Netherlands-based Culimer has extended its existing range of snow and king crab products with the introduction of snow crab clusters.
Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio), which is renowned for its sweet taste, has become a cheaper alternative to king crab in various cuisines, said Culimer spokesman Maarten van Geest. It is a coldwater species that lives in the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
“Last year, we experienced an increase of snow crab consumption and we had several requests for clusters,” he said.
Van Geest told SeafoodSource the new product is aimed at the foodservice sector and will be sold to top chefs all over the world. The cluster range is also now being sold in supermarkets in China.
The clusters are packed in 11-kilogram cartons and bear the Culimer brand name.
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