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 ...

As we take our seats, the unsuspecting guest of honor is already center stage. Fresh off a long flight that morning from Japan, she’s brownish red, glistening, and slightly squirming 10 gangly limbs.

You let them steep in their own juices for another 10 or 15 minutes, and then take them and eat them. You pop the back shell off, you clear off the side of the body, then you slowly but surely make ...

To prepare pre-cooked crab, clean the crab by lifting its “tail,” the small flap on the abdomen, and continue to pry off the ...

This video is no longer available. All this week we’ve brought you the series “Claws and Effect,” a deep dive on the crabs of the Chesapeake Bay, taking a look at crabs and the crab industry in its ...