crabmeat

/ˈkɹæbˌmit/ noun

**Crabmeat** is the tender, sweet flesh harvested from a crab’s body and legs. It appears fresh, frozen, or canned, ready to be dropped into a recipe. Chefs differentiate “lump” crabmeat, the larger chunks from the body, from the finer, richer “claw” meat. The texture ranges from flaky to buttery, earning it a place in salads, sushi rolls, creamy bisques, and classic crab cakes. Since processing usually cooks the meat, a brief reheating is all that’s needed to keep it succulent.

【核心含义】螃蟹肉,指从蟹身和蟹钳中取出的鲜美肉质,口感细腻鲜甜。

常用于沙拉、寿司或汤羹;注意区分“蟹身肉”(大块)和“蟹钳肉”(细碎);罐装品已熟制,稍加热即可保持柔嫩。

【Significado central】La carne tierna y dulce que se extrae del cuerpo y las patas del cangrejo, disponible fresca, congelada o enlatada para incorporar a distintas recetas.

En la cocina se distingue entre la "carne de cuerpo" (trozos grandes y firmes) y la "carne de pinza" (más pequeña y de sabor más concentrado). Se usa mucho en ensaladas, rolls de sushi, bisques cremosos y los clásicos pasteles de cangrejo (crab cakes). Como el proceso de conservación generalmente la deja precocida, basta con calentarla brevemente para que quede suculenta.

Word Origin Crabmeat is crab + meat. Crab comes from a root meaning 'to scratch, claw' — think of those pincers. Meat originally meant any solid food, not just flesh; it's from a root meaning 'moist, fat.' So crabmeat is the edible part of a crab. Related: crabby (irritable, like a crab), meaty, sweetmeat (candied fruit).

noun The meat of a crab. countable

The salad was topped with fresh crabmeat and avocado.

(名词) 蟹肉

沙拉上撒了新鲜的蟹肉和牛油果。

(sustantivo) carne de cangrejo; cangrejo (en contexto culinario) [La carne de un cangrejo.]

La ensalada estaba cubierta con carne fresca de cangrejo y aguacate.

(nom) chair de crabe; viande de crabe [Chair comestible du crabe, utilisée comme ingrédient culinaire.]

La salade était garnie de chair de crabe (crabmeat) fraîche et d'avocat.

(Substantiv) Krabbenfleisch [Das essbare Fleisch einer Krabbe, das als Nahrungsmittel verwendet wird.]

Das Restaurant servierte **crabmeat** in einer cremigen Sauce.

(名詞) カニの身(食用とする部分)。

サラダには新鮮なカニの身とアボカドがのせられていた。

(substantivo) carne de caranguejo; polpa de caranguejo [A carne de um caranguejo.]

A salada foi coberta com carne de caranguejo fresca e abacate.

Synonyms: crab crab flesh seafood
Word parts: crab + meat

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