The edible crab measuring as much as 20 cm (8”) across. This is a beast with well flavoured, succulent brown and white meat. I prefer a good fresh crab to lobster, though a good fresh lobster will do! The brown meat is held inside the carapace or shell, while the white meat is found, with a little effort, in the claws. It is fished in the eastern side of the Atlantic rather than the Mediterranean but is available in markets not on the Atlantic.
Croustade. A deep shell made of wafer-thin short crust pastry flavoured with Armagnac, bread, duchesse potato, rice or semolina, usually with a savoury filling, covered with more pastry and served hot. It might be filled with prunes or apples.
