▶ King crab meat has a sweet flavor and delicate texture and is celebrated for its distinctive rich flavor. They have much longer legs and are far more succulant. The differences in taste between snow crab vs. king crab are the main reasons behind a recipe. Yeah, sure, you have snow crab being caught in Alaska too, but for the most part they’re catching red king crab, and occasionally blue king crab. So, I'm from the pacific northwest, so dungeness is our crab of choice. King crab meat is considered by most to be the superior choice. Chionoecetes opilio, is a species of snow crab, also known as opilio crab or opies, is a predominantly epifaunal crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and north Pacific Ocean.It is a well-known commercial species of Chionoecetes, often caught with traps or by trawling.Seven species are in the genus Chionoecetes, all of which bear the name "snow crab". King crab legs are actually shorter than the snow crab’s, and are thicker with a spiky, tough-to-crack shell. Snow Crab Legs are very abundant and easily accessible. The king crab is onviously bigger, and not quite as sweet/succulant as the snow crab. It takes more Snow Crab Legs to equal the meat in King Crab Legs. The meat is sweet and flaky, and is more delicate in flavor than that of the king crab. They’re useful in different cuisines too. King crab is much larger than snow crab. I want to try the king crab as well, but I'm afraid I'll be disappointed? The king crab is a much larger species and is much more expensive for consumers while the snow crab is smaller and much more affordable. I was reading about snow crab, it they used to be tossed back because they didn't have any value or desirability, but that has changed. The facts about King Crab Legs. If you are not carefull, you will bleed alot from cracking the king crab. Different tastes and texture Snow crab’s meat has a sweet and subtly briny flavor. Snow crab and King crab usually come from the bering sea. Let’s begin with the snow crab, which is the most popular type of crab you will encounter. The meat of the snow and king crab are completely different and have a far different taste from one another. King crab and snow crab are two different types of crabs. However, there is alot more meat per shell. From this point of view, it’s worth noting that snow crabs have white meat. The snow crab is native to the Northwest Atlantic and the North Pacific oceans while many of the king crabs are found in the Southern Hemisphere except for some that are found in the freezing waters of Alaska. Snow crabs boast extraordinarily long legs with thinner shells and reach an average of 2 to 4 pounds. The  weight of a king crab  could be over 20 pounds while a  snow crab weighs 1-3 pounds on average. However, I somehow managed to just discover snow crab, and I'm in love! Blue, King, Dungeness and snow crabs have different weights, seasons, habitats and more. I mean, there’s even a very popular TV show dedicated to watching men cheat death to bring these critters to our plate.