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| Come to mama. |
There's room for more than just one stone crab delivery outfit in this town, but don't expect Strickly Stone Crabs to remove the hard shell.
"We won't do it. The second the meat hits the air, it begins breaking down and losing freshness."
So said Strickly's owner, Nancy Davis, when we paid her a visit yesterday at the newly opened
Pinecrest Farmers Market
(5855 SW 111th St., Pinecrest; Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through
April.)
Strickly is unlike
George's, another delivery service that recently cropped up in Miami. Davis, who has been in business two years, won't touch the shells of these beauties even if you
beg and plead.
But hold on. Does she actually expect us to lift a finger and do our
own shelling before we gorge ourselves on the flesh of this uniquely South Florida treat? The nerve to think we must wait! We decided to take a satchel of seven mediums home to put our skills to the test. Turns out all you need is the back of a solid spoon. It's worth the little effort... so much more beautiful, and even a little fun too!
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| They mean business. |
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| Bins in the refrigerated truck are sorted by medium, large, and jumbo. Mediums, the sweet ones, were all that were left. Why do people think bigger is always better? (Score!) |
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| Mustard sauce is not traditional. We like its kick of cayenne. |
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| Friggin' fleckin' fabulous. |
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| Beauties ready for breaking. |
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| Did you know stone crabs have freckles? |
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| Whack! |
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| Shell we eat? |
Strickly Stone Crabs
To place an order, call 305-803-6875 seven days a week.
(Ten-pound minimum for delivery, but they'll go anywhere in Dade County.)
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