Crab

[Harters (John Hartley - a culinary patriot, cooking and eating in northwest England)]

Truth be told, I havent come across a crab recipe that beats a simple crab sandwich. The bread “buttered” with the brown meat, then the white meat piled on with a little lettuce for crispness. It’s a summer highlight of a trip to the coast - none better than on the terrace of the Jolly Fisherman in Craster, Northumberland overlooking the village harbour where the crabs are landed. Although, last trip, we went for dinner when they don’t offer sandwiches, so settled for a lovely crab salad.

[Craster, Northumberland] Jolly Fisherman

“Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside. I do like to be beside the sea.” Although not on a wet and miserable midweek evening. What I really wanted to do was settle down in front of the TV, with something warm and comforting. Instead, we honoured our reservation and made the 20 minute drive to this harbourside pub in a neighbouring village. We had a great table, looking out to sea, towards the next bit of land, in Denmark. It was a grey sea and a grey sky, the two merging into each other. The …