She-crab soup is a rich soup, similar to bisque, made of milk or heavy cream, crab or fish stock, atlantic blue crab meat, and (traditionally) crab roe, and a small amount of dry sherry added as it is plated. it may be thickened either by heat reduction or with a purée of boiled rice; it may also include such seasonings as mace and shallots or onions. the soup is a regional specialty from tidewater virginia, the south carolina lowcountry and georgia coast. it is commonly featured on the menus of many charleston, south carolina and savannah, georgia restaurants.the soup is named for the "she-crab", or female crab, originally a gravid (roe-carrying) crab, as the orange crab roe comprise a...

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