All About Crabs
Blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay are Baltimore's favorite food. People all over Maryland eat them steamed or fried soft shell and in recipes like crab cakes, crab soup, crab balls, crab dip...and the list goes on.
Crab Recipes
The Chesapeake Bay's blue crab is Baltimore's favorite crustacean. Though a crab feast of steamed hardshell crabs is tradition in Baltimore, Marylanders will eat crab most anyway. This collection of crab recipes comes from Guides all across the About.com network.
The Chesapeake Bay's blue crab is Baltimore's favorite crustacean. Though a crab feast of steamed hardshell crabs is tradition in Baltimore, Marylanders will eat crab most anyway. This collection of crab recipes comes from Guides all across the About.com network.
Places for Steamed Crabs
Baltimore loves crabs! Whether it's a bushel of steamed crabs for a backyard crab feast or dinner at a local crab house, folks in Charm City adore Maryland's blue crab.
Baltimore loves crabs! Whether it's a bushel of steamed crabs for a backyard crab feast or dinner at a local crab house, folks in Charm City adore Maryland's blue crab.
How to Pick Crabs
If you're unfamiliar with the Baltimore crab-picking tradition, steamed crabs can be pretty intimidating. This guide will teach you how to pick a steamed crab like a pro.
If you're unfamiliar with the Baltimore crab-picking tradition, steamed crabs can be pretty intimidating. This guide will teach you how to pick a steamed crab like a pro.
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Baltimore Cookbooks
Enjoy the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay at your own home. Get cooking! These cookbooks are filed with recipes for crabs, oysters, stuffed ham and other Maryland and Baltimore culinary favorites.
Enjoy the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay at your own home. Get cooking! These cookbooks are filed with recipes for crabs, oysters, stuffed ham and other Maryland and Baltimore culinary favorites.
Maryland Crab Soup
Don't look for cream of crab soup on the menu in Maryland. The recipe for Maryland-Style Crab Soup calls for a spicy tomato base chock full of vegetables.
Don't look for cream of crab soup on the menu in Maryland. The recipe for Maryland-Style Crab Soup calls for a spicy tomato base chock full of vegetables.
Crab Cakes
Crab cakes are considered a high art form in Baltimore and all over Maryland. Everyone has their favorite restaurant's crabcakes. But if you'd like to make them at home try this recipe using lump crabmeat.
Crab cakes are considered a high art form in Baltimore and all over Maryland. Everyone has their favorite restaurant's crabcakes. But if you'd like to make them at home try this recipe using lump crabmeat.