List of crab dishes Facts for Kids

Kepiting saus tiram: A yummy Chinese-Indonesian crab dish.

Crabs are amazing creatures found all over the world! They live in oceans, fresh water, and even on land. Crabs wear a tough outer shell, called an exoskeleton, and have a special pair of claws. People all over the world love to eat crab meat, which is the tasty part inside their shells. This article will show you some popular and interesting dishes made with crab!

Delicious Crab Dishes from Around the World

Gejang: A tasty Korean fermented crab dish.

Bisque – This is a smooth, creamy, and flavorful soup from France. It's usually made from shellfish like crab, lobster, or shrimp.
Black Pepper Crab – A very popular crab dish from Malaysia and Singapore. It uses hard-shell crabs stir-fried with lots of black pepper. It's not as saucy as chilli crab.
Bún Riêu – A Vietnamese noodle soup. Bún riêu cua is a version served with a tomato broth and topped with crab or shrimp paste.
Chilli Crab – Another super popular seafood dish from Malaysia and Singapore. Mud crabs are stir-fried in a thick, sweet, and spicy tomato-chilli sauce.
Corn Crab Soup – You can find this soup in Chinese, American Chinese, and Canadian Chinese restaurants. It's a creamy corn soup with egg white and real or imitation crab meat.
Crab Cake – A favorite dish in the United States. It's like a patty made from crab meat mixed with breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, eggs, and seasonings.
Crab Dip – A yummy dip often made with cream cheese and chunks of crab meat. It's great for parties!
Crab Ice Cream – This is a unique creation from Japan! It's described as having a sweet taste. The island of Hokkaido is famous for making it.
Crab in Oyster Sauce – A classic Chinese seafood dish where crab is served in a savory oyster sauce. It's popular across Asia, from China to Indonesia and the Philippines.
Crab in Padang Sauce (Kepiting saus Padang) – An Indonesian seafood dish. It features crab served in a hot and spicy Padang sauce. It's a very popular dish in Indonesia.
Crab Rangoon – These are deep-fried dumplings often served as appetizers in American Chinese and Thai restaurants. They are filled with cream cheese, crab meat (or imitation crab), and sometimes scallions or garlic.
Curacha Alavar – A Filipino dish featuring spanner crabs cooked in coconut milk with various spices.
Deviled Crab – This is a crab meat croquette. The crab meat is cooked with seasonings, breaded, shaped like a small football or potato, and then deep-fried until crispy.
Dressed Crab – A traditional cold seafood dish from England. It's made from the meat of a brown crab, served back in its shell with bread, seasonings, and salad.
Echizen Kanimeshi – A special type of ekiben (a boxed meal sold at train stations) from Fukui Prefecture in Japan.
Ganzuke – A type of shiokara, which is salted fermented seafood in Japanese cuisine.
Gejang – A Korean dish of fresh raw crabs marinated in soy sauce (ganjang) or a spicy chili pepper sauce. It's a type of jeotgal, which is salted fermented seafood.

Crab and lobster rolls by the sea in Kent, England.

Ginataang Alimango/Alimasag – Filipino dishes where black crab or flower crab is cooked in coconut milk with squash and spices.
Ginataang Curacha – Another Filipino dish, this one features spanner crabs cooked in rich coconut milk.
Halabos – A simple Filipino way to cook crabs (or other shellfish) in saltwater with spices.
Inulukan – A Filipino dish made with black crabs cooked in coconut milk and taro leaves.
Kakuluwo Curry – A traditional Sri Lankan crab curry, full of flavor.
Kanijiru – A traditional Japanese crab soup.
Kare Rajungan – An Indonesian dish featuring blue crab in a curry sauce. It's a special food from Tuban, East Java.
Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Api Campur Nenas – A traditional Malaysian crab dish. Crabs are cooked with green spicy chili, coconut milk, and pineapples. The pineapples make the crab meat even sweeter!
Kani Cream Korokke – A Japanese version of the French croquette. It can be made with real or imitation crab meat.
Njandu Roast – A spicy crab roast from Kerala, India.
Pastel de Jaiba – A Chilean crab pie, where jaiba means crab in local Spanish.
She-Crab Soup – A rich, creamy soup, similar to a bisque. It's made with milk or cream, crab meat, and traditionally, crab roe (eggs), with a touch of dry sherry.
Soft-Shell Crab – This is a culinary term for crabs that have just shed their old, hard shells and are still soft. You can eat the whole crab!
Taba ng Talangka – A traditional Filipino fermented crab paste. You can eat it with white rice or use it to add flavor to other Filipino seafood dishes.
West Indies Salad – A type of crab meat ceviche (seafood cooked in citrus juice). It started in Mobile, Alabama, and is still a popular local seafood treat.