oyster crab
A diminutive (less than 1 inch wide) soft-shell
CRAB that makes its home inside an oyster and lives off the food its host eats. Oyster
CRABs are certainly not found in all oysters, and most oyster processing plants don't bother to collect them during shucking so the supply is very limited. They're best prepared simply sautéed in butter. Gourmets consider these pale-pink
crustaceanS a delicacy. See also
CRAB.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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