#crab-recipes

#crab-recipes

The National Hard Crab Derby, now in its 79th year, celebrates Maryland's blue crab culture with crab races, boat docking contests, cooking competitions, and live music in Crisfield.

Pismo Beach's most obvious offering is its sandy, public beach that's bookended by a historic, 1,200-foot pier that stretches out into the ocean, acting as a year-round whale watching platform.

Every day at 12:00 p.m. sharp, service stops for two whole minutes while customers and employees alike rise for the National Anthem. A narrator will interrupt the background music, asking guests to join in standing for the song, among signs placed around the restaurant alerting patrons to the daily tradition.

Red Lobster had the best deal with its Classic Maine Lobster Tail coming in at $22.99, but it's also the only reasonably priced tail you can buy on its own.

A split-lobster, also called a chimera, is one color on one half of its body and a completely different color on the other half, according to the Seacoast Science Center.

Many Marylanders boasted of serving their crab cakes with yellow mustard, with one user stating, 'growing up it was always fried crab cakes with saltine crackers and yellow mustard.'

Perched on the iconic sands of Cape Cod, the Beach House Grill serves up fresh, coastal cuisine with a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean. Its expansive outdoor patio offers a relaxed, inviting atmosphere where guests can enjoy a variety of exceptional local seafood specials, including clams and lobster rolls.

Red mullet is a semi-fatty fish that may not be very familiar or easily accessible for home cooks unless you have the right vendor. It's best cooked whole and can be marinated with chili, garlic, and thyme for several hours or overnight to develop its flavor.

Maine is known for its fresh seafood, specifically lobster, and has many other foods native to its culinary culture that are unbreakably tied to the state.

To figure out who's offering the best fried fish in every state that keeps people coming back, we scoured countless reviews, recommendations, and customer feedback. These were taken from across Reddit, Facebook, and review sites, including Tripadvisor, Yelp, and Google.

Nearly 40 miles of untamed coastline are protected in Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California. This means that besides viewing the massive, jaw-dropping trees, visitors can also meander the Pacific Ocean's edge, marvel at cliffs and perhaps even spot a gray whale. Of course, the sea's bounty also provides a delicious meal at the end of a drive or a hike.

East Coast oysters are known and loved over the world for the clean minerality and distinctive salinity, which is reflective of the cold Atlantic waters where they come from. Although Maine and Maryland get a lot of credit, oysters are present along the continent's entire eastern coast, as far north as Canada's Prince Edward Island all the way down to South Florida.

Generally, East Coast oysters are brinier than West Coast oysters. Eastern oysters, raised either in the Atlantic Ocean or in its estuaries, live in a much saltier environment. West Coast oysters are mostly raised in protected bays, estuaries, and tidal rivers, where there is much less salt.

Stuffed clams are that perfect mixture of homey flavors - like garlic, butter, and breadcrumbs - and elevated seafood. But making the perfect stuffed clams isn't as easy as stuffing whatever clams you have. There are more than 10 different types of clams, and you must choose the clam with the right type of shell for your stuffing needs. Luckily, Tasting Table caught up with Franklin Becker, the chef/owner of Manhattan seafood restaurant Point Seven, who shelled out some pretty top-notch advice.

"Beer steaming is literally replacing water with beer," Becker told Tasting Table.

Welcome to Bon Appétit Bake Club, a community of curious bakers. Each month senior test kitchen editors Jesse Szewczyk and Shilpa Uskokovic share a must-make recipe and dive deep on why it works. Come bake and learn with us-ask questions, share pics, listen to our podcast, and lots more here. And don't forget to join the Bake Club Group chat over on Substack.

Nothing screams summer in New England more than a fresh, buttery lobster roll. Whether you like yours served cold and loaded with creamy filling or you prefer a bun stacked with warm, naked claws, lobster rolls are a staple part of the Northeastern diet - and they're often enjoyed in other parts of the country too. If you're a fan, then there's another seafood sandwich you should try, especially if lobsters aren't commonly found in your area: Scallop rolls.

When it comes to the list of the most popular seafood in the U.S., shrimp is far and away the most consumed. While we tend to think of seafood as coming from saltwater oceans, this list also includes freshwater fish, clams and shrimp. It's true that most of shrimp we eat comes from saltwater habitats, but freshwater shrimp has its place at the table. Setting aside the distinction between shrimp and prawns, there are some key differences between freshwater and saltwater shrimp that you should know.

Kevin Tien, chef/owner of Moon Rabbit in Penn Quarter, says he encountered a lot of eel dishes, from soups to congee, when he traveled to Vietnam for the first time a year ago. "I didn't realize myself that eel is a really popular source of protein in Vietnam," he says. "And with my background in Japanese cuisine, I thought it was just an easy thing to put on our menu."

For centuries, Maryland's Chesapeake Bay has been a source for sweet, succulent blue crabs. The state is home to hundreds of seafood restaurants that have made this classic ingredient the star of their menus. One particular Maryland restaurant is so good that it even has Oprah's stamp of approval. Pappas Restaurant and Sports Bar, which Tasting Table ranked as one of the 15 best spots for crab cakes in Baltimore, Maryland, is Oprah's favorite place to visit when she's in town.