The plucky brown crab is prolific in the seas around the United Kingdom, growing up to 11", and if able to avoid the crab pot, living to 20 years. Their claws, with fierce black pinchers, are bursting with sweet white meat, while the body boasts succulent brown meat best scooped with a spoon. Sandwiches , thick with crab and mayo, are on offer up and down the English coast during winter and spring.