Chris and Crystal recount a family crab feast and discuss how to pick, eat, and enjoy steamed blue crabs.
Topics discussed include:
- A quick shoutout to the friendly folks at Trident Seafood Market in Hebron, Maryland.
- Old Bay Seasoning vs. J.O. Spice.
- Many people think they're eating Old Bay when it's actually J.O.
- Crystal's strong opinions about how to pick a crab properly.
- It's just a blue crab, not a "Maryland" blue crab.
- Backyard crab pickin' beats crab house dining.
- They're called hush puppies because that's what crab house servers give you to hush you up when you want more crabs.
- Don't talk about how you prefer non-local crabs (i.e., snow crabs) during a Delmarva crab feast.
- Traditional seafood seasonings before Old Bay and J.O., including an interesting grocery store ad from 1930s Baltimore.
- 1870s crab recipes featuring mustard, cayenne pepper, and other familiar ingredients.
- Invasive blue crabs in Europe.
- Will Luke McFadden go to Italy to teach them how to be crabbers?
