Why Do We Eat Shrimp Every Day But Crab Only on Special Nights?

Shrimp is an everyday ingredient in supermarkets, sushi, tacos, and quick meals. Crab often costs more and appears as a special-occasion food. Both are crustaceans, so why did their paths through the food system turn out so differently? This Curiosaur episode follows shrimp and crab from anatomy to aquaculture, processing, supply chains, and the hidden economics behind the seafood counter. The answer is not that crab cannot be farmed. It is that many valuable crab products are harder to produce, process, and supply at the same low cost and scale as farmed shrimp.