Crabs in Dar es Salaam are Ridiculously Cheap! 🦀

📍 Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Here, you might not achieve seafood freedom, but you'll definitely get crab freedom! 🦀 Crab Prices That Will Shock You Blue Swimmer Crabs: 4,000-5,000 TZS/kg (less than ¥7 per jin!) Mud Crabs: Sold in piles! ~4 jin for 10,000 TZS (¥26) – that's 4-5 big crabs! Meat is super firm & less salty than blue swimmers Squid/Cuttlefish: 3 for 12,000 TZS Lobster: Not as cheap (~60,000 TZS/kg) Grouper: 5 fish for 20,000 TZS (but skipped since I ate too much in Egypt 🐟) 📍 Best Seafood Spots in Town 1️⃣ Dar es Salaam Fish Market (Near the ferry) Morning fish auctions – women bidding like pros! 💸 Shops selling shark tooth necklaces, seashells & sea urchin skeletons 🦈 2️⃣ Msasani Fish Market Standard market prices 3️⃣ Behind Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant (Near Palm Village) Best for mud crabs (meatier & cheaper!) Go early – vendors leave once sold out! 🍽️ Bonus Food Rec "Sha County Snacks" (Near a Dongbei BBQ spot) Their crab dishes & dumplings are amazing – must-try! #Tanzania #DarEsSalaam #SeafoodLover #BudgetTravel