Soft-shell crab
Soft-shell crab is a
This means that almost the entire animal can be eaten, rather than having to shell the animal to reach the meat.[4] The exceptions are the mouthparts, the gills and the abdominal cover, which are discarded ("cleaned").[5] The remaining, edible part of the crab is typically deep-fried or sautéed.[4]
In the United States, the main species is the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, which appears in markets from April to September.[6]
In the Deep South region of the United States, most notably the Gulf coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, "Buster crab" can be a synonym for a plump, meaty soft-shell crab. ("Buster Crabbe" was a famous movie star, known for playing Flash Gordon). However, the original meaning of Buster crab referred to either a soft-shell that had yet to complete molting, or to a soft-shell that had died before being provided to a seafood vendor, and was then consumed quickly by the crabbers.[7][8]
In Japan, various species are used to make sushi such as maki-zushi or temaki-zushi.[4] The Japanese blue crab (Portunus trituberculatus) or the shore swimming crab (Charybdis japonica) are typically used.[citation needed]
In
In
in the local idiom).Soft-shell crabs can have the soft organs along the dorsal cavity removed during cleaning, or they can be left in for consumption. In the latter case, along the US Atlantic coast, the customer asks the vendor to leave "the mustard", referring to the yellow-orange color of the hepatopancreas, and the deep orange of the roe in a female crab.[14]
See also
References
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