crab feast
Seaside shellfish meal
A crab feast is a communal meal centered on eating crabs, typically steamed and seasoned, with participants cracking shells and picking meat at newspaper-covered tables.
The term is especially associated with the Chesapeake Bay region, where blue crabs are piled on tables for hours of messy, social eating: The annual crab feast drew the whole neighborhood.
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- Chesapeake BayMid-Atlantic tidal estuary
- Old BayRegional seafood spice blend
- malletsHeaded striking tools
newspaper · brown paper · melted butter · butter · corn · steamed · claws · shells · bibs · picnic · picnic table · messy · crackers · summer · seaside · bushel · boil · communal
- American traditionsFourth of July, Thanksgiving, county fair, state fair, rodeo
- food experiencesfine dining, tasting menu, food tour, cooking class, wine tasting
- Chesapeake BayChesapeake Bay, watermen, oyster, Old Bay, Old Bay seasoning
- MarylandAnnapolis, Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay, Old Bay, Baltimore Orioles
- feastsbanquet, thanksgiving dinner, wedding banquet, Christmas dinner, gala dinner
crab feastformal dinner
Ceremonial evening meal
state dinner · fine dining · formal reception · banquet · sit-down dinner
crab feastfamine
Severe food shortage
starvation · fasting · hunger · food scarcity · hunger strike
crab feastbarbecue
Slow-cook over coals
pig roast · Texas barbecue · steak dinner · clambake · crawfish boil
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