Pazhaverkadu Mud crab 🦀

Pazhaverkadu mud crab: 🦀

 

A historic seashore town about 60 kilometres from Chennai, Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is considered a haven for seafood lovers.

Pazhaverkadu mud crabs catches from pulicat lake. pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, measuring 759 square kilometres.

 

Pazhaverkadu mud crabs are bestsellers across all the fish markets in Chennai.

Is mud crab good to eat?

Mud crabs contain a lot of meat which is mainly found in the claws and body. The flesh is delicate and sweet and the crabs make for an impressive dish when served whole and in the shell.

Green mud crab is one of the most popular and expensive seafood items for the Southeast Asians.

What flavours taste good with crab?

Crab is a popular dish in Asian cuisine, so it naturally compliments big flavours like chilli, ginger and garlic. Crab is also great in Mediterranean dishes and pairs well with lemon, parsley and white wine.

Benefits:

Good for diabetics:

Mud crabs are rich in chromium, which helps insulin to metabolize sugar, and thereby lowers the blood glucose levels in the body.

Anti-cancer properties:

All shellfish and mud crabs too, have plentiful amounts of selenium. Selenium is an anti-oxidant, and cancels out the carcinogenic effects of cadmium, mercury and arsenic, which can cause tumors. Higher levels of selenium in the blood lead to lower rates of cancer. In fact, lysate, which is extracted from the blue blood of the horse-shoe crab is used for detection of spinal meningitis and for fighting cancer.

Less Cholesterol:

While green crabs have 28mg of cholesterol per ounce, Dungeness crabs have only 22mg and Alaska king crabs have as little as 15mg. Compare this with chicken - 22mg and a sirloin steak - 25mg. While crab meat crab meat is low in saturated fat, the presence of chromium helps to increase the level of HDL (good cholesterol) in the body, and thus reduces the risk of strokes and coronary and circulatory heart disease. In fact, crabs contain sterol, which restrict the absorption of other cholesterol, eaten during a meal.

Omega-3 fatty acids:

Crabs, like all shellfish, are also rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which it gets from phytoplanktons and algae. Omega-3 fatty acids, help in reducing the stickiness of blood platelets, thus making red blood cells more flexible and ensuring smoother flow. Omega-3 helps to reduce the level of tri-glycerides and LDL (low-density lipo-proteins), which choke up artery walls as deposits.

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