Curacha Alavar, sometimes referred to as curacha con salsa Alavar ("Curacha with Alavar sauce") in Chavacano a Spanish-based creole language, is a Filipino dish made from spanner crabs (), garlic, ginger, salt, and Alavar sauce.The key ingredient is the Alavar sauce, a secret blend of coconut milk, taba ng talangka (crab roe paste), and various spices. [2] [3] [4]

2018年10月14日 · Curacha is famous in Mindanao, especially in Zamboanga. It’s a spanner crab or red frog crab, a crustacean hybrid native to the waters of Zamboanga and Sulu. It can be cooked with sauce or steamed. Wash the curacha in running water and use toothbrush to clean the shells if necessary. Drain. Put the curacha in a cooking pot or medium size wok.

In the Chavacano language of Zamboanga in the southern Philippines, curacha refers to the spanner crab or red frog crab whose scientific name is Ranina ranina. A hybrid crustacean — curacha is a cross between a large sea crab and a big spiny lobster. It is a large crab with a red color, which stays the same in color even when cooked.

Ranina ranina is a regional specialty in some regions of the Philippines where it is known as curacha. It is generally eaten steamed as halabos, or cooked in coconut milk as ginataan. A notable variant of the latter is the curacha Alavar of Zamboanga City. [13][14] In Vietnam the species is named as "Huỳnh Đế crab", literally means "emperor crab".

2024年5月16日 · Curacha is a type of crab found exclusively off the coast of Zamboanga, in the southern Philippines. They are bright red in color and contain a large amount of meat.

2022年7月4日 · The Curacha is a native seafood dish from Zamboanga. It is a hybrid of crabs and lobsters steamed with sauce. In Chavacano (Zamboanga), it is a spanner crab or red frog crab which is scientifically called Ranina ranina. It is mostly steamed and served with sauce. It is Zamboanga’s local seafood delicacy, although it is also commonly found in Sulu.

2018年9月5日 · Curacha is famous in Mindanao, especially in Zamboanga. It’s a spanner crab or red frog crab, a crustacean hybrid native to the waters of Zamboanga and Sulu. It can be cooked with sauce or steamed. INGREDIENTS: 1 kilo curacha or crab 1/2 kilo grated coconut 1/2 kilo Alavar sauce 1 bulb of garlic 1/2 thumb of…

2023年1月19日 · The Curacha Crab in Chavacano, or ‘red frog crab’ or ‘spanner crab’ in English is a common shellfish found in the waters of Sulu. Being a cross between a big spiny lobster and a large sea crab with a rich vibrant red color, its meat mostly comes from the belly rather than the usual fat crab claws.

2012年9月3日 · Curacha also known as spanner crab or red frog crab is a local Chavacano name given to a sea crab species found in Zamboanga Philippines. It is a highbred crustacean, with …

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