Sawagani - Japanese river crab. They’re tiny; about the size of a US nickel and you eat them fried whole, shell and all. Apparently they aren’t exported any more, but I had them at a sushi restaurant in Austin around 2000. They were delicious, like extra-crunchy crab-flavored popcorn.
Sawagani - Japanese river crab. They’re tiny; about the size of a US nickel and you eat them fried whole, shell and all. Apparently they aren’t exported any more, but I had them at a sushi restaurant in Austin around 2000. They were delicious, like extra-crunchy crab-flavored popcorn.