She-Crab Soup

The blue crab is a lowland tradition, a food many who grew up in the area caught as kids and continue to eat today. Soft shell season in SC is effectively a state holiday in and around Charleston, a venerable crustacean celebration where people lose their minds over eating blue crabs whole. Of course, you can’t get soft shells all year, but what you can find is this classic, creamy soup made with sherry and crab roe that takes the guesswork out of how to properly experience blue crab.