UMAYA - Okabe Kanikko - Ready To Eat Fried Japanese Baby Crabs - With A Hint Of Sweet Honey and Savory Seasonings - Crunchy Gourmet Snack From Japan - Individual 2.2oz (65g) Snack Size Bag - Pack of 1

I purchased this for me and my sisters to try after seeing them on TikTok for years. We were so excited! Until we opened the bag... The packaging itself is very cute, I like the cute cartoon crab. It's also kinda crazy seeing how many little crabs fills one bag alone, it makes you wonder how exactly they harvest them. That being said, as soon as you open the bag you are hit with an overwhelming fishy smell. I hate the smell of fish, I stay away from eating it just because the smell is unappealing. I do, however, love crabs, squid, octopus, shrimps, and anything else. I figured this snack would smell like the sea, but I was not expecting such a putrid odor. Imagine a dirty fish tank, fish food, or the girl your ex told you not to worry about. Anyways. These crabs are like hardened stink bombs. As soon as you take a bite, the smell hits you again like a bus. Ugh, I'm shuddering just thinking about it! The consistency is really hard and stale, again, I was expecting something crunchy but not THAT stale. The taste you get right off the bat is sweet, followed by an overwhelming putrid fishy taste. I simply couldn't, I kept on spitting this out every time I tried to eat one. Even that was hard to do, the desecrated crab shell kept sticking to the inside of my mouth and I'd have to literally wipe my tongue with a napkin. Stay away from these, please. If they were cheaper, I'd say go for it, what's a couple bucks? But this is too much of a price to pay.

I just got mines today and seeing all the reviews? I’m surprised as this is actually good but I understand it’s an acquired taste, I honestly thought it was gonna be as bad as some of the reviews said it was but it was lovely like eating something that’s candy coated, had no issues eating it and worth the money and it is more sweet due to the honey they put on it. The texture of the baby crabs wasn’t bad at all like almost eating a hallow hard candy.

The flavor is more bearable if you take small bites instead of eating a crab whole, and in doing so I can somewhat how this kind of snack could be an enjoyable. But these just have too much off-putting (and somewhat concerning) flavors that left me feeling slightly nauseous. Like others have said, these have a strong and somewhat rotten taste. They have a strong fish food like smell, which I didn't find too bad. But the taste was concentrated fish food with some off-putting/rot flavors and a hint of sweetness. The aftertaste lingers and tastes like wet dog. At the very tail end you get a secondary aftertaste of ocean similar to seaweed. Not only is it not worth the money, it's not worth it in general.

The initial flavor was ok but the overall taste wasn't that good. This is not a snack I'd reach for if I was looking to satisfy my need for a snack. Not to mention the shell pieces are hard to chew and even harder swallow.

Absolutely TERRIBLE!!!! I saw the advertisement for crab chips on Facebook. I decided to try them out because the delivery was two days. I opened them, the bag smelled fishy and the crab chips taste like shells. There is NO crab inside and they taste like crab shells with no flavor. Very disappointing. Please DO NOT waste your money on this brand. If I could give a negative -10, I would. Absolute waste of money!

I mean I don’t really know what I expected but if I had to equate it to anything it would be kind of like those sweetened seaweed rolls that you get at an oriental market. It’s definitely an acquired taste as it has a very strong seafood flavor. The smell is a lot stronger than the actual taste of the crabs. Almost tasted like I was eating sweetened fish bait at some point. Not unbearable but also not my favorite. Not spicy and the quality seemed okay. I don’t really care for the price for the amount that I got but I guess it is technically seafood so… texture is surprisingly not as crunchy as I thought it would be. Whatever they’re marinated in probably tenderizes the shell a bit. Your breath is gonna be KICKING afterwards though. My husband wouldn’t come near me.

Upon other bag you hit with the strongest fishy smell ever, it’s like when you open a container of fish flakes. The taste is horrible , not sweet just very very fishy and crunchy. The pieces kinda get stuck To your teeth and it leaves a bad aftertaste. Not worth the money spent for horrible quality. The only thing good about this snack is the packaging and the little crabs.

I like this but is too sweet if they make it spicy will be better or just regular

Pas très bon

Cantidad y sabor muy dulces, muy poco producto en la bolsa para el precio.

It’s absolutely amazing 🦀 It literally tastes like the ocean, lol It is fishy, sweet, and not spicy at all. I understand it’s not for everyone, but I really enjoy the crisp texture and that rich seafood flavor. Diffidently will buy again The negative part it is bit pricy bec of the shipment.