Yes, i know that it seems strange, but in Santa Catarina (south
Brazil) it used to be common to eat it fried or in some other
ways. I have tasted it and can say it is quite good.

Regards,
Fabio Wiggers

 --- Andy Rindsberg <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:
> Fabio,
>
> I have read that Emerita is used here as bait, and I have
> observed that
> shorebirds eat it too. Human food? Well, so far as I know, all
> crustaceans
> are edible unless they have been eating something nasty, but
> this is a
> surprise. There is not much meat on a mole crab.
>
>





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