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Snow crab sells for record-breaking $46,000 in Japan.
CNN Travel ^
| 11/08/2019
| Lilit Marcus and Yoko Wakatsuki
Posted on 11/10/2019 7:29:50 PM PST by Carriage Hill
A "five shining star" snow crab was auctioned off in Tottori, Japan for a whopping 5 million yen ($46,000) on November 7.
It's the highest-ever price paid for a snow crab, according to the Tottori prefecture's fishery promotion division, which was in charge of the auction.
The coveted crustacean was a male, weighing 1.2 kg (2.7 pounds) and measuring 14.6 cm (5.74 inches) wide.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Japan
KEYWORDS: biggie; snowcrab
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I love crab, but when you flip them over, they look like those creatures on the crewman's face, in "Alien".
To: carriage_hill
To: carriage_hill
What would they pay for a Dungeness crab?
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:34:18 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: Repeal The 17th
You’d think that Japan, an “island” country would have TONS of crab. They’ve fished it out!
To: carriage_hill
Wait ‘til they find out about Popeyes’ Chicken sandwich!!!!
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:35:15 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: carriage_hill
Isopods. Taste like shrimp crossed with crab. Will give you nightmares
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:35:51 PM PST
by
LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
(TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
To: ClearCase_guy
Yeah, but who will body slam the customers over there. Do the Japanese have ghetto thugs to body slam the customers?
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:36:43 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(If it takes a bloodbath, let's get it over with. No more appeasement. -Ronald Reagan)
To: carriage_hill
This snow crab would make a decent meal.
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To: carriage_hill
Looks pretty ordinary, even small, for a snow crab. What makes this one special? Is it the first of the season, or the one that ate the remains of bin Laden?
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:37:49 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: Beagle8U
Beats me. It’s only 2.7lbs; hell, I eat 2x that in a sitting.
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:38:48 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: carriage_hill
Who still thinks Godzilla couldn’t happen. Maybe it could in Japanese (nuclear) waters.
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:39:51 PM PST
by
Bullish
(My tagline ran off with another man.)
To: cloudmountain
And the east side is radioactive, so the crabs are gigantic and glow in the deep waters, now. Heh.
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:39:54 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:40:47 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: carriage_hill
I love good crab and single malt Scotch...but not that much!
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:41:30 PM PST
by
lightman
(Byzantine Troparia: The "praise choruses" of antiquity.)
To: carriage_hill
That’s a lot of money for a carrion-eating sea-bug!
Bon-apetit!
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:41:57 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: ClearCase_guy
I know an Asian lady whose head turns at the mere words “Popeye’s Chicken!”
“When are we going?!?”
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:43:45 PM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: piasa
Ah, I see. It is good luck to buy the first of the season so fishermen being superstitious... the fleet owners want lots of luck.
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posted on
11/10/2019 7:46:50 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: carriage_hill
And the east side is radioactive, so the crabs are gigantic and glow in the deep waters, now. Heh.Maybe they can find some GLOW-WORMS and have a sing along!:o)
To: BradyLS
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