NOUN
- freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
- edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell
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- Only the sizzling Mongolian lamb hotpot, mayo-slaughtered wasabi prawns, the stodgy dumplings and leaden-battered soft-shell crab were truly terrible.
- For the more adventurous, check out the deep fried soft-shell crab or the cod roe, which are perfect accompaniments to an evening of tasteful tippling.
- Be sure to consider the daily specials listed on a blackboard delivered to your table, such as crisped soft-shell crab with tomato-basil sauce or flaky, breaded walleye. JSOnline.com
- The offerings here are legendary — soft-shell crab po-boys, andouille sausage gumbo, crawfish bread and jambalaya are among the stars — and this year only a small handful of newcomers cracked the lineup, including shrimp and grits, and a Japanese chicken/rice dish called don buri. In New Orleans, jazz fans get their groove on despite rain
- For here there is sushi, there is crispy duck with hoisin sauce, there is dim sum, pad thai, Szechwan chicken, Shanghai snapper, vegetable curry and soft-shell crab with Mexican chilli.
- The cha gio re, or net spring rolls, were exquisitely delicate, but the stand-out dishes were a Lang Son roast pork, which looked like a rectangular football, and a fiery hot, Indian-inspired dish of soft-shell crab with sweet curry leaf. From Saigon to Soho
- For the soft-shell crab: season the crabs and dredge in flour, shaking off any excess.
- I watch the chef prepare our next course: pan-fried soft-shell crab with birred onions, celery noodles and fresh hearts of palm. I HEART BACON
- Grab a table at Shabu, boisterous as an après-ski bar and serving inventive Pan-Asian fare like a Death Roll of soft-shell crab, or Black Angus rib eye given the Thai treatment. Head 2 Head
- The maki of soft-shell crab was back on track. Times, Sunday Times
