My handsome friend Edison took me to Barzola (92-13 37th Ave, Queens, NY 11372) a few weeks ago and I had some unbelievably delicious Ecuadorian cuisine from the coast. If it’s the right season, you can order the cangrejada, stewed whole spider crabs.
If you order the cangrejada, they bring out a basket full of equipment (like this wooden mallet).
I learned that every soft part of the crab is edible. Even the what Edison described as the “fecal matter” inside the carapace.
The flesh is unlike the flesh of crabs that I am familiar with. These spider crabs have a veiny, gray appearance; HOWEVER, they were exceptionally delicious!
By the way, Edison is going there for fanesca on Sunday — but I wasn’t invited!
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Joyce Wu
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