I admire killers. I admire butchers, mongers, soldiers and… Dexter. I admire them for the balls and boobies they possess to kill with confidence–without squealing or being a hesitant little sissy.

They don’t do things like “name” their kill–like I did for my two soft-shell crab buddies Rod and Todd. I am a
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Since moving back to California, I’m trying to branch out more and find new places to eat all over the Bay Area. A few weekends ago
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One of the best things about Tokyo is its haphazardness. In addition to being able to drink outside, their zoning and permit laws seems to be pretty lax, allowing for makeshift parties outside – literally on the street. If a car tries to squeeze by, well… it’ll
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The Canned Crab Bar is guilty of false advertising. I almost forgave them for not serving any canned crab while dining on fresh, juicy crab legs and seafood-cream pasta… until I saw the bill.

We walked into the Canned Crab Bar located in a
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Nhu took PPQ newbies Jacobo, Alice and me out for crab the other night in the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco- YAH!!! PPQ Dungeness Island (isn’t that the best name ever? Stands for Pho
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…when Tsukiji is bubbling over with them.

To check out what’s in season, or to simply when I feel like salivating profusely, I walk around Tsukiji on my lunch break. Today I found crabs: short-legged ones, long-legged ones, hairy-legged ones, white ones, red ones, ones in a tank, and buggy-eyed ones.

Unfortunately, I can not buy a crab on my lunch break
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I ate it.

Yashigani or coconut crabs live in the Indian and Central Pacific regions. I have never seen one in Tokyo, therefore, although it’s quite pricey (4000yen for a small one at 500 grams), I knew I had to try it.

They are terrestrial and have fluffier meat than their aquatic counterparts. The body is bulbous with sprawling legs
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So I’ve decided that my days of blogging virginity will be cast into the past, and what better way to hail the occasion and set the mood than with a blog about that most ancient of aphrodisiacs, seafood.

As a precursor
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This is my first time posting on Kayoko’s amazing blog. I know, I’m a bad friend. I even bought a digital camera months ago to start blogging and have taken many pics of home cooked meals and refrigerator shelves and have never mustered the courage to post an actual entry. Some of you foodies and professional
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I visited my friend in Alexandria this weekend. She teaches kindergarten in MD. Last time I visited her, it was right before the crab season, and she promised me she would take me to crabbing next time I am in the area.

2 years later, I went back. By this time, she got out of boonytown MD, and is now
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