Pancake crab refers to certain species, primarily from the genus Atergatis (like A. roseus or A. floridus), known for their flat, round shells resembling pancakes, found in Indo-Pacific reefs, but they are highly toxic to humans due to bacteria and should never be eaten, despite their appearance.
Well said. Eating Xanthidae in general should be avoided, as many species harbor bacteria of the genus Vibrio, which produce substances analogous to tetrodotoxin or saxitoxin.
It is. They contain bacteria that produce the toxins. Even if the bacteria themselves die, the toxic byproduct they've created cannot be destroyed by cooking.
When people talk about killing bacteria with cooking they mean a small amount of bacteria that found it's way onto your food that hasn't had time to colonize. If something has bacteria living inside it you will find a huge amount of highly toxic waste material which cooking won't help.
A mix of bio-accumulated neurotoxins of some sort, apparently. So it might not be impossible to breed them in a controlled environment to create edible pancake crabs, like the toxin free aquacultured pufferfish. True crabcakes, if you would.
It's shape is so diffrent, for a second I had to check and determine whether it's a "True crab" or not, it is . To be clear what I mean is that, around 260 million years ago, decapods (a group of crustaceans) evolved into two infraorders, the Brachyurans( the true crabs) and Anomurans (the wannabe crabs I,e the false crabs, or crab like things). But later it came to know that Brachyuran with the crab like body are so successful and more capable to survive in the changing world so after that not only Anomurans but many other groups of marine life started convergently evolve themselves into the more crab like body, this shape is even very useful in the current age. So that's why lots of crustaceans which we call them as crab are not actually crabs. For example the king crab, the hermit crab, the coconut crab,the porcelain crab, the mole crab etc are not real crabs, even tho we call the crabs, they belong in the anomuran infraorder( crab like crustacean). And for true crabs the dungeness crab,halloween crab,ghost crab etc are real crabs which belong from the Brachyurans infraorder .
Fascinating, apparently they accumulate highly toxic compounds saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin (the same substance found in deadly poisonous puffer fish) in their flesh due to a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that produces the toxins.
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Edit: Not sure if people hate Epic the Musical, or are mad that he(Polites) like this crab is a pancake.
Pancake crab refers to certain species, primarily from the genus Atergatis (like A. roseus or A. floridus), known for their flat, round shells resembling pancakes, found in Indo-Pacific reefs, but they are highly toxic to humans due to bacteria and should never be eaten, despite their appearance.
Well said. Eating Xanthidae in general should be avoided, as many species harbor bacteria of the genus Vibrio, which produce substances analogous to tetrodotoxin or saxitoxin.
Ah and the bacteria could be cooked dead, but the toxins can't, right?
That's some cool stuff!
Precisely. Pufferfish organs(and flesh, in tropical species) are also toxic because of heat-resistant toxins produced by gut bacteria.
I ate tempura pufferfish 4 days ago. Was delicious!
Can agree. It might sound obvious, but they somehow taste like chicken.
Mmmm not even with butter and maple syrup?
Not that I’m planning to defy your advice lol but wouldn’t cooking kill off the dangerous bacteria?
The toxins in these crabs are related to the ones found in toxic pufferfish and is NOT deactivated by cooking. In fact, there is no known antidote.
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It is. They contain bacteria that produce the toxins. Even if the bacteria themselves die, the toxic byproduct they've created cannot be destroyed by cooking.
Ok, I hear you, but what if I use the highest setting on my air fryer.. then what say you?
You can completely burn it and then the ashes might be safe, but I still wouldn't risk it.
When people talk about killing bacteria with cooking they mean a small amount of bacteria that found it's way onto your food that hasn't had time to colonize. If something has bacteria living inside it you will find a huge amount of highly toxic waste material which cooking won't help.
Crab cakes!
That's just unfair
A mix of bio-accumulated neurotoxins of some sort, apparently. So it might not be impossible to breed them in a controlled environment to create edible pancake crabs, like the toxin free aquacultured pufferfish. True crabcakes, if you would.
Let it be so
I would like edible crab pancakes
Forbidden flapjacks!
Please. These are clearly plushie crabs.
Check out the baby ones - https://www.instagram.com/p/DSH5oNQD308/ - It's how I found out about them.
Now that is a Little Guy
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What do you mean it's toxic?! You want to tell me that I can't even eat the pancake crab?!?!?
You can, just once though...
If not food, why food shape?
It's shape is so diffrent, for a second I had to check and determine whether it's a "True crab" or not, it is . To be clear what I mean is that, around 260 million years ago, decapods (a group of crustaceans) evolved into two infraorders, the Brachyurans( the true crabs) and Anomurans (the wannabe crabs I,e the false crabs, or crab like things). But later it came to know that Brachyuran with the crab like body are so successful and more capable to survive in the changing world so after that not only Anomurans but many other groups of marine life started convergently evolve themselves into the more crab like body, this shape is even very useful in the current age. So that's why lots of crustaceans which we call them as crab are not actually crabs. For example the king crab, the hermit crab, the coconut crab,the porcelain crab, the mole crab etc are not real crabs, even tho we call the crabs, they belong in the anomuran infraorder( crab like crustacean). And for true crabs the dungeness crab,halloween crab,ghost crab etc are real crabs which belong from the Brachyurans infraorder .
Fascinating, apparently they accumulate highly toxic compounds saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin (the same substance found in deadly poisonous puffer fish) in their flesh due to a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that produces the toxins.
So the adults look more long-cooked than the babies?
But they look so delicious
How poisonous are we talking?
Pufferfish poisonous tier, the toxin can't be cooked out.
If not pancake, why pancake shape?
Absolutely delightful
The one on the right resembles the swedish pastry 'semla'.
no one has said “the real crabcake” yet. i am astonished
Krabby Patties?
I first thought it was handbag in the shap of a crab with matching wallet😅🦀
I thought these were purses. Large and small sizes.
Is it really worth it? To harvest pancakes frome their natural habitats?
They even placed him next to a Pikelet crab for comparison. How cute.
It's super cute though.
Well those two facts are very unfortunate when taken together.
i can't believe this. no crabohydrates for us
Don’t F with me AI. I’ll eat you goddarn it!!
not AI. this is a real species.
No I know, I’m just joking it better not be AI just messing around lol
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Edit: Not sure if people hate Epic the Musical, or are mad that he(Polites) like this crab is a pancake.
Ehh.. i feel fake vibes
I mean.... You could look it up.....
It's so easy to confirm with a search. It's widely documented.