Echizen Crab (Snow Crab)
越前蟹 / 松葉蟹 (越前蟹 / 松葉蟹)
Pourquoi sourcer au Japon
Echizen-gani GI protection (MAFF); yellow / red tag-trace certification system unique to Fukui; Matsuba-gani Tottori-Hyogo brand established.
Spec clé
Cooked weight 600-1,200 g (top grade); protein 17-20%; characteristic snow-white meat; mineral / amino-acid profile distinct from king crab.
Produit fini typique
Premium fresh-cooked retail, frozen-cooked export, premium canned crab.
At a glance
- Fournisseurs répertoriés
- 2 fournisseurs
- MOQ typique
- 10–100 kg live / cooked; 5–25 kg frozen retail
- Délai typique
- 6–10 weeks (in season; allocation-controlled)
- Régions d'origine
- Fukui (Echizen-gani), Tottori / Hyogo (Matsuba-gani), Hokkaido (Tsuwai-gani)
- Catégorie
- Ingrédients alimentaires
- Saison de récolte
- November – March (regulated season)
- Statut réglementaire au Japon
- Food product; Echizen-gani GI; phytosanitary for live; shellfish allergen
- Nom japonais
- 越前蟹 / 松葉蟹
- Romaji
- 越前蟹 / 松葉蟹
À propos de cet ingrédient
Male snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) — known as 'Echizen-gani' in Fukui, 'Matsuba-gani' in Tottori-Hyogo, and 'Tsuwai-gani' in Hokkaido. Fukui's Echizen-gani has GI protection and tag-trace certification (yellow tag for Echizen-gani, red tag for top-grade). Female (seko-gani) has separate naming and pricing. Northern Hokkaido and Sea of Japan harvest produces the principal commercial supply. Used live-cooked, frozen retail, and increasingly canned for export.
Statut réglementaire
| Japon | Food product; Echizen-gani GI; phytosanitary for live; shellfish allergen |
|---|---|
| Union européenne | Food import; GI-recognition under EU-Japan EPA |
| États-Unis | GRAS; FDA Prior Notice; shellfish-allergen labelling |
| Chine | GACC; live-shellfish inspection |
Fournisseurs japonais
Ihara Fisheries Co., Ltd.
井原水産株式会社
Grand transformateur de saumon basé à Hokkaido. Fournisseur potentiel de cartilage nasal de saumon en tant que sous-produit.
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Maruha Nichiro Corporation
マルハニチロ株式会社
Tokyo-listed seafood and frozen-food group, Japan's largest seafood company. Operates substantial fishing fleets, aquaculture (notably bluefin-tuna farming), and a global frozen-food retail brand. Beyond consumer brands, Maruha Nichiro's marine-bioscience subsidiary supplies fish-collagen, salmon-proteoglycan, and marine-functional ingredients for cosmetic and supplement OEMs. Reference Japan-domestic supplier for sustainability-positioned seafood-derived ingredients.
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