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 food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
If your takeout order always includes crispy crab rangoon, why not turn your favorite app into a full meal?
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
Appetizers include spring rolls, crab rangoon, yakitori chicken skewers, gyoza and yellowtail hamachi.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The crab rangoon added a satisfying crunch and works well as a sharable appetizer.
—Alexa Stone
january 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Appetizers include classics like crab rangoon, shrimp skewers and fried calamari, just to name a few.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Today, the business is a full-fledged restaurant — with two sit-down locations and one grab-and-go storefront, all near the Dallas metropolitan area — featuring deviled egg flavors like crab rangoon, cheeseburger and chicken quesadilla.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Others are twists on old favorites like the crab rangoon, which is served in the crab leg.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
If your takeout order always includes crispy crab rangoon, why not turn your favorite app into a full meal?
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
Appetizers include spring rolls, crab rangoon, yakitori chicken skewers, gyoza and yellowtail hamachi.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The crab rangoon added a satisfying crunch and works well as a sharable appetizer.
—Alexa Stone
january 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Appetizers include classics like crab rangoon, shrimp skewers and fried calamari, just to name a few.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Today, the business is a full-fledged restaurant — with two sit-down locations and one grab-and-go storefront, all near the Dallas metropolitan area — featuring deviled egg flavors like crab rangoon, cheeseburger and chicken quesadilla.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 May 2025
Others are twists on old favorites like the crab rangoon, which is served in the crab leg.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Crab rangoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crab%20rangoon. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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