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The blue crab is more than just food for indigenous Esmeraldas, who live on Ecuador's emerald coast. It's an intrinsic part of the culture – and these women are fighting to save it.

From Ecuador: Esmeraldas blue crab Slow Food Presidium 23 December 2020 blue or mouthless crab ( Cardisoma crassum) is a terrestrial crab characterised by its sky-blue carapace, orange belly, eight red legs and two claws. It feeds on mangrove leaves and other surrounding vegetation and is found in the north and south of Esmeraldas Province in Ecuador. © Archivio Slow Food The crabs are essential to the local gastronomy – their white, tender flesh is used in dishes like encocado (crab coo...