About the King Crab

The red king crab can reach two metres between the claws and weigh up to 15 kilos. A snap of its claw is enough to remove a man's finger.

A feast

Needless to say, the meal that follows a king crab safari is an absolute feast: succulent pieces of crab meat together with bread, homemade dressing, and for those who desire, white wine. The superb, white meat of the legs and claws is particularly juicy and has a naturally sweet taste.  One leg is enough to provide a grown man with a filling meal.

The presentation is simple, but the taste is in a league of its own when it comes to seafood.  Ordinary crab will never be the same after you have tried red king crab, or Kamchatka crab as it is also known as.

Scientific experiment

Soviet scientists introduced the red king crab to the Murmanskfjord near the border with Norway in the 1960s.  The scientists wanted to increase the yield from local fisheries.  Since then, millions of crustaceans have spread west into Norwegian waters.