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The appearance of Brown king crab (Hanasakigani)<\/p><\/div>\n

Common name: Brown king crab<\/span><\/p>\n

Japanese name: Hanasakigani<\/span> (\u82b1\u54b2\u87f9)<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientific name: Paralithodes brevipes (H.Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1841)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nigiri sushi detail:\u00a0Brown king crab (Hanasakigani) Nigiri sushi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics:<\/span><\/div>\n
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Brown king crab (Hanasakigani) is distributed along the northern coast of Hokkaido, the Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka, and the Bering Sea. It inhabits rocky and algal beds in shallow waters, moving to deeper areas as it grows. The carapace length and width are approximately 15 cm. Scattered with thick, short spines, it resembles the closely related King crab (Tarabagani), but has thicker, shorter legs. Its body color is dark purple-brown. When boiled, it turns bright red like a flower blooming. The fishing season is from April to September, so live Hanasaki crabs are only available from early summer to early fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hanasakigani has a richer taste than Horsehair crab (Kegani) and has a unique sweet aroma. Generally, boiled and frozen Hanasakigani are available. Boiled or steamed crabs, of course, are also recommended to be made into a crab hot pot dish or crab soup, as good broth is produced from the shell.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown king crab (Hanasakigani) is not only low in calories and high in protein, but also contains taurine, which is said to help improve blood lipid levels. It also contains niacin and calcium, providing a balanced intake of nutrients beneficial for beauty and health. It contains astaxanthin, a pigment that turns red when boiled and possesses strong antioxidant properties, and is also used in health supplements.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Common name: Brown king crab Japanese name: Hanasakigani (\u82b1\u54b2\u87f9) Scientific name: Paralithodes brevipes (H.Milne Edwards & Lucas, 1841) Nigiri sushi detail:\u00a0Brown king crab (Hanasakigani) Nigiri sushi Characteristics: Brown king crab (Hanasakigani) is distributed along the northern coast of Hokkaido, the Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka, and the Bering Sea. It inhabits rocky and algal beds in shallow waters, moving to deeper areas as it grows. The carapace length and width are approximately 15 cm. Scattered with thick, short spines, it resembles the closely related King crab (Tarabagani), but has thicker, shorter legs. Its body color is dark purple-brown. When boiled, it turns bright red like a flower blooming. The fishing season…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"jetpack-portfolio-type":[166],"jetpack-portfolio-tag":[171],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/3820"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jetpack-portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3820"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/3820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8396,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/3820\/revisions\/8396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-type?post=3820"},{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-tag?post=3820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}