Photo depicts a fresh water crab, known popularly in Dominica as “cyrique”, out probably to get something to eat.
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This crab looks healthy. I would love to make a delicious crab back with this one.
That crab reminds me of Run DMC!
Sakway zenfan yer bon martin.Doh make me bavay.
Upon taking a closer look it appears that she is laden with eggs.So guys with all the mouth watering we’re talking about nows is not the time to cook or stew ma comere cyrique.Lets give the eggs time to develop into little ones, so next year we’ll have more to cook.We must practice conservation, if we’re to have more in the future
Dear Mr Crabs.
I find it highly unusual of you to pose for a picture when there are many persons chasing you with breadfruit and coconut milk in hand to eat you. RUN Mr. Crabs RUN
@ Anonymous
This is not a smart crab. One would think that it would take off like a jet.
I was a great “cirique catcher” when I was small. If u had exchange the camera for a cutlass, I am sure the pose would have been different.When rain falls, that depends the kind of shower; I still feel the sensation inside of me, that’s the moment to go and catch them. After catching them, on our way home,my brother and me would cut some surgarcane and while my mother was cooking our cirique with calaloo and coconut juice, we would be bellyfulling with cane waiting for the meal.I left D/ca in the early 70’s as a teen, I have never been sick and can carry over 140 lbs.Thank God for D/can food ! And if the cirique and them want to rejoice saying, that I don’t know how to catch them again, just give me a cutlass and they will see. Ok excuse me, I’m sorry I have a good heart now, I don’t kill animals anymore.!!!
@ nicelady
This is mouthwatering. You were a pro at catching crabs. As some people grow older they are not as tough to catch and kill them.
They are sold live in Toronto. When ready to cook them, they are placed in a large pot of boiling water as also lobster.
One Saturday I was at a shopping area. I saw two young women walking and one shrieked. A few of us asked them what is wrong. They said that they bought some live crabs and are taking them home to cook. They had them in a paper bag, of all. I would not want them to grab my hand.
Nice Pic Green.
This would be a great addition to my one pot hold all. Lol.
sanchoche hmmmmmm!!!
OK DNO, I am the lawyer representing the crab. My client did not give permission to shoot his photo, not to publish said photo.
I am hereby giving you 2 hours to pull down the photo from the internet. Failure to do so will leave my client with no choice but to sue for disclosure of my place of hiding.
Please take that opportunity to act accordingly.
Yours Truly
Crab Lawyer
I meant his place of hiding
It’s obviously left-handed
Wow, that crab there well photogenic. It’s looking straight at the person taking its photo.
my mouth watering, i wonder whether Dominican still eat cyrique with all the fast food in DA
where is the dasheen swap and lait coco to go with that?
would love me some crab now!
Oh yeah, a few of these and some onion, garlic, some dumplins in coconut milk with some blue dasheen. Original D.A style, mouth watering.
original da style… i agree!
Nice pic mr cirique(how the heck do spell that word anyway), but i were you i would go a very low profile for the next couple of months or your next nic pic might be you on a plate with some green pawpaw in creme cocoa…lol
your post made me smile!
i know…but if you read the other posts you will see that this was no laughing matter. Every body mouth watering as they imagining all sorts of mouth watering dishes with my friend. I’ll have to say again…” i told you so Mr Nice Pic Cyrique ” is plate for you now. Better go deeep for 4 months. take my advice..
papamet, dat calling for a lait coco and breadfruit, thats the best crab in DA
and tasty too!