{"id":13910,"date":"2023-05-18T16:37:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?page_id=13910"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:37:24","slug":"how-to-select-fresh-north-carolina-blue-crabmeat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/how-to-select-fresh-north-carolina-blue-crabmeat\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Select Fresh North Carolina Blue Crabmeat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most crabs are harvested alive and processed (cooked and hand-picked) for your convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When selecting fresh crabmeat, make your choices based on product form and supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh crabmeat should have a glistening white to off-white or creamy color, with a fragile texture, mild crab aroma and delicate flavor. Claw crabmeat is darker in color, brownish in tint, and has a more distinct nut-like flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meat quality varies by the crab size, harvest location, season and condition. A variety of product forms is used by industry to describe crabmeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JUMBO<\/strong> refers to the largest, white pieces or chunks of crabmeat typically from the backfin. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LUMP<\/strong> or <strong>BACKFIN<\/strong> refers to large, white pieces or chunks of crabmeat that may include backfin. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SPECIAL<\/strong>, <strong>FLAKE<\/strong> or <strong>REGULAR<\/strong> refers to smaller, white pieces or chunks of crabmeat and does not include backfin. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CLAW<\/strong> refers to meat only from the crab claw.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can identify the manufacturer and\/or distributor by the state certification number located on the side of the container. 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