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Can You Eat Ghost Crabs?

Jerry Lewis avatar
Beach Fanatic
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Some of the ghost crabs on the beach are pretty big. I mean the white crabs on the beach. Do they have any meat? Can you eat ghost crabs? I love blue crab. Anyone have ghost crab recipe?

Does anyone hunt ghost crabs? What is the best way to catch ghost crabs?

So many ghost crab questions. lol

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Beach Fanatic
#2
If I was marooned on an island I'm certain I eould eat them. But I doubt there is much meat, even compared to blue crabs. And I love steamed blue crab. (Steamed over beer & vinegar, with rock salt, black pepper, and Old Bay seasoning). Yum.
The smaller ghost crabs would probably make good bait for surf fishing.
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#3
As Lars said theirs no meat.

Usually hunting them is just an activity to wear kids out at the end of the day.
Beach Comber
#4
Ghost crabs make good broth if you boil a bunch for awhile.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#5
No way. They remind me of spiders! Yikes!
Mike Jones avatar
Beach Fanatic
#6
Spiders are high in protein. I've never tried eating ghost crabs. Reminds me of Tom Hanks in Castaway when he tries to eat that gross crab with orange slime in it.
Jerry Lewis avatar
Beach FanaticAuthor
#7
You can eat ghost crabs but you have to remove the sheet first.
Beach Fanatic
#81
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karl avatar
Beach Lover
#9
There is a new place in Inlet Beach called Ghost Crab Pizza - do they put ghost crab on their pizza?
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal Insider
#10
Is the Blue Tick Hound still available?
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#11
There is a new place in Inlet Beach called Ghost Crab Pizza - do they put ghost crab on their pizza?

No, there's no point. There is little to no meat in them.
bob bob avatar
Beach Fanatic
#12
Is the Blue Tick Hound still available?
Can you eat them?
Matt J avatar
SWGB
#13
Can you eat them?

Stringy.
Will B avatar
Moderator
#14
Is the Blue Tick Hound still available?
Boudreaux will live on for eternity on Sowal.com. Sadly, he passed away 5 years ago at the age of 12

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