If you can’t find soft shell crabs (frozen ones are fine!), then you can go back to the original recipe and use a large fresh crab (preferably mud crab). But if you want an easier-to-eat dish ...

Today, we're making sushi from live soft shell crabs. Soft shell crabs are an absolute delicacy. You can eat virtually the entire crab, and it's one of the juiciest things you'll ever experience.