Velvet crab
A small, feisty crab with a strong taste, king of soups and bisques.
- Full season: from September to March
- Avoid: no month
- Scientific name: Necora puber
Choosing well
Alive and lively, with red eyes: a sign of freshness.
Sustainable fishing
Caught in pots along the Breton and Norman coasts.
Did you know?
Its back legs, flat like paddles, let it swim.
Cooking ideas
- In crab soup
- Boiled in court-bouillon
- As a bisque