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Huge Coconut Crab!! 🦀 (UNLIKE Any Other Crab on Earth!!) South Pacific Islands



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LAU ISLANDS, FIJI – We’re in the remote Lau Islands group in Fiji, only accessible by boat, and today we’re going to Vuaqava Island, where they are known for their coconut crabs!

First of all, thank you to my friend Andhy Blake for arranging my trip to Fiji: https://www.instagram.com/andhy_blake/ and to Captain Cook Cruises (https://www.captaincookcruisesfiji.com/) for taking us on this once in a lifetime Fiji cruise.

We docked near the uninhabited Vuaqava Island, Lau Islands, Fiji, which is known for its natural beauty, incredible seas, and also for being an island full of coconut crabs! Coconut crabs are definitely unique, and they are a huge delicacy in Fiji and for the local population on the Lau Islands. They all mentioned that they coconut crabs are so tasty and so delicious that they don’t need any extra seasoning or cooking – all you have to do is boil them for about 10 – 15 minutes and eat. The crabs eat mostly a diet of coconut, so they have a sweet coconut taste to them, and the fat in the stomach (similar to the tomalley on other crabs), is like a natural coconut crab pudding with a complexity of flavor. It was an amazing experience to be with local Fijians on a remote island eating coconut crab.

Next up on this Fijian crab tour we visited another island – Totoya Island, Lau Islands, Fiji where we had the honor to cook and eat another Fijian food delicacy of land crabs, cooked in coconut milk. The crabs were boiled then fully deshelled, then mixed with onions and chiles, and lots of coconut milk, and re-filled back into their shells. They were boiled again until the coconut milk thickened into a creamy crab sauce. You eat them with a fresh squeeze of local lime and chili, and it’s something truly magically delicious.

What a day of Fijian food and the freshest crabs from the source!

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47 Comments

  9. Mayne karan

    One thing missing that Blake is not doing or teaching is that we always pray and bless our food before we eat. We Fijians put God first 🙏

  10. paperonthewall

    As a nature lover, I cannot help but feel sympathy for these helpless coconut crabs which I believe are an endangered specie. So stop consuming these poor crustaceans.

  11. Arvin Richman

    Coconut crab is listed on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species…they are slow in population growth rate…

  12. J.

    Best reaction I've seen by Mark as he ate the crab leg dipped in roe.

  13. Akunkay Ugi

    I was a little hesitant about writing this comment,
    not being very good or patient enough to comment
    on YouTube videos. But I must say I like the simplicity
    and openess with which you interact with your hosts
    when you go on your tours; no arrogance, no sense
    of superiority, no snide/derogatory comments.

  14. dexie food tv

    i dont believe in this upon following this trip AND all the trip SAME facial expressions i got….. just to say its taste nice but in the end….. he almost puke vomit what a youtuber…..

  15. Vicente Sablan

    Ultimate, it is. In the 1980s that meal would have cost you $500 , Mark. Hopefully they are farmed and cultured so the next generations will get to see and taste the best delicacy from the islands. Thanks for sharing. Love your vids.

  20. Mary Alice Gonzales

    Hey mr weims..lobe your show .its very informative.akes me wanna go to the places you show just to experience life thru the food and culture..if i cdnt travel then wdtchibg is the next bedt thing..carry on sir.. AMEN

  21. Glorious Yellow

    Did u know that coconutcrab eats birds and also dead humans if they can get their claws on it. They are a endangered species and should not be hunted for food at the moment.

  29. Johnny Singh

    Mr Mark, Are you aware that in Fiji the endangered and protected species (Amendment) Act 2017, under Schedule 1 (Section 3), Part9, 10 prohibits the coconut crab (Birgus latro) sale without being registered. Correct me if i am wrong. These are slow growing species and reach sexual maturity at 5 years old. It takes them 40-60 years to reach maximum size (1m in width from the tip of one leg to tip of another. There are other delicious delights that Fiji offers but Endangered species are always tempting.

  32. Tuttles Peachtree

    Fijian people are so interesting…ancestors from Polynesia, also Melanesia. Some families are intertwined with Tonga, called Tongafiti! Oceanic cultures are the gems of the world…Bula Vinaka, Malo Elele, Kia Ora, Alofa, Aloha!

  35. Frank MacLeod

    Dungeness crab and rock crab, king and snow crab… sure. Had them. I can't imagine COCONUT crab, it sounds and looks like the best crab on earth.

  37. Nxte

    Most of the food you've tried in Fiji are so authentic even some Fijians haven't tasted it😂

  39. LifewithOde

    People saying coconut crabs are endangered but in Fiji it’s in abundance. The island Mark went to is very far from the mainland..it’s take days or two depending on the route to reach the places and you have to get the permission of the locals before going. So come visit Fiji. We locals have even yet to try that’s how hard it is to get, it’s a delicacy.

  41. TheRealDJGRAVY

    It’s “crab” not “crabs” is already plural. No need to add the S.

    It’s like saying “Chinese”. You wouldn’t say “Chineses”

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