A seafood boil is nothing without the right kind of shellfish. Here are the types of crab you need for a perfect crab boil, ...

For generations, dropping a live lobster into a pot of boiling water was treated as standard practice in restaurant kitchens and home cooking alike. The method was rarely questioned, often defended as ...

The UK is moving to outlaw boiling lobsters, crabs and other crustaceans alive, framing "live boiling" as an unacceptable killing method under a new animal welfare strategy, with implementation ...

The UK Government has announced its intention to ban the live boiling of crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters, shrimp and prawns. The decision was made as part of the government’s new animal welfare ...

Boiling crabs alive has long been defended as necessary to ensure freshness and prevent food poisoning. For decades, restaurants and consumers have accepted the practice as standard.