Sawagani (Japanese Soft-shell Freshwater Crabs) dry-goods soft texture

soft texture

We are thrilled to carry an assortment of fresh seaweeds from our diving partners off the coast of Galicia

Produced by the same team behind the world’s most revered fish sauce

particularly when cooked or dried

intense flavor

Sawagani (Japanese Soft-shell Freshwater Crabs) dry-goods soft textureSawagani is a species of freshwater crabs found throughout Japan. They are about the size of a potato chip, and when fried, are delightfully similar in texture, as well. Their flavor is fresh and crisp, like a concentrated variation of soft shelled crab, and they are often consumed like popcorn shrimp as an otsumami, a bar snack, fried and garnished with lemon and salt. The whole crab is edible in one bite, with the exterior crunch of the shell