TALANGKA

Talangka is a very small crab, like a shore crab.

Scientific name: Hemigrapsus sanguineus / Varuna litterata
Common English name: Japanese / Asian shore crab

Talangka is much smaller than the crabs referred to as alimasag and alimango.

This shore crab can now be found on the Atlantic coast of the United States!

Taba ng talangka (“fat” from tiny crabs) is a Filipino delicacy. The “fat” is actually crab eggs or roe.

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