Local people call "karaka", crab which can easily be found in estuaries around the Mimika. Including the types of mangrove crabs (Species: S.serrata, S.tranquebarica, S.paramamosain, S.Olivacea, Scylla sp.). This one species of crab native of Papua land that habitat is in the interior life around coastal mangroves, crabs name itself is derived from the name of an island KARAKA where most of the population still live deprivation - including in terms of public facilities (particularly availability of schools there very minimal).

Papua coastal communities looking for Karaka as the main income for fish as well as fishermen who have done hereditary, fishermen usually catch Karaka in holes mangrove trees that grow on the shore. Visited Timika, Papua, though not complete without enjoying the Karaka.
Karaka crabs are caught usually has a large size (1 fish weighing almost 1 kg), is due to the delicious taste of crab rather small size. Karaka has a low fat content (around 1 g / 100g) and also low in saturated fatty acids (0.1gr / 100g) and rich in omega-3.

Karaka can be cooked in various ways. Most of the people of Papua cook it in a way sauteed in a mixture of spices, some are just grill Karaka and add salt.

Incidentally market yesterday there was super big sized mud crab and remind me of the culinary Papua, so I immediately bought one (my husband can not eat crab, so unfortunately bought too much). ^ _ ^