Maryland recipes from a true Marylander!
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.
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 ÒOld Bay.Ó 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. They make other spices, but no other seasoning is as indicative to Maryland as Old Bay. It comes in a square yellow can with pictures of crabs, shrimp and other seafood on the front.