13 Crab Recipes That Make the Most of Every Sweet, Tender Bite

J. Kenji López-Alt's homemade crab puffs turn out crisp and bubbly, with a molten center of oozy, tangy cream cheese, ...

Jersey Shore blue crab season underway: What crabbers need to know about size limits and rules

New Jersey’s 2026 blue crab season is underway, and crabs are biting thanks to the recent heat wave. Waters have warmed to 55 degrees in most locations, the optimal temperature for blue crabs. It’s ...
Wall Street Journal

Steamed Blue Crabs With Grilled Corn and Warm Herb Butter

Preheat grill to medium-high. As it warms, soak corn in cold salted water for at least 10 minutes. Add 2-3 inches of water to a large, tall pot set over high heat. Bring to a boil. Once steaming, add ...

Hermit crabs

Hermit crabs have a curled tail with a hook that enables their bodies to fit inside these borrowed shells. Sometimes when a new shell turns up, hermit crabs will form a line, biggest to smallest, to ...
Post and Courier

It's soft-shell crab season. Here's where to get your ‘softies’ fix in Columbia.

COLUMBIA — They’re sweet, rich, buttery, tender and here for a limited time — it’s soft-shell crab season and that means the South Carolina delicacy is showing up on local menus. The recently mottled ...