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 ...

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 ...

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Summer, sun, and soft-shell crabs — few combinations are as simple and ...

"Soft-shell crab was my first introduction to Vietnamese food. Back in the ’80s, a small Vietnamese restaurant opened in Denver and we decided we needed to join the line to see what all the fuss was ...

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 old ...

They typically start to appear in restaurants in the springtime — fried on sandwiches, pressed into tacos, rolled tight into sushi. Many chefs are eager to get them in stock to be proudly rattled off ...