Crab Soup Review

Cream of Crab Soup

Soups are available in a cup or a bowl.  The Cream of Crab soup takes a bit of prep time, as they steam the crab before it goes in the bowl.  

The Cream of Crab soup consists of a thick, creamy chicken base, with potatoes and crab meat.  Some sherry may be present, but the spices predominate.

The freshly steamed crab meat has some flavor to it, but not a whole lot.  Could have used some spices when it got steamed.  The crab meat is plentiful throughout the soup, though, with crab meat in every bite.  Potatoes are also in the soup to give it some texture, but don't really lend much by way of flavor to the soup.  Could have done without.

The broth is peppery and spicy with a hint of Old Bay.  Smells like cream, so you don't expect the spice.  If you appreciate a spicy cream soup, then this soup will be pretty decent.  The soup is served with oyster crackers, which seems to tone down the spice a bit, if only by a tiny amount.  Add some more Old Bay for a more traditional flavor, but you only need a tiny bit, as the Old Bay will kick up a salt flavor that you didn't know was present.