Blue crabs Culture of Baltimore

blue crabs

the prominent example of baltimore s distinctive flavor city s close association blue crabs. trait baltimore shares other coastal parts of state of maryland. chesapeake bay years east coast s main source of blue crabs. baltimore became important hub of crab industry. in baltimore s tourist district (located between harborplace , fells point), numerous restaurants serve steamed hard shell crabs, soft shell crabs, , lump backfin crabcakes. many district shops sell crab-related merchandise.

traditionally, crabs steamed in rock salt , old bay seasoning, favored local spice mixture manufactured in baltimore decades. southern state cooks, marylanders insist, boil crabs , along it, boil away true flavor.

marylanders steam blue crabs, in water, beer , old bay seasoning.

the crabs eaten on tables spread old newspaper or plain brown wrapping paper. meat of crabs extracted use of wooden mallets, knives, , 1 s hands. popular cold beer thrown on crabs during steaming process, , made available afterwards.