steamed crabs
Mallet-cracked bay shellfish
Steamed crabs are crabs cooked by steam rather than boiling, a preparation most associated with the Chesapeake Bay region where blue crabs are steamed with Old Bay seasoning.
The dish is typically served on newspaper-covered tables, eaten with mallets and picks: We ordered a dozen steamed crabs and spent the afternoon cracking shells.
- Old BayRegional seafood spice blend
- malletsHeaded striking tools
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- brown paperUnbleached packaging material
- wooden malletBlunt timber striker
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