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She Crab Soup
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FAQ
If you haven't figured it out yet, She-Crab Soup is made with female crabs. He-Crab Soup is made with male crabs. That wasn't difficult, but what's the difference? The female crab has roe (eggs) and the male crab doesn't.
Deas elevated a simple crab soup by adding a red-orange cluster of roe to the pot, which drastically modified the dish's taste and texture. Since then, she-crab soup has become a staple Charleston meal.
She crab soup is a South Carolina delicacy.
[shee-krab so͞op] n: A rich, bisque-style crab soup with a signature tangy flavor and pale orange hue resulting from the addition of crab roe. The Latin Name for the blue crab is Callinectes sapidus, meaning “beautiful savory swimmer.” One taste of she-crab soup, a Lowcountry classic, and you will know why.
A person wanting to prepare she-crab soup according to the recipe cannot buy such crabs, and catching them even recreationally is unlawful. In the seminal Carolina Low-Country cookbook 'Charleston Receipts,' the authors suggest substituting the yolk of a hard-boiled chicken egg for the crab roe.