“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, ...

And while it's only seasonal, spidery-looking soft-shell crab is an even bigger fan favorite around the globe. Soft-shell crabs' uniqueness as an ingredient -- as well as its seasonality and different ...

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 ...

In this week's "What's on the Menu?" segment on Weekend Today in Central York, viewers learn how to make a Soft Shell Crab Sandwich! Watch the clip above for step-by-step instructions. Matt Read will ...

As someone who grew up enjoying all that coastal Wilmington could offer, manna chef Carson Jewell has a special appreciation for soft-shell crabs. “I love them because they are basically the sign that ...

David Richardson caught his first female blue crab on March 10, an early start to soft-shell crab season in Charleston. A commercial crabber by trade, Richardson catches Atlantic blue crabs in traps ...