My mother didn't like how soft-shell crabs looked as these reminded her of fried spiders. So needless to say these were not a part of her Italian cooking when I was growing up and neither were Caesar salads or mussels, since she couldn't get mussels or the fresh seafood she was used in Livorno.
I don't think, and I can be wrong, that crabs are Italian, but the way these were prepared was Italian I guess.
My first experience of eating crabs ever was when I was in the seminary in Baltimore. Baltimore is known for its blue crabs and the manner in which they steam them. The first time I had soft shell crabs I absolutely love them for their ease of eating, you eat the whole dang thing and can cut it with a fork.
The meal was superb and worth the anxiety of eating in a nice restaurant alone. Maybe I should do it more often to get over my phobia. Frazier had an episode where Frazier had my phobia and went to a restaurant alone only to have his phobias come true. I laughed till I cried as the show captured exactly my fears!
Fr. Z eat your heart out!
pan seared soft shell crabs in a lemon caper sauce over angel hair pasta:
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That looks delicious! Italians use other crustaceons in food, why not crab? Maybe not in your mother's home town. But that is a terrific idea. You should tell Fr. Fox about it, he might Want some, too!
Father -
That looks wonderful. Hopefully, you enjoyed a cocktail before dinner and a nice wine with the meal. With a little notice, I'm sure you could have rounded up some of your nearby readers. That would be an epic get-together with lively discussion and I'm sure a really big bill when done!
Also, prayers for your mother as the date of her passing approaches.
RCG, I did not know that Italians used Democrats in food. Amazing....
Different kind of crabs, Gene.
LOL,Gene!
Fr. Z, who travels the world and enjoys its cuisines with a frequency uncharacteristic of a priest, would be humbled at this fare.
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