How to Use snow crab in a Sentence

snow crab

noun
  • The uber-buttery snow crab nigiri might just be perfection in a single bite.
    — Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Ten billion snow crabs have disappeared from the Bering Sea.
    — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Middleneck clams, whole Maine lobster, and snow crab legs are also great starters.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Other top catches are shrimp and snow crab, which including legs can reach more than a meter (3 feet) in length.
    — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Seafood at Cherryfish includes sablefish, snow crab, spiny lobster, tuna and more.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Bering Sea snow crab landings were down 84% in 2018 after a marine heat wave reached the seafloor.
    — Dillon Amaya, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • The state's pristine waters are home to salmon, halibut, king crab, snow crab, and spot prawns that chefs say taste noticeably different when eaten close to the source.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
  • Raw, cured, seared and dry-aged fish arrive one after the other; a recent menu also included sea urchin, savory egg custard with snow crab and marbled tofu.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This brunch spot offers options for everyone, with dozens of delicious dishes ranging from short rib and steamed snow crab to tried-and-true classics like omelets, pancakes, pasta, and tacos.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Highlights include a shareable chef's whim butter board, baked crab dip, snow crab avocado stack, short rib mac and cheese, salt and vinegar fish and chips, bayou baby back ribs and prime grade filet mignon.
    — Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant’s mussels and clams ($17 per pound each) are chewy and absorb lots of flavor from the sauce and spice blends mixed into the bag, while the impressive portions of snow crab (market price) stand out on their own.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Winter is a time of particular abundance, when the region’s famous zuwaigani (snow crab) and buri amberjack are in season, but Matsushima recommends amaebi (northern shrimp), available year-round.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
  • Not all crabs walk sideways Most true crabs—those belonging to the infraorder Brachyura, such as fiddler crabs, snow crabs, and ghost crabs—characteristically exhibit lateral movement.
    — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The local delicacy Kobako-gani (female snow crab) can only be eaten between November and December, the most popular months to visit Ishikawa and its capital Kanazawa.
    — Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Dining centers on refined kaiseki or traditional Japanese coursed haute cuisine, featuring regional specialties such as meltingly tender Tajima beef (an elite breed of wagyu cattle and the source of Kobe beef) and Matsuba snow crab.
    — Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Chef Manabu Asanuma highlights Japanese snow crab through a $425 per person prix fixe tasting menu, featuring delicate shabu-shabu, charcoal grilling and his signature hand-cut soba—each expressing the ingredient’s natural sweetness and depth.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Alaskan Snow Crab Roll At JING Scottsdale, sweet Alaskan snow crab and delicate kanikama are wrapped in silky soy paper, then finished with warm ponzu butter that adds layers of bright citrus, savory umami, and rich depth to every bite.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • And 16 Emmys later, the documentary-style series has chronicled the harrowing adventures of various vessels and their intrepid crews across the October king crab and January snow crab seasons — battling boat collisions, power outages, 40-foot waves, and beyond.
    — Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Most prominent is the large Hanazono EDGE Restaurant & Bar at the base of the Hanazono Resort which features a wide variety of Japanese and Western cuisine, including a mouth-watering snow crab ramen (at a very reasonable price).
    — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2022

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