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Salt-Baked Soft Shell Crab

📍 New York Cantonese $

at Great NY Noodletown

"Salt-Baked Soft Shell Crab at Great NY Noodletown — the crab is lightly battered, fried until the shell is crisp, and served whole. The salt-baking technique is a Cantonese method that renders the shell edible and the meat sweet."

— Expert, 99/100 credibility
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Expert 99/100

"Salt-Baked Soft Shell Crab at Great NY Noodletown — the crab is lightly battered, fried until the shell is crisp, and served whole. The salt-baking technique is a Cantonese method that renders the shell edible and the meat sweet."

Expert 93/100

"Seasonal soft shell crab is available when the market has it. The salt-baking technique ensures the crab is fully edible — legs, shell, all of it. The ginger-scallion dipping sauce is Cantonese textbook."

Expert 90/100

"I order this every time I see it on the menu, which is the only test that matters. The crab's sweetness is amplified by the crisp exterior. This is fine-dining technique at casual-pricing."