Popular recipes
Many a delicious recipe uses crabs which can be consumed whole or only claws or legs etc. In Asia spices are added generously to improve crab culinary experience. Popular Asian crab recipes include 'Chilli Crab' and 'Masala Crab'. In many countries, crab meat is extracted and then cooked. Crab is an integral part of the French dish Bisque. Soft shell crabs are eaten whole along with their shells, while crab meat is extracted and then placed inside its shell in a British dish called 'Cromer crab'. Mixing crab meat with flour to make crab cake is popular in parts of the Eastern United States.