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crabe en bouillon

[French]

Crab boiled and served with a sauce of chopped tomatoes, garlic, onions, crab shells and fish stock, strained and seasoned with saffron and pepper.

crabe en mue

[French] plural crabes en mue

Soft-shelled crab

crabe enragé

[French] plural crabes enragés

"Enraged crab." A small shore crab most often used in soups.

crabe espagnol

[French]

A name in Provence for the velvet swimming crab, one of the largest of the swimming crabs. A small spider crab with sweet, flaky white flesh. It has good flavour but is too small to pick, so is used in soups.

crabe farci au gratin

[French]

Crab meat removed from the shell, bound with Mornay sauce, returned to the shell, topped with Gruyère cheese and baked au gratin.

crabe froid

[French]

"Cold crab." Crab poached in court-bouillon and chilled, served with a variety of sauces.

crabe huître

[French] plural crabes huîtres

Oyster crab. A small crab which shares the shell with the oyster. Most common on the American Atlantic coast. They are usually served fried.

crabe laineux

[French] plural crabes laineux

A name in Provence for the velvet swimming crab, one of the largest of the swimming crabs. A small spider crab with sweet, flaky white flesh. It has good flavour but is too small to pick, so is used in soups.

crabe mou

[French] plural crabes mous

Soft-shelled crab

crabe nageur

[French] plural crabes nageurs

Velvet swimming crab. A small spider crab with sweet, flaky white flesh. It has good flavour but is too small to pick, so is used in soups.