Know Your Seafood - Cornish king crab

Come catch, process and cook Cornish king crab aka spider crab with us. Find out where your seafood comes from and meet the people behind it.
Sales for Cornish king crab meat increased by 400% following the rebrand in 2021 but a staggering 85-90% of Cornish king crabs landed last year were still exported to Europe. It is a delicacy in France and a popular sight on Spanish menus - so why not here?
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[@utube1818]

Call it Spider crab, nobody wants it. Call it Cornish King Crab, people will pay top dollar. A bit like when Mike in Only Fools and Horses charges Denzil £1 for beef stew, then charges a banker in a three piece suit £2.50 for Beef Bergeron out of exactly the same pot.

[@Beefy2203]

Same with the pilchards, now called Cornish Sardines and sales have gone through the roof

[@ianbarnard7682]

Keep it called spider crab and sell it cheaper. Crab shouldnt be as expensive as it is.

[@frankmcphillips6413]

spider crab not king crab

[@catherinebarry2179]

There spider crabs, you could say CORNISH spiders but renaming them why?

[@cornishfpo]

We conducted research which revealed people were put off by the term 'spider'. Since rebranding it more people are choosing to eat it. Check out our blog post: bit.ly/3UUEuyg