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Post by crackoff on Jun 28, 2009 11:01:33 GMT
Tried my first velvet swimmer today :crazy: The shell was about 3 1/2" across. Boiled for about 5 minutes and let to cool. As a starter or a snack with bread, I was surprised, it tasted OK each leg you can just squeeze and the meat comes out. the body was just like a miniature brown crab. It wont fill you up but as a tastier very nice. just hoping I will survive the next 24hrs :ahhh:
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Post by danny27 on Jun 28, 2009 16:02:48 GMT
good luck m8.lol
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Post by Canuck on Jun 29, 2009 18:17:11 GMT
Had a holiday in Fishguard a couple of weeks ago and the crabbers were catching boxes of Velvet swimmers, by all accounts they go to.....you guessed it.. France...where they use them in soup and stews. They were also taking lorry loads of spiders, never saw an edible.
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Post by greysfanboy on Jun 30, 2009 12:24:10 GMT
smuts love 'em! ;D
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Post by solehunter on Jun 30, 2009 13:37:10 GMT
When i worked on the boats we used to take all the local boats velvets over to lymington to sell for them. They got about 25 quid for one of those orange baskets full. Paid the days fuel for them  They all got took off to spain.  |
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Post by lighty on Jun 30, 2009 17:24:08 GMT
Lidl sells boxes of them (just in case you didn't know)
lighty
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