Why is it Called She Crab Soup? The History Behind This Quintessential Southern Dish

She crab soup was popular in Charleston restaurants before it became a restaurant dish. It was often made at home by local cooks. The creamy concoction, studded with crab meat and roe, then spiked with sherry, was highly prized. Consider this ditty appearing in the iconic cookbook, “Charleston Receipts”: A soup to remember! The feminine … Read more

How To Cut Up a Cooked Crab Like a Pro

In Chinese culture, nothing says fresh like seeing your seafood swimming around alive in the tank. I remember that when I was younger, I would poke and prod the tank and watch the crabs walk across it. My dad always made fun of the fact that the crabs that fought the hardest were usually the … Read more