King Crab?

Does New England have the equilivant of Alaskan King Crab? I saw it on a menu, but is it caught fresh in New England or would that be frozen?

We do have crab but it's much smaller than king crab, not as tasty either IMO. Frozen king crab legs are available at most seafood places but I would stick to lobster.

I agree. If you see it on a menu it is most likely frozen. We have crabs to eat, but as mentioned would be much smaller and more likely used in something like a crab cake or such. Maine Lobster is the similar attraction around here.

If you were to look at the Wikipedia for king crab, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_crab , of the species that are identified there, none are indigenous to the US east cost. So any king crab legs etc. that are served there, would most likely be from the frozen variety.

We do have crab but it's much smaller than king crab, not as tasty either IMO. Frozen king crab legs are available at most seafood places but I would stick to lobster.

Bummer. I would have thought I'd died and gone to heaven if I could get a whole week of Lobster and King Crab.

I figured that it wouldn't be the exact same as Alaskan King Crab, but didn't know if there was a species that was comparable on the Atlantic Coast.

Maine crab meat is very tasty (I actually like it better than lobster), but it is a pain in the neck to pick the meat. We have it in stews, crabmeat rolls, crab cakes, etc. Jan