Soft shell crabs aren’t a species - they’re a moment. In this video, we explore how crab farmers time the harvest down to the hour, catching crabs in the rare window just after they molt.

To legally harvest blue crabs in New Jersey, you need to measure the crab from point to point of the carapace (shell). The minimum size requirements are 4-1/2 inches for hard crabs, 3-1/2 inches ...

Its tempura soft-shell crab sandwich ($28) is served with lemon aioli and prepared with pickled ramps — Virginia ramps coincide with the seasonality of local soft-shell crabs, giving the crab a ...

The No. 1 rule of soft shell crab season is that soft shell crab season is fleeting. A restaurant may post a special dish at 5 p.m. and run out of the good stuff by 6 p.m. There are no guarantees ...

Soft-shell crabs are back on Charleston restaurant menus. Here are the best places to dine on crab in Charleston: Fleet Landing, The Ordinary, 167 Raw & CudaCo.

Soft Shell Crab Sammy Want to shake things up a bit, and get rid of any crabby attitude? Ain’t nothin’ like a good ol’ fried soft shell crab sandwich. The crunch, ocean vibes and Old Bay ...

As you probably know, whole crabs in general are difficult to find in your everyday market. Live crabs are, of course, even harder to find. But I've struck gold, and it's even better than regular ...

But the efforts are worth it as cooks find all kinds of uses of the soft-shells. “They’re a delicacy in the state of Maryland, for when people want to celebrate,” said Matthew Scales ...

Sure, ramps and morels are great, but come spring, the seasonal delicacy I most look forward to is a soft-shell crab sandwich. Get one—or another of these other creative takes—while you can. Anju 1805 ...

1. Melt ½ cup butter in the still-hot pan. Cook until it turns light brown, but don’t let it burn. 2. Add parsley to the pan and cook for 1 minute, stirring or whisking constantly. Add lemon ...

There are two factors to soft-shell crab season. The first is weather. As the weather warms, crabs shed their hard shells and begin to molt in preparation for summer. Their soft shells provide the ...