snow crab
noun
: any of several long-legged crabs (genus Chionoecetes, especially C. opilio and C. bairdi) of the eastern north Pacific Ocean and especially Alaska and the western north Atlantic Ocean that are used for food
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Dining centers on refined kaiseki or traditional Japanese coursed haute cuisine, featuring regional specialties such as meltingly tender Tajima beef (an elite breed of wagyu cattle and the source of Kobe beef) and Matsuba snow crab.
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Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Other top catches are shrimp and snow crab, which including legs can reach more than a meter (3 feet) in length.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Chef Manabu Asanuma highlights Japanese snow crab through a $425 per person prix fixe tasting menu, featuring delicate shabu-shabu, charcoal grilling and his signature hand-cut soba—each expressing the ingredient’s natural sweetness and depth.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
And 16 Emmys later, the documentary-style series has chronicled the harrowing adventures of various vessels and their intrepid crews across the October king crab and January snow crab seasons — battling boat collisions, power outages, 40-foot waves, and beyond.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Other top catches are shrimp and snow crab, which including legs can reach more than a meter (3 feet) in length.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Chef Manabu Asanuma highlights Japanese snow crab through a $425 per person prix fixe tasting menu, featuring delicate shabu-shabu, charcoal grilling and his signature hand-cut soba—each expressing the ingredient’s natural sweetness and depth.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
And 16 Emmys later, the documentary-style series has chronicled the harrowing adventures of various vessels and their intrepid crews across the October king crab and January snow crab seasons — battling boat collisions, power outages, 40-foot waves, and beyond.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Snow crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20crab. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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