Videos of celebrities are a popular choice. people eating copious amounts of crab legsYoutube can be viewed millions of times. The people who love them as much as the food they eat love to see what happens.

There are actually many entire channelsDedicated to eating crabs of every type.

Not all crab legs are the same.

The most popular variety of snow crab leg is the at. $66They are very affordable at two pounds. Dungeness crabs cost $60They weigh in at 2 pounds, have thicker shells, and are firmer. Golden king crabs are the most popular king crabs you will find at restaurants. They cost around $136 per 2 lb.

The wild-caught Alaskan red King crab is the most expensive of all crab legs, and it commands a price of almost twice as much. $180 for 2 pounds.

Arnie Dzelzkalns (head seafood buyer, online retailer) Crowd CowAccording to a study, the simple reason why prices are higher is supply and demand.

“This was the last year that there was an official moratorium. “The stock levels were too low, so the season was ended completely,” he told CNBC Make It. International markets really want Alaskan red King crab. You can find the finest out there.

Dzelzkalns says fishermen want to catch king crab right before they molt so the meat completely fills the shell. Only six weeks are left in the Alaskan red King crab season, which runs from October through November. Bering sea is the best place to catch Alaskan red King crab.    

To find out if Alaskan red king crab is worth its price, we took 2 pounds to Daniel Boulud’s namesake restaurant, Daniel, in Manhattan — which has not one but two Michelin stars.

Check out the video below to determine if Alaskan red-king crab is worth your money. 

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