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she-crab soup

American  
[shee-krab] / ˈʃiˌkræb /

noun

Southern Atlantic Seaboard Cooking.
  1. a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.


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Another notable home belongs to Alexander Smalls, whose career path has taken him from opera singer to restaurateur to an ambassador for Lowcountry cuisine, with its classic dishes such as frogmore stew and she-crab soup.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

During a three-course lunch of she-crab soup, cheese souffles and éclairs at her house, Mrs. Altschul elaborated on her dinner menus and eating habits.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019

We dined on she-crab soup, shrimp and grits, huge sea scallops.

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2017

Dishes include: Charleston she-crab soup with collard greens; grilled shrimp hoppin' john with red peas and smoked pork shoulder; cornmeal-crusted black snapper with braised turnip greens; and vacherin with bittersweet chocolate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2014

It meant that I had made enough money that she could splurge and make she-crab soup for supper.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

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