Deviled crabs
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Combined Graph record U-00931 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0531. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Deviled crab is crabmeat hand-mixed with seasonings, nestled back into the crab shell, topped with buttered bread crumbs, and baked; a second fetched Charleston Magazine piece adds onions, pepper, and cayenne and notes the mixture was traditionally tucked back into crab shells and sold in fish shacks up and down the East Coast. Stored key ingredients (crabmeat, stuffing, shell) established.
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Deviled crab is crabmeat hand-mixed with seasonings, nestled back into the crab shell, topped with buttered bread crumbs, and baked; a second fetched Charleston Magazine piece adds onions, pepper, and cayenne and notes the mixture was traditionally tucked back into crab shells and sold in fish shacks up and down the East Coast. Stored key ingredients (crabmeat, stuffing, shell) established.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: mains
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- https://www.charlestongivesback.com/node/25125 (verification source · master store)
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Deviled crab is crabmeat hand-mixed with seasonings, nestled back into the crab shell, topped with buttered bread crumbs, and baked; a second fetched Charleston Magazine piece adds onions, pepper, and cayenne and notes the mixture was traditionally tucked back into crab shells and sold in fish shacks up and down the East Coast. Stored key ingredients (crabmeat, stuffing, shell) established.
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