Soft-shell crabs are one of the wonders of the culinary world, with their pliable, fully edible shells. What gives them their ...

Ever wondered how soft shell crabs go from hard-shelled sea creatures to the melt-in-your-mouth delicacy we love? In this video, we dive into a crab pond to witness the molting process—the exact ...

The blue crab is one of our region’s culinary calling cards and turns up in dishes like Crab Imperial, Crab Norfolk and She Crab Soup. But one of the most revered forms is soft shell crabs, ...

like blue crabs, in that they don’t have a uniformly hard exoskeleton and can’t grow their own shells. Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a ...

A Chinese mitten crab can be identified by its hairy claws, a notch between its eyes and four spines on its hard shell, officials said. These crabs vary in color from brownish-orange to greenish-brown ...

A joyous sign of spring and summer is the clusters of small crab sheds lying along the shorelines of the Rappahannock and ...

This version, using soft shell crabs, is a compromise – you get all the crabby flavour without having to deal with the shells. You’ll still have garlic breath, though. You can use pre-peeled ...

Atlantic Blue crab - this crab has a blue-brown shell and can grow to 20cm/8in, but is usually sold smaller. When newly 'moulted' (crabs regularly shed their hard shells), the crabs are caught ...

Atlantic ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata ... into fitted grooves on either side of their carapace, the hard upper section of the shell. Retraction is thought to be caused by electrical impulses ...

“Do soft-shell crabs in two ways: pan sear them in a cornmeal crust and soak them in buttermilk prior to flash-frying. The other way I like to [prepare] them is in a super light and crispy ...