Oh, I really do like crab. I've devoted enough posts on this blog to prove that. But other than steaming live ones, I really haven't cooked with them. I think the biggest reason was my thinking I had to pick the meat on my own. Can you imagine? That would take FOREVER... not to mention a whole lot of crab to produce my desired quantity of meat. But lucky me, the stores were selling crab meat, and I was saved from a crabby mess.
For the crab cake post, I had to do some shopping to see just how much crab meat cost. Keep in mind that the stores I checked were in Northern New Jersey/Rockland County area, so prices where you are may be completely different.
Store Name (location) | Brand (meat type) | Weight | Country Origin | Price |
| Trader Joe’s (Westwood, NJ) | Chicken of the Sea (claw) | 1 lb | India, Philippines | $8.99 |
| A & P Fresh (Park Ridge, NJ) | Trans-Global (jumbo lump) | 1 lb | China | $19.99 |
| Jack’s Catch (lump) | 1 lb | China | $9.99 (sale) | |
| Yao (lump) | 1 lb | China | $9.99 (sale) | |
| Chicken of the Sea (claw/lump) | 8 oz | $5.99 | ||
| Chicken of the Sea (jumbo) | 1 lb | India, Philippines, Indonesia | $14.99 | |
| Pathmark (Nanuet, NY) | Jack’s (claw) | 1 lb | China | $11.99 |
| Jack’s (lump) | 1 lb | China | $14.99 | |
| King’s (Maywood, NJ) | Philips (jumbo) | 8 oz | Indonesia | $16.99 |
| Little River Brand (jumbo lump) | 8 oz | USA (wild) | $18.99 |
Some thoughts:
- Chicken of the Sea seems to have the market when it comes to crab meat, but would that really be surprising?
- I am more comfortable with my crab meat coming from anywhere but China.
- Philip’s crab meat is way overpriced. I’ve eaten at their restaurants in Maryland, and I was not impressed.
1 comment:
Sweet - I love the price comparisons. Now once you find a brand that tastes good, lemme know!
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