crab rangoon
noun
variants
or crab Rangoon
: a dish consisting of deep-fried wontons filled with a mixture of crab meat and cream cheese
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The menu features American dishes with Hawaiian flair, including crab rangoon mozzarella sticks, nacho volcano, poke inari bombs, kalua tacos, island-style ceviche and Hawaiian doughnuts.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
But those words are precisely what Melissa Jackson, Natasha Rothwell’s newest lovable character, is met with in the pilot of How to Die Alone after a mishap involving complicated Swedish furniture, a rat, and crab rangoon (with real crab, not imitation).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
The first dragon to slay on the way to Melissa’s true rebirth is perhaps the biggest of all: Alex (and crab rangoon).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Get all the flavor of your restaurant fave at a fraction of the cost with our crab rangoon casserole recipe.
—Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Food includes appetizers like crab rangoon nachos, cheese curds and pickle fries, as well as wing baskets and desserts.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Our tasters found that lump crab meat had a stronger seafood flavor, while imitation crab was more similar to the flavor of a takeout crab rangoon.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
Modeled after crab rangoon, there's a pizza with wontons, sweet chili sauce and green onions.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
But those words are precisely what Melissa Jackson, Natasha Rothwell’s newest lovable character, is met with in the pilot of How to Die Alone after a mishap involving complicated Swedish furniture, a rat, and crab rangoon (with real crab, not imitation).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
But after a near-death experience choking on crab rangoon inspires her to take life by the horns, Mel sets out to address her shortcomings — with her family, in her love life, and even at work.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
The first dragon to slay on the way to Melissa’s true rebirth is perhaps the biggest of all: Alex (and crab rangoon).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Get all the flavor of your restaurant fave at a fraction of the cost with our crab rangoon casserole recipe.
—Shelli McConnell, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Food includes appetizers like crab rangoon nachos, cheese curds and pickle fries, as well as wing baskets and desserts.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Our tasters found that lump crab meat had a stronger seafood flavor, while imitation crab was more similar to the flavor of a takeout crab rangoon.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024
Modeled after crab rangoon, there's a pizza with wontons, sweet chili sauce and green onions.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
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“Crab rangoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crab%20rangoon. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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