Super Awesome Traditional Maryland Recipes: Crab Cakes, Crab Dip, Softshell Crab Sandwiches From Baltimore, Annapolis and Ocean City
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Super Awesome Traditional Maryland Recipes: Crab Cakes, Crab Dip, Softshell Crab Sandwiches From Baltimore, Annapolis and Ocean City
A Cookbook Full of Maryland Recipes from a True Marylander!
I have lived in Maryland almost my whole life. I went to high school in Baltimore County and spent my summers in Ocean City. I have also taken classes on the cuisine in Maryland. If there is one thing that I know is the food eaten by Marylanders. First of all, most of us know that Maryland is for crabs! It is the state slogan. But the Maryland cuisine is specific to the Chesapeake Blue Crab which is indigenous to the Chesapeake Bay. This is a large salt water bay that bifurcates Maryland and separates the coast from the mainland. The Blue Crab is sweeter, and in my opinion, tastier than any other crab out there. And I’ve tried them all.
Not only is Maryland known for crabs but it is also known for other types of seafood. Maryland even has its own unofficial spice called “Old Bay.†This spice is made by the McCormick Corporation which is headquartered in Baltimore. If you are visiting Baltimore City at the Inner Harbor or in Baltimore County near Hunt Valley, you will be able to smell the spices in the air from the McCormick corporation. You can often smell them on the highway driving down Interstate 83. They make other spices, but no other seasoning is as indicative to Maryland as Old Bay.
This recipe book is not all seafood but everything has been made with the spirit of Maryland cuisine in mind. There are many famous places in Maryland and most embody the spirit of being a coastal state and near the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. The U.S. Naval Academy is located in the Maryland State Capitol of Annapolis. Vacationers head to Ocean City Maryland to soak up some rays during the Summer. Tourists flock to the Inner Harbor and visit the National Aquarium. Young party goers visit Fells Point to have a cocktail and eat at a waterfront restaurant.
I put this recipe book together as a native Marylander who knows the cuisine and I looked for the recipes that best embodied the spirit of my home state. Enjoy!
Recipes Include:
Maryland Crab Cake
Chesapeake Bay Soft Shell Crab Sandwich
Assateaque Island Fried Oysters
Inner Harbor Seafood Stew
Maryland Crab Soup
Maryland Crab Bisque
Maryland Cream of Crab Soup
Maryland Crab Pizza
Maryland Blue Crab Salad
Maryland Blue Crab Roll
Maryland Crab Cheese Fries
Maryland Deviled Eggs
Annapolis Shrimp Salad
Maryland Potato Salad
Maryland Egg Salad
Chesapeake Bay Cream of Crab Soup
Fells Point Beer Battered Chicken
Ocean City Boardwalk Fries
Maryland Steamed Blue Crabs
Baltimore Crab Imperial
Assateaque Island Pasta Shrimp Salad
Chesapeake Bay Macaroni Salad
Eastern Shore Shrimp Salad
Annapolis Spuds
Baltimore Scalloped Potatoes
Maryland Crab Cake Popcorn
Maryland Crab Pretzel
Philadelphia Soft Pretzel (for the Maryland Crab Pretzel)
Lady Baltimore Cake
Lady Baltimore Frosting
Maryland Pumpkin Seeds
Maryland Soft Shell Crab Sushi Roll (aka. Spider Roll)