Well do they? There are two types of sand fleas/sand crabs you can catch in the surf zone. Soft shell and hard shell. I love soft shell crab rolls at the sushi place, so I thought why wouldn't soft shell sand crabs be as delicious? I caught some of these little crabs and cooked them on the beach with my pan and butter. . . Ok, I put too much butter this time...but still I don't think it would make the results any different.
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You don't know how to cook them. Cut up some onions, garlic, add a half table spoon of salt and black pepper, and stir fry it. When it's cooked, throw it in the trash.
i'm dying lmfao
Flash holy shit
Looooooolllll
Flash lmfao 😂😂😂😂
hahahaha
He did it all wrong! First you carefully wash the sand fleas in the purest spring water (slightly chilled). Then in the skillet melt 2-3 tablespoons of butter, add some fresh minced garlic, salt, and pepper (maybe a dash of cayenne pepper). After a minute or so, AND THIS IS THE IMPORTANT STEP, throw away the sand fleas and add shrimp to the pan. Cook thoroughly and enjoy!
Hahaaaaa!!!!
😂😂😂👏
Lmfaooo
Hurd Hur Hur funny man
This joke is getting so old
man legit cooked sea cockroaches alive and eat them whole including their shit and sand, truly a legend
******LMFAO******
LOL
lmao
And truly disgusting lmao
Theyre usually supposed to be gutted, not sure why he just cooked them
How on Earth did you think it'd turn out without any real prep? I feel like this is equivalent to catching a fish and just boiling it whole, then taking a bite of it head first.....
That's exactly what it's like
Its like throwing a clam in a frying pan then biting through the sandy shell before saying its the worst meal ever.
"Just a little bit of butter"
this part made my day!!!
Paula Deen would be proud, nearly knocked the whole pan over
Jesus Rincon lol giant chunk
Jesus Rincon ikr
Maybe he's related to Paula dean
*He can carry a full stick of butter with him but not a pair of tongs*
Zach Choi lol
Or water
Lol
Lmaoooo
Ikr😂😂
Actually in the Philippines we eat those and they taste amazing just like a crab but we clean the guts out before cooking it pair it with some soy sauce and chilli and they taste super good
Kadiri
Masarap kaya
Yeeaa I threw up when he didn’t take out the gunk
The guts of sand fleas smells like s**t tbh but the meat is good
Then it's shit lmao
Poor sand crabs, I'm not surprised they taste bad since they weren't soaked and he ate them without cleaning them out.
Yeah they were probably filled with sand & someone said in another comment that they’re actually good seasoned & fried
Bet he ate some parasites too
@@DoobieDrewski doesnt matter if it’s cooked
I always joke that crabs are just sea spiders.
@@jonathanallenphotography well I can’t agree more
“Let me just squeeze a little bit of butter.” *plops in half the butter* “K perfect.”
Amerika
I was just gonna say that.
Randomessence I'll give you a like but I don't want to ruin the 420
thisisobdurate cuz is dope.
Randomessence 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
*"and with my butter, im gonna squeeze a little bit out", drops the whole damn stick*
Akisa905 "k perfect"
Akisa905 i know right but hry I'd probs do same
lmao i said the same thing
Hahahahaha
I don't know about you guys, but that part kinda bothers me 😂
"A little sand never hurt, right?" Kidney stones: yeah, never
I think they just pass the stomach with no harm. Just like gum
Solids don't pass through your kidneys only liquid does
@@Gay_Nigga_Hoodmoments Kidney stones are solid.
@@ScoobieSwisher7413 difference is sped kidney stones are formed lower down and are usually small and are pushed into your bladder solids such as sand or food wouldn't be passed through your kidneys
@@ScoobieSwisher7413 kidney stones are formed by water soluble substances, sand isn't water soluble
Growing up in Acapulco we used to eat these all the time they are actually very good soft shell they taste just like shrimp we used to eat them with lemon salt and maybe some kind of sauce they are actually pretty good
"Honestly, I think they're gonna taste amazing!" *eats a sandcrab* "I can't do it, I can't do it guys."
Oooooof
It was hardshell, he wasn’t expecting it to be that good
Your Mom you copy my icon >;(
can you feel it now mr crabs
krabs*
ART THOU FEELING IT NOW MR KRABS
ALEXTRONAUT are you feeling it know mr. kraaabs
You wanna know if I can FEEEEL it?
oh yeah mr.crabs
Fishermen are some of the most adventurous and brave contributors to the food industry and gastronomy knowledge. I would like to experience what being a fisherman is at least once
You can do it
@@noahboucher125 I would need to get a license that I would never use ever again haha. Besides I would have to travel to the coast
This whole video sums up everything I do in life.
“If you do eat a sand crab raw just make sure you cook it” *inspiring words*
XD good thing I'm already laying down rofl
Lol
😑😂
lmaooo
Read this as he said this 😂
I think you'll only hear me say this one time and one time only. That was too much butter...don't think it mattered though
Fisherman's Life Butter is life for us people in the Bay Area 😂👌🏼
Fisherman's Life yes OMG
Fisherman's Life ponle un poco de ajo y pimienta con eso le daras mas sabor
Cirilo Rosales what you are saying is that to put garlic and pepper with them lol
Fisherman's Life I don't think people are trying to be mean just a inside joke I think
“So I’ll get some soft shelled sand crabs and put them in my pan and I have lots of butter and I’m ready to eat them”. what a guy! One of the coolest things I’ve heard.
Lmao the clenched right hand says it all...it’s like he wants to go back in time and beat up the very idea of this 🤣😂😅🥰
His verion of "a little bit of butter" is like that cooking woman's version of "one shot of vodka"
Halfrican lol
Halfrican im so glad im not the only one side eying sandra lee's cocktail hour lol
"Two shots of vodka" *glugglugglugglugglugglugglugglugglugglug*
Actually 2 SHOTS OF VODKA
Halfrican ikr
the “squeeze a little bit out” reminds me of the two shots of vodka
Valar MorghuIis lmaoo
Well... we only remember the first two ;)
“Two shots of vodka,” *pours entire bottle* “and one-“
Yessss exactly
the lady knows how its done same as this man
6:26 this was all I needed to see. I've been thinking about eating these things for years, and its molting season on em here right now. Guess now I dont have to bother. Thanks dude!! New sub here
I mean you could have a better experience if you’d clean them remove guts and shit. Also something better to fry them in as well..
this is a really useful video! Thanks for the honest review about the taste
That was the day the outbreak started...
i wonder what kind of diseases are in there? Well, if you take a closer look, you may find that the most common forms are cutaneous leishmaniasis, which causes skin sores, and visceral leishmaniasis, which affects several internal organs (usually spleen, liver, and bone marrow).
Cornelius Pildershmidt hypochondriac. Most likely if you have a week immune system from eating processed food your whole life then ya. If not, then it is no different from eating any other species of its kind. Shit, most fish you eat are just as bad if not worse.
Chris Carpenter HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Jack Benimble exactly people acting like these are the only seafood that carries parasites when alive. Nearly every sort of meat once had parasites when it was living lol. Everyone loves bacon yet un cooked or raw pork/pig is almost certain to give you worms...
28 days later.......
Everyone tough until the parasites have parasites
Heck yeah
Everyone gangsta till the parasite start walking
Those ain't actualy fleas they are sand crabs.
@@train_go_boom2065 They know that; the joke works because they are named "fleas"
@@Joeiguana27 oh ok
I've loved to catch those on shorelines as a kid, never once did I think they would taste good. Thanks bro lol Great video
"Alright, I think they cooked long enough." Famous last words.
“Oh, thats a nice sand flea, ill put it in my pocket”
Prinsipe Motions lmfaoooooooooooo
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that sounded weird lol
Some Skyrim shit
Bro Rs I’m just like “he must walk into place with a pocket full of sand fleas”
Animal Crossing
You should try it again, but let them sit in a tank for a day to clean out their systems and wash and season them properly lol
Kevin Benoit he ate their poopy guts, no wonder he gaged 😂
Taraji Shivagana How old are you?
JJ24 35 :(
Taraji Shivagana Ok I was wondering by your statement “poopy guts” tho it made me laugh
You related to Chris Benoit?
he does the dirty work so we don't have to, bless you man
Thank you so much for the laughs you gave me tonight. You are brave and have a great sense of humor young man...
you have to put them in water overnight so that they clean out there systems before you eat them.Then batter and fry them.
that makes sense, tell him that before he tries it again and uploads it to youtube!
I Test VIPS If you want to eat them whole, you'll let them clean out their systems. If you gut them, you can skip this process though. Either way is fine
RavenTheTruthTeller Yea but that doesn't mean they kindly took a shit before being caught.
RoxasWasTaken. lmfao! "kindly took a shit" 😂😂😂😂
I know! I had escargot (snails) for the first time. They feed them corn meal so their insides get cleaned out. They were really good!
Dude always has butter in his pocket....WTF😂😂😂
Jason Logan he grows it in there
Just in case...
He'll get pulled over, not have his licence but will give the officer his butter and the cop ends up letting him go everytime..
Lol, "its better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it". You just never know, lol... 😂
Always ready to lube up and go
Props. I've seen, in person, in life, dudes bite live bullfrogs in half, dudes eatin minnows straight out of the pond, and a fella that managed to down a straight out of the pond crappie without cook or clean. You've joined those ranks even though you cooked it through in butter. Good on ya!
You should bring a box. It is more efficient. You also need two buckets: one for washing off the sand and the other to keep the crabs alive. You can deep fry them with chilis or just pan fry them with seasoning. The ones with roe taste better.
"Lets throw a little butter in here" *proceeds to lose self control and throws everything in*
Jiri De groot XD tru
Ur comment made my day
"k perfect"
Just two shots of vodka " Through in two glasses of vodka"
It's not like he's drinking the butter, it's just like healthier deep frying.
naw man you kinda didn't cook them right.... You have to rinse with clean water first till water becomes clear... Boil in water then you can pan cook them. You can do in many ways most remove the head and shells though.
Wait... Are you saying that something that lives in filth might have tasted better if he'd washed it before he cooked it? My mind is blown.
you don't cook a crab on a pan do you ? You don't cook a freshly caught lobster on a pan do you ? Or shrimp right out of the water do you ?
you do need to do that with sea food, at least take the poop off shrimps, u guys are lack of basic cooking sense
Clearly he can’t cook
A lot of my family like to go fishing and stuff and this guy is just so cool to watch because he does fishing 🎣 🤩🤩🤩
5½ minutes of enthusiasm, 90 seconds of regret..
U gotta prep them by letting em poop in a bucket overnight, removing the shell (even if it's soft) and remove the guts. Then cook the legs and meat with butter and whatever seasoning and they taste fire yo
World Peace Deathray sounds right
Listen to this guy he knows his sand fleas
World Peace Deathray this guy know what's up
World Peace Deathray imo way too much work for some small ass water fleas
Damn .... i found a sand flea expert on youtube
You did not cook them long enough. When cooked right the hard shell disintegrates in your mouth. The hard shell you had should of been red in color. It looked grey still. You really only want the hard shells not soft. I have cooked them for myself and kids and we enjoyed them. When done right they taste like lobster bisque. Don't give up. Keep the vids coming.
Nice comentary !
Well... I am still apprehensive about trying them again. idk if i can do it
DO IT THE FISHERMAN'S LIFE SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF FEAR
Mark Bertumen Lol
do it so we know if it taste better
Thank you for sharing. What kind of camera are using for this video? Thank you 😊
thanks for the honest answer
This video should be called “Does Butter Taste Good?”
ian7linder THATS FUNNY !!!!!!!
ian7linder ikr
Fact I'm mad I'm only the second person to realize he ruined this dish no one eats crabs cooked in butter only infact we use butter as dipping sauce after seasoning n cooking
I just ate some about an hour ago. I caught them yesterday, left them in clean water over night in the fridge. Today I pulled them out, pulled the big shells and legs off. Washed the guts out, rolled them in flour and old bay, fried them in butter. They tasted great. It was like eating a fried soft crab. Everyone who tried them thought they were good. Even the kids tore them up
justen sr I knew he did something wrong cause it didn't seem right how he was preparing them
If you're gonna eat weird stuff you need to be able to cook well. Yours sound tasty, his absolutely did not.
Amen. It's about the prep. Gotta soak them in water for at least an hour so the expel the sand, just like oysters. No one eats shrimp legs, eyes and all. Why would that be any different for sand crabs?
Yeah that preparation is what makes all the difference.
i would imagine the clean water overnight helps to soften them a bit, i might even try throwing some lemon juice or some other citrus in the water and let them sit overnight. the big shells and legs being pulled off prob makes a HUGE difference. the flour, old bay and butter sound like a great idea. id like to see a video of tha
“Just gonna squeeze a little bit out” *squeezes the fattest glob of butter known to man*
This is the video I didn’t know I needed 🤣🤣🤣
you want some sand crabs with your butter?
y e s
hehe
😂
Grand Tickler bahahahahah
Are u at ocean beach, San Francisco?
Fleas: Do Beach Humans Taste Good?
your profile pic matches ur comment so much lol
Ayeee great comment you shoulda gotten 4K likes so here you go
Yup, I once tasted this girl on the beach and she was delicious.... Yes, yes that happened.... Nope it didn't I'm just a virgin with excess imagination.
Huggleston 🤣🤣😂😂😂
Goddamn it💀
That was awesome! you made my day
5:52 had me laughing. like damn imagine being on a hot skillet just to get spit out because you dont taste good 😂
If you look in the left corner, at 6:39 you'll see a drunk guy crash into a bush.
Lol thanks for telling me
Lmaooo
Lawls!!
lol he's probably high af
Skateboarding and crash
"Well... I don't know about this. But, whatever." - Fisherman's Life 2017. And that's what I live by.
Thank YOU for the LAUGH 😂 I laughed so HARD ♥️♥️♥️
This is awesome I caught some the other day and wondered if you could eat them
Tell me why this man lookin like when Squidward tried to cook that bug when they were trapped in the forest with the magic conch
magneticz lmao you made my day😂
😂😂
magneticz omg 😂
Hahahahahhaha
magneticz cuz he's earth squidward
"and with my butter, just gonna squeeze a little bit out" *the entire stick plops onto the pan* "ok perfect"
Username Checks Out "Oh! cheese!"
I love how this guy didn't even added salt, or pepper. A true display of culture.
Well maybe if he had added those things…they would’ve tasted better…just a thought 🤷🏾♀️
Salt from ocean
yea culture of stupidity lol
"Idk about this...but, whatever." Words to live by
When he was putting it on the pan to cook it, it reminded me of that one Spongebob episode. I think they were trying to survive in the wild or were hungry or something
thats the one where the bug gets mad and hits squidward with the spatula? funny shit
signs, mhm 😊
Wait... how do I have 11 likes... 😳
The Roaches of the beach
T.L B LOL
NJ Grant Jersey Strong!!!!⚓
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hey its actually good and really taste like crap
raynaldo arlen k.eman LMFAO BEAUTIFULLY DONE
If nothing else at all, this was GREAT for a good laugh…Thanks
I find these on the northern coast of California. I never knew they were edible. but I guess anything’s edible when you really Think About it.
Used to dig these up at ocean beach in SF as a kid. Never once thought they were edible lol
Basically everything I've seen you eat contains atleast a half stick of butter!
you should have washed it down with that melted butter
loll
I think it goes without saying :^)
"They look amazing" "Tastes like guts or something"
I remember when this video first came out. Now I’m 20 years old, me and my dad used to watch all your videos. Now he’s passed away and I haven’t watched one of your videos in over a year because of that reason. But I randomly got this video in my recommendations and I decided to watch it. So many memories came flooding back
Damn sorry to hear that bro. Hope you're doing ok now
I like this video because exactly what I though would happen did happen. I'm sure they taste good when prepared the correct way but I never really see anyone just cook seafood fresh out of the water without cleaning/gutting it. That might've contributed to the bad taste.
If you've never heard of anyone eating something, there's probably a reason for that...
@Panama Jack ---- Sand flea fricassee? Never. You? (The OP could have simply asked someone who had and saved himself a lot of trouble and mouthwash. So It's doubtful he'd met anyone either.) Btw, I've worked in Hotel Food and Beverage for 35 years and am in contact with thousands of international guests every month.
nettles is a delicious plant thag is covered in silicon hypadermic needles that are full of acid and are part of the nettles natural growth, its delicious, similar flavor to Artichokes when cooked or made into tea theres also a fruit called Akee that is like cheese curds and is the fruit of jamaka and when the fruit pods opens to reveal the pod of flesh, just a small amount of the ovary is edible and all of it is toxic including the fruit till it opens because its ripe castor beans have ricin un them when fresh and are deadly toxic if trace amounts get into your blood, but they get broken down with chemical cooking to get castor oil caterpillars with spikes are poisonous, and cool to respect away from their injuring you range or, fed their favorite mealof veggies and handled carefully you can overdose on chocolate like dogs do, they have less tolerance
Eddie Gooden Sand fleas are delicious.
Guns Spirits you can eat them :/
@@gunsspirits did you ask those thousands of guest everyone month if they eat sand fleas?
"Let's see if it's any better...nope." I'd just drink the butter.
"I'm gonna add a little bit of butter" *adds over half a stick*
6:40 top leaft corner a dude just crashed into the fence?
Good eye, good eye.
I Cyber3446 no he just dropped his fidget spinner
I Cyber3446 XD
I Cyber3446 pepe
I Cyber3446 LMAOO!!! How is this not top comment..
I think you supposed to take the shell off dude . Lol!!!
Cameron Williams you can actually eat the shell, same with shrimp
Cassie_ no ome eats the shrimp skin/shell
More then that he did not wash them off at all. So there was still salt water and sand on them.
Sad Walrus i sometimes eat shrimps with the shell on, and most of my family does too, but meh its up to the person and their preferences.
Lots of people eat shrimp shells, you just have to cook them a certain way to make them edible. Whole salt & pepper shrimp wok fried Cantonese style is meant to to be eaten with the shell on. It's where a lot of the flavor is when you season them and cook them right.
I used to dig these up and play with them for hours when I was young ♥ I never thought about eating one! :) Could I use a short clip of you cooking/eating them in an educational youtube video that briefly talks about them? Thanks for the consideration and Great Job on the video!
I was just thinking the same thing
Thanks for the laughs. There's a reason no one else eats them. 😂
You forgot The dammn lemon."
jacky nl wrong blogger
jacky nl lol tdb
jacky nl tdb for the win!
Yo wrong channel
at tbd
Soft shell mirelurk
Best comment I've seen so far
I SHALL sub
Man of culture
He’s gonna get Rads
Baby Mirelurk lol
“Just going to squeeze a little bit of butter in here” as he proceeds to squeeze 60% of the butter in here 🤣
I used to fish with those all the time. Never crossed my mind to eat one.
Would you like some sand crab with your butter sir?
I saw you comment on another video I've seen you like 5 times already
Well hello again then!
same i see you every fucking were
Mr Beast 9000 did on else see the god Mr beast..tsk tsk
Would you like some butter with your sand crab*
you were in a bit of a hurry there. You need leave them in clean water half hour or so so it will flush out sand caught in the shell and its hairy legs....lol, boil them, shell it. Just like you do prawns, the insides will come out as you shell it, but there is a art to it just like prawn or shelling of a crab. rinse it well, add a bit of oil, garlic, pepper, salt and to spice it up, add a bit of chillie powder... Crunchy and yummy.... Nutritious ? I wouldn't have a clue as there is not much of anything in it LOL... Oh by the way, they are seasonal... they come ashore to breed.
Indi Nana THAT WAS VERY WELL SAID. SUCH WONDERFUL INFORMATION.
well it's true, I'm not sure if anything would be good to eat with just frying with butter like that, even beef or sunny side egg, plain food are just plain without proper preps and seasonings
Exactly. Your supposed to let them sit in clean water for while before cooking em lol. I loves that stuff, so gooooodddd
"Whatever a little sand never hurt right" Me: Flashback of chugging 2kg of sand at the beach
This guy: Just going to squeeze a little bit of butter out Me: that's almost the entire stick! He's gone mad!!!
Good first date, sand fleas in the drainage ditch! Lmao
Awwwwe So romantic Lol
Next time you should try some sand crabs with your butter
Jesse Bettens is that you Jesus
are you gonna cry? No, it's his brother Jesse
This came up, after watching Norm Macdonald. This could be, a stand up routine. Great stuff.
4:02 - The way he squeezes the butter.... This guy is a mad man... Serial killer for sure.
Can't picture myself eating crustaceans from a beach with graffiti in the background, the only taste I can imagine is city pollution.
Graffiti =/= pollution. The water at that beach actually looks really nice.
Asterisk It actually didn’t, I’m just adding the conversation.
😭😭😭😭 i can't breathe
@@synovelle You just didn't get the joke.
@@synoveller/woooosh
Actually it's a common seafood snack here in Indonesia... And I foolishly thought it was common in every other part of this world. It is actually pretty delicious. You might have cooked it wrong
*I've never heard someone ate em. Which part of Indo are you?* 🤔
I've never even see this creature in my life.
@@MinutesOfMemes As far as I know theyre only common in the coastal areas, its not like a food that they ship a lot of inland. I saw a lot of warungs that fry them up and sell them in heaps on the beaches of Gunungkidul in Jogja
cooked a few times here in Australia- It'll more be people people that never go near the ocean, which is common in america since a large chunk of the population lives inland, alongside the fact that people in Asia are often much more resourceful and adventurous in terms of their cooking.
@@skye387 depends on the beach and area, live in California and beaches near me have tons of them
Man when u ate that first one i started laughing bro good video i new it wasn’t gonna be good
this was so awesome
Anything named flea shouldn't be eaten lol
roasted flees pretty good doe.
they are not even sandfleas,they are molecrabs
Yeah I don't think flea from red hot chili peppers would appreciate people eating him tbh
" And im just gonna put a little bit of butter in it " *Puts a whole stick of butter in*
Namjoon willhelpyuhdimthelights RAAAAAAAAPPPPPPMMOOONIEEE ARRMY ayeee
Namjoon willhelpyuhdimthelights Armyyy
Americans must have small sticks. This is what a Swedish butter stick looks like =P www.dietdoctor.com/se/wp-content/2010/02/Smor5.jpg By the way that "butter" in the video looks like margarine to me.
Armyyyy
hes american
They're bottom feeders. You need to clean them out first. Probably keep them in a tank for a couple days.
Those sand fleas are pretty effin' _HUGE_ man! I live over on the east coast and whenever I go to the beach or riverbanks the sand fleas that I often find are no bigger than the tip of your pinky.
"put that in my pocket"
Username Checks Out You dont have crabs in your pocket?
Soooo a water roach in half a stick of butter lol
Vania Kimm 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I would never eat anything with the name flea in it.
Right?!?! 🤢
You're comparing a crustacean with an insect. What are you? 11
@@kombokhan technically they are the same thing. they are arthropods. spiders can even be crustacean but never an insect.
Bro 4 years flew by soooooo frickin fast I really watching this when it came out
"and now, we're gonna use a little bit of butter" proceeds to throw half of the entire bar