Blue crabs are smaller than Dungeness and instead of being served with butter and lemon, they are steamed with a hell of a lot of Old Bay seasoning and eaten as is. The result is a sticky, spicy, salty experience that is alot of work, but worth the picking.
We ordered a dozen mediums (that's what they recommended for two! they are quite small- about the size of a man's hand), bought a couple mallets (they don't use crackers) and dug in over a couple bottles of ginger beer. It was messy, fun and delicious, but we both concluded that we prefer the west coast's dungeness and find the seasoning a bit too salty. Next time we'll see if they'll steam them half seasoned for us.
4 comments:
Yum, ginger beer?!? What kind? I'm always looking for new kinds to try. Can take or leave crab but glad you sort of enjoyed it :)
I love the idea of smashing 'em with a mallet. Rough week? Smash some crab! Sounds like a solution to everything! Salt, spice, crab and beer...we're there!
The 'Ginger Brew' is made by Maine Root, an amazing soda company in New England. Their products are all-natural, organic, and really delicious. I like the Sasparilla best!
Here's a link:
http://www.maineroot.com/products.php
Oh cool, Whole Foods stocks it. Will see if it has made it up to Canada yet! Thanks:)
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