“Tell people they can eat the whole thing,” one of my colleagues urged me when I told her I planned to write about soft-shell crabs. If you love blue crabs but are daunted by all that cracking and ...

NOW IS the time of year when blue crabs come out of their shells and steal the spotlight from their colder-weather counterparts. A seasonal delicacy, soft-shell crabs are the low-waste crustacean, ...

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne Summer, sun, and ...

A whole deep fried soft shell crab on a roll with mayonnaise - Lauripatterson/Getty Images Soft shell crabs are a remarkable dining experience. Unlike regular old hard shell crabs, you can eat soft ...

Father's Day is two days away. So chef Ed Brown, owner of the Manhatan eatery Eighty One, brought his sons, Alex and Harry, on The Early Show Friday to show how make a traditional summer dish of ...

Atlantic blue crabs have shed their shells to make way for summer growth, meaning soft-shell season has commenced and restaurants are rushing to put them on their menus. These crispy crustaceans are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Human dietary preferences are nothing if not interesting, and that applies to our consumption of arthropods as much as anything else. For ...

In this week's, "What's on the Menu?", segment on Weekend Today in Central York, viewers learn how to make Soft Shell Crab Sammy. Watch the clip above for step-by-step instruction. For more recipes ...

The last two weeks of April are filled with anticipation for seafood mongers, chefs and foodies alike. Trolling the waters around the North Carolina coast, fishermen are hoping to see the signs of ...