Move over caviar, the hottest luxury ingredient is crab

It’s a perplexing time in the world of luxury ingredients. Prestigious products have become inextricably tied to fast food. Caviar now adorns chicken nuggets; truffle features in supermarket hummus and Starbucks egg bites; wagyu beef is getting smashed into burgers and has made the menu at Burger King in the UK. Even lobster—bright red and festive—has gone from attention-getting centerpiece to mac-and-cheese mix-in. 

Yet crab retains its mystique. It’s beloved for its delicately flavored...