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Crab Season
30 January 2023
Beginning in November we keep an eye on the ocean at night for the bright lights of the crab boats. This past November there were none. None in December. And almost none in January as various factors contrived to delay the opening of the season.
Crab Season. Captured with an iPhone 6 Plus at f2.2, 1/60 second and ISO 40. Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.
But last week, we saw them. Just a couple but there they were at last. And when we see them at night, we know to look for the catch at the seafood counter.
You see the best price when the catch first comes in but this time we were seeing $12.99 a pound. While that's better than the off-season rice it's not close to the opening price in recent years.
At about two pounds a crab, that would be a $26 dinner. As day after day passed at that price, we demurred.
For one thing the pile of crabs was only a few layers deep. It usually reaches the top of the counter. So we suspected it wasn't the local catch but somewhat further north.
A week of this procrastination was enough though and on Saturday we resolved to pick up a crab for dinner.
Imagine our delight in seeing the counter full of crab and the price fall to $6.99 a pound. The local catch at last.
It was delicious. We had it with a small round of Raymond's sourdough and a pile of pestú enhanced with fresh lemon juice. We mixed a little mayonnaise with catsup for one sauce and melted some butter with lemon juice for another.
And washed it all down with a nice bottle of chilled white wine.