...

[@ButterFadeGolf]

​@edward2448 I really wanna try the seasoning pan seared ..weird to see them put it on the outside of the shell and not 8n the water so it absorbs seasoning better..

[@tonynguyen36]

andrew the best...the crab look so good.

[@josephdoan1355]

8:50 love how he understands how the customer is always right 😅

[@translumination2002]

You're doing awesome stuff Andrew! I love you documentary style on interesting foods going on in Vietnam.

[@bourbakis]

Wonder whether the cage raised crabs have different textures compared to the wild ones, due to lack of movement.

[@calamari311]

Who is more attractive? ..someone who works in a cubicle, or someone who is a professional athlete?

[@SWilford]

Here we go again with animal righters, cage crab vs free range crab.

[@cacaokingdom3122]

​@calamari311 a wild duck is very gamey and tastes almost like liver where a farm raised duck is delicious and not gamey at all. To your analogy, a cubicle worker will be tender where the professional athlete tough and stringy.

[@NeilMalthus]

@@calamari311 I don't think fornication is the point of raising soft-shell crabs. Do you?

[@calamari311]

@@NeilMalthus i think Crabs lay eggs lol, ...the question was which crab posess flesh of superior quality?, that was the point of in fact, an offhand remark to be humorous. Now to answer your question about "fornication" (LOL)Though s-x continues the species, fitness is linked IMHO to survival, as in "SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST". Darwin.

[@processarea91]

Turning mud into millions - who else thinks those crabs are living in luxury with their blue shoebox homes? 🦀📦💙

[@Thor_b]

This is looks like an interesting one! Thanks again love your videos especially that episode with the hornets 😂❤

[@legendarybalasik3155]

Thank you for visiting my Country Philippines

[@roadsofjapan6009]

Sweet meat with sweet sauce is the biggest irony in this video , there’s a reason it’s normally given with a savoury sauce like lime 😂 spent a year in Vietnam 🇻🇳 and to be honest was always looking for the best pork roll and beef while there , 6 years in Japan 3 years in South America, 2 years in America , grew up in australia 🇦🇺 but Europe / polish yet over 26 of working remotely even in Thailand for 4 years so yeah I know lol😂 your videos are cute they make me laugh and I did enjoy watching your Japan series for the laughs cause I’m presently here… good channel , good edits , your doing well like wills old co host here in 🇯🇵 😂

[@joanneganon7157]

Sorft Shell Crabs are to die for🎉 JO JO IN VT 🇺🇲💞

[@VuTang858]

Interesting. I been back to VN a few times and never tried mud crab. Must try the next time I’m there.

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

No better than dungeness crab.

[@stuart207]

I wondering how much meal they go through? And, what it comprises of?

[@georgiadreamingbb1245]

That looked so good!! Yummy

[@djoglala]

When you dipped it in the sweet chili sauce i moaned just a bit 🤣

[@nguyenhoanganh4586]

Interestingly, mudcrab meat is low in cholesterol and has zero saturated fat. In fact, a 3-oz. serving of cooked crab meat contains 45 mg of cholesterol, which is 15 percent of the Daily Value for cholesterol and does not contain any saturated fat!

[@kenwalker9780]

Do you know if this system can be used for Stone Crabs?

[@jasonmccoy6293]

I grew up in Hawaii eating and trapping mud crabs! We have them everywhere!!

[@blade5132]

I plan to visit Vietnam and would like to go to this farm! How do I reach out to this facility?

[@kenngo4434]

another great video Andrew. thanks.

[@javasrevenge7121]

I'm drooling, this looks so delicious

[@slateization]

Come to Maryland where we also serve soft shelled 🦀. It’s huge here in the summer months

[@gideonfaithtorno9229]

@Base on my own experience as a fisherman, crabs living in the fish pond have a better taste and fat rather than fatting in the box. Proven and tested for me for 5 years. Because in the fish pond we have a lot of foods for crabs aside from fish. 1. We have SULIB that will serve as a booster for the fat of the crab and also to increase the size as soon as possible in the small amount of time. 2. BALIBID serve for the growth of the crab within 3 months the crab can weight up to 500 grams, 4 months 800 grams, 5 months 1kg. and many more too long to mention on by one. 😁

[@minhducnguyen9276]

True. but they'll also compete for living space and engage in cannibalism so the production volume will be reduced in exchange for the higher quality of the meat. In my country both the box and pond method are used and the price will be difference as pond grown crabs will have higher price. The box method won't replace pond crabs, they just have a difference customer base.

[@brucelee5576]

Where have you had crab in a box before ? Also isn’t a crab trap in essence a box. If they sit in the trap too long by the time you eat them there’s absolutely no meat in the shell.

[@gideonfaithtorno9229]

@@minhducnguyen9276 I totally agree when the crab changes its skin sometimes it is eaten by a stronger crab when this happens the crab that is bitten or eaten will die or have damage to the body.

[@SeanOHanlon]

You will have to forgive me for calling BS on your growth rate claim. No crab grows to 2.2 lbs in less than 6 months.

[@小熊维尼习近平-CCP]

Vietnamese Mud crab farmers also raise them in the fish ponds. The problem is during the Monsoon season between April and September, there is a good chance that there will be flooding which causes the crabs to escape from the ponds.

[@josephdoan1355]

Ty for this video. Great work

[@waynem7186]

Wow, thank you for this amazing and informative content. I really enjoyed this. Very cool stuff.

[@yoke-munchan1813]

Memories of casting a net on a beach back in Singapore in the 70s catching softshell crabs to be deep fried and washed down with cold tiger beers. Those beaches are airports and modern buildings now😢.

[@LilyBeth-wm6lg]

Great video ❤

[@dixie3087]

Louisiana does soft shell blue crabs. Fried whole… I’m not a huge fan of it, but love the blue crab boiled in Cajun seasoning. They do similar to these, but instead of aquaculture, they just take all the buster crabs (crabs about to bust out their shell), and put them in big tanks together. Once they shed they freeze/sell them instantly

[@dixie3087]

In fact Louisiana/ New Orleans has a large oriental population of seafood workers

[@mikejones-nd6ni]

This is great👌👌 And you know what they're eating which definitely affects the flavor. i bet there sooo good. And i don't know what they do with all those crab shells but they could be used as a ingredient in fertilizer.

[@dominickdanao6924]

Very good video! Filipino here, but I love that I can now plan to go to Ho Chi Minh City again and get those crabs! Also, no need to be sorry, because Filipino crabs are already so good, but I am now salivating over that Vietnamese crabs you ate, and if they are indeed better, then I am getting a much tastier deal!

[@dryagehk]

I wonder if there is anything you can do with those empty shells? can you like grind it up and use it for feeding other stuff such as fish etc?

[@LSmallCatL]

Sustainable, profit making = success. The better these farmers do, the better for the country and their welfare.

[@rizlaruler7404]

Your boy sunny from Best food reviews ever dropped a video of soft shell crabs at the same time

[@MichaelnguWookuok]

From your video, l may change my religion to worshipping crab - Holy Crab!!!. Keep up the good jobs! Andrew

[@thedude7319]

I am curious about all the hard numbers. and how easily you can slot in a different species or make it adjacent to aquaponics breeding fish

[@Walterkooy]

No address of the restaurant in Saigon. Min cour 94. Is that the name of the restaurant?

[@tristanlee6538]

Just Google Quan 94 and you found it in Google map.

[@Andrew_Fraser]

I have added it to the description

[@kattengat2]

That seems like a great life for the crab.

[@lancehubertpesigan]

Subscribed! Great content.

[@testdasi]

12:10 - LOL look at the guy in the background looking entirely unimpressed. :D

[@OffGridInvestor]

Having worked with Vietnamese, it's common to show them something weird or interesting or rude and they're just absolutely straight faced the entire time. Nothing seems to phase them.

[@AlbertLloydy]

Great video!

[@Primitivemycology]

This is intelligent. I wonder if the waste could be use in the same manner as aquaponics. Blue gill, catfish, talapia are common but its worth entertaining the idea with these crabs

[@JohnJackson-e9z]

Softshell blue crabs are a big thing on the US east coast. Blue crabs don't get especially large so it can be a pain to shell then for meat but a short shell crab is pretty much all edible.

[@eldiablo7862]

If left to grow blue claw crab gets big enough that 2 will take up the entire diameter of a 5 gallon pail.

[@trnguy6137]

@5:42 when the farmers are fattening them up during the finishing process: has the ominous foreshadow of an unintended double meaning.

[@TimK2646]

Amazing insight into clever business - 50 years ago Mud Crabs were so common in BURMA - what has happened? Climate Change perhaps. The crabs are now mutated but yield is so much higher. This is the scientific future

[@dungareekogi2442]

Dude, Sunny just dropped a video on Maryland soft shell crab today and I just happened to click for the both of you. What are the odds?

[@ChrisParayno]

Are these fresh water?

[@dmusket240]

That looked so good i almost hit thumbs down because i can't have any!

[@mungbean84]

Surprised they dont have the white pepper and lime for you instead of sweet chilli. Has been a while aince i was in vietnam though so maybe its not as common anymore.

[@PizzaCologne3]

where's the restaurant link budd

[@knabdank]

and yet in the west we got shamed into making all farming free range essentially. yet the third world are treating them like crops XD

[@robertlawson206]

Again a great vlog keep doing it

[@robertlawson206]

Have u put location up for restaurant ?

[@psoon04286]

You might want to give eating prawns with their shells a try. Start with the deep fried variety first 😄😋

[@dragoonzen]

looks so delicious!

[@brendon5553]

Great video

[@FC2ESWS]

Yeah I think you should have listed some statistics, like how much the farm makes a month or year. How long it takes to grow a crab to sale. How much the meal costs etc...

[@segawalker3302]

Soft shell is not only in Asia. Hello from Maryland USA And the best meat is not the claw, it's in the backfin

[@vivek-1318]

Awesome

[@szehing13]

What's the name of the crab restaurant in saigon??

[@Andrew_Fraser]

I’m pretty sure it’s in the voice over and the sign with the address is in the edit.

[@tristanlee6538]

Just Google Quan 94 as you can in video

[@russelbrown6275]

This process has been done in Florida since the 80s. My Uncle use to sell Softshell Blue crabs. TASTY?

[@daniel-qh4zq]

How much micro plastics are in them?

[@Exaris79]

This could work in the Philippines but likely a cooperative several joint farms as a single farm can't do it themselves due to the high capital cost for freezing&exporting it to market.

[@BxBxProductions]

went fishing one day and made the first cast. reeled it back and it felt like it was snagged on something heavy. turns out a giant mudcrab was at the end of the line. reeled it in, got a $50 offer for the crab and a ride home from the fisherman beside me. i usually do catch and release but that was an unusually big boi

[@ayuboyadaham5142]

am kenya well good….thank you this video

[@emmanuelwekesa976]

hii pia inaweza kushika huku kenya. lakini watu wa kukula ndio wachache

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Add some greens will taste better Example: 1. Hand shredded oyster mushrooms 2. Chives (cut long) 3. Bean Sprout (crisp) 4. Green Onion (cut long) 5. Parsley or similar soup leaf

[@bruceparker6142]

What do they feed the captured crabs?

[@Fujoshi1412]

Captured? Their farm raised and sourced from a hatchery.

[@bruceparker6142]

@@Fujoshi1412 Okay. What do they feed the farm raised crabs?

[@krismeaney2841]

I thought the Filipino preparation looked better! But I would love to try that soft shell in Vietnam for sure.

[@Tommywijaya6767]

Please make a detailed vertical mud crab farm video next time .

[@mehmettemel8725]

Now the question is how is it marketed? Is it caged, is it free roaming or free range?

[@smbarner784]

Andrew bud I seen u on best ever food review show. U and sunny r the best especially when he has u do wild stuff ( ant hunting lolol ) we need u to get a sick show name like that. Wild food super adventure /w Sgt Eat Anything

[@JohnJackson-e9z]

Softshell blue crabs are very popular in the US east coast.

[@ricodilay]

Dude, you went to a restaurant in Vietnam while you just ate at a local house in the Philippines, what do you expect? lol

[@michaeljohnjugar703]

Admit it, we're lagging behind. From production, to cuisine, to value for money, we're simply not there. In terms of dishes, Filipino cuisine is too simple and focuses on ingenuity rather than improvement. We're not even using lots of aromatics. Cilantro? Coriander seeds, cumin, fennel, turmeric, cloves, cinnamon bark? Come on. We only use onion, garlic, ginger, and occasional bay leaves. And I haven't discussed yet our almost nonexistent veggie dishes. Everything has meat!

[@jamescawl6904]

​@@michaeljohnjugar703at some point adding too much aromatics kills the natural flavor of the meat/vegetable to the extent that it tastes like medicine. Also meat is good so why not have it when you can.

[@Markisamiller]

Ok, he said 30kg per day. That's about 10 thousand kilos per year from 4000 boxes. That's less than 3 kilos per box per year. I guess it makes sense in a low cost labor market or at massive scale, but fully automated.

[@repsaknivek]

I think it might be even lower revenues than your figuring. Three months to grow a 300 gram crab calculates to four crabs in a year = 1.2Kg per “shoebox” per year.

[@hukmai]

Andrew said its giving 🦀

[@Agatesforbrains]

Protein farming, if you can control the input costs will always have a greater demand than carbohydrate farming.

[@tammyho6698]

fascinating. They can produce soft-shell crab delicacy

[@hoklai1986]

I thought it was wall plugs 🔌 hahahaha

[@thetruthspeaksvolumesq4351]

I’m so hungry now 😊❤

[@dungokunyet]

This is greaattt

[@vineleak7676]

How to maximize the amount of carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting phthalates in your food...

[@stevechance150]

Damn, now I want fresh crab. Fortunately, I can drive 15 minutes and get fresh boiled crab.

[@alexandersupertramp7191]

i love crab, but it so hard to get here, havent eaten it in years.

[@tazsnoop1044]

Bro I sa8d it before dam you are making me hungry mmmmm , we so need to do this in Australia

[@robintan502]

seems a healthier option too, isolating them from parasites and human organic contamination found in the wild.

[@mybucketlisting]

Do you know how much chemicals do they use to actually eliminate wastes from that little shoe box and how can you say thats much healthier. Their diet are for sure heavily treated meats as well

[@robintan502]

​@@mybucketlisting Do you actually know? How do we clear wastes from aquariums? who needs chemicals during the growing phase. And do you know what is in fish feed? Saying "heavily treated meats" just shows how much you don't understand how fish are fed in aquaculture Do you even know how modern aquaculture is conducted? Don't just stay in your shoebox and shoot from the hip, go read up the latest science and best practices in aquaculture

[@mybucketlisting]

@@robintan502 do you think that growing crabs in the shoebox is like growing ornamental fishes in a simple aeration and filter system? And do you think they will feed the crab with kobe beef or free range turkey meat?. Its Vietnam, in the Mekong delta. Use Google, its free, better yet search how often and what chemicals do they use to disinfect round the clock. So in common sense, can you still say that shoe box crab is better than the ones grown in naturally, brackish water

[@robintan502]

​@@mybucketlisting while the video did nit mention what the operator used, aeration, filtration and flush can be used. I spotted the "shoe boxes" have outlets, so possible. Creating red herrings are we, of course not kobe beef or free range turkey , that doesn't make business sense. Again read up aquaculture instead of shooting from your hip. I'll give you an extra tip, use keywords protein meals. Yes use Google Maps and track what's located along the Mekong River from China flowing all the way to the Mekong Delta. Keywords, human settlements, factories, farms, agricultural runoffrs, sewerage runoffs, etc. Next read up food safety advisories and common issues with meat crabs. Find out what are the main challenges with shellfish harvested from brackish waters. I'll help you out. Keywords, filter feeders, carrion feeders, hepatitis, parasites. The above research can get you started. I stand by my points, the science, food science, food safety and aquaculture technologies and track record stands, when done properly according to best practices, it can be made to solve some of the age old problems of produce from brackish waters, and the emerging problems of overpopulation and human pollution

[@robintan502]

​ @mybucketlisting while the video did not mention what the operator used, aeration, filtration and flush can be used. I spotted the "shoe boxes" have outlets, so possible. Even better is that if done properly, each crab is sequestered in its own space, resulting in better waster management, segregation efficiency and infection control Kobe beef or free range turkey, creating non sequiturs are you? Of course using such premium meats that doesn't make business sense, its not even feasible due the perishable nature of meats, and also the risks of food borne pathogens . Again please don't be lazy, read up on aquaculture, instead of shooting from your hip. I'll give you an extra tip, use (keywords:) protein meals. Yes, use Google Maps and track for yourself, what's located along the Mekong River from China flowing all the way to the Mekong Delta. (Keywords:) human settlements, factories, farms, agricultural runoffs, sewerage runoffs, etc. Next read up food safety advisories and common issues with meat crabs. Find out what are the main challenges with shellfish harvested from brackish waters. I'll help you out. (Keywords:), filter feeders, carrion feeders, hepatitis, parasites. The above research can get you started. I stand by my points, the science, food science, food safety and aquaculture technologies and track record stands, when done properly according to best practices, it can be made to solve some of the age old problems of produce from brackish waters, and the emerging problems of overpopulation and human pollution

[@williammalapitan]

Great Story!!

[@prasan6828]

😂 He tasted it an said HOLY CRAB 😂