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 ...

2 to 4 servings This recipe is courtesy of Jimmy Sneed, probably the foremost expert on soft-shell crabs. He wrote the foreword to "The Soft Shell Crab Cookbook." In 1992, he was the chef at Windows ...

For the tempura crab, combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl, then whisk in the sparkling water to form a light batter.

Scientists called for humane ways to handle crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish in the kitchen after showing for the first time that crustaceans indeed feel pain. Boiling lobsters and crabs alive has ...

Crabs can feel pain, according to a new study - prompting calls for more humane ways to kill shellfish. Boiling crabs and lobsters alive is a common method of cooking them in the kitchen. But it is ...