The blue crab lives in the Bering, Okhotsk, and Japanese seas. The diameter of the male's shell can reach 20 cm, the female's is smaller - up to 16 cm. Weight 1-5 kg. Second name - "King crab". Its meat is an expensive and rare delicacy. 100 grams of the product contain 16 g of proteins and 3.6 g of fats, there are no carbohydrates at all, which makes it low-calorie, and therefore dietary. It also contains biologically active substances, amino acids (which, by the way, are more than in fish), vitamins, micro and macroelements. In world cuisine, you can find a lot of dishes with the addition of crab meat, including this type.