Deviled crab (Tampa devil crab) is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Tampa. A torpedo-shaped croquette of blue crab meat in spicy tomato sofrito, wrapped in a paste made from Cuban bread crumbs and deep-fried until golden. Start with where to eat Deviled crab (Tampa devil crab) in Tampa.
Deviled crab (Tampa devil crab) · Tampa
A torpedo-shaped croquette of blue crab meat in spicy tomato sofrito, wrapped in a paste made from Cuban bread crumbs and deep-fried until golden.
Deviled crabs originated in Ybor City's Spanish-Cuban-Italian immigrant community during the 1920 cigar workers strike. Cigar workers caught blue crabs from Tampa Bay and used day-old Cuban bread to stretch the meat into a portable, deep-fried croquette they could carry on the picket line. The Spanish croquette tradition mixed with Cuban sofrito and Sicilian peppers and onions. Francisco Oscar Miranda sold devil crabs from a motorized bike across Tampa from 1920 to 1953. The torpedo shape is the signature.
Where to eat in Tampa:
- Brocato's Sandwich Shop
- Michelle Faedo's On the Go
- Mauricio Faedo's Bakery
- Alessi Bakery
- La Teresita
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