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Maryland Blue Crab Links

All you ever wanted to know about Maryland Blue crabs & Steamed Crabs. Well, almost…

Check out these links. They will open in a new screen window so you can return to South Baltimore by closing the “new” window.

Crab Claw Open Vertical
Open Crab Claw

Blue Crab dot info – The Blue Crab Archives.

Old Bay – Seafood seasoning – of course.

Blue Crab – Blue Crabs are the most valuable fishery in the Chesapeake Bay – and other “tidbits” of techie information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA.

Callinectes sapidus – This “Savory Beautiful Swimmer” is shown in a variety of cool photographs at the National Geographic website.

Maryland State Crustacean – The Maryland Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) is officially the Maryland State Crustacean.

How to pick and enjoy steamed crabs – Our very own…Step-by-step instructions with photos.

The Crab Place – Our merchant affiliate is, of course, the best place to buy crabs and related seafood online. However, in addition to selling seafood, their website also contains recipes and a wealth of information about seafood and related products.

Baltimore Maryland Steamed Crabs
Baltimore, Maryland Steamed Crabs
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Maryland True Blue Crab Meat

Do you know where your crab meat originated?

Crab Cake with Fork
Lump Crab Meat in a Crabcake

A quote from Maryland Seafood: “Only a small number of restaurants in Maryland reliably make their crab cakes from local crabmeat and the state does not require restaurants to identify the specific source of the meat.”

It is sort of an open secret that many Maryland Crab Cakes might made Maryland “style” but they are not necessarily made with Maryland, or even American, crab meat. If it is not from Maryland and/or Virginia waters it may be from Venezuela, Indonesia or even from China. And there is a difference. Maryland crab meat is sweeter because of our climate having cold winters. It is often in higher demand because of the quality but that also means somewhat of a higher price.

True Blue

Maryland True Blue Logo

Local (Maryland) crab meat also supports local watermen and local food processors. Imported meat supports, well – you know. So how can you tell if that crab cake or crab soup you are eating is local or from the other side of the planet? Look for True Blue – that’s how.

Only a small number of Maryland restaurants and food processors participate in the voluntary Maryland True Blue certification program. There are a few in the Baltimore area but only one, believe it or not, in Ocean City, MD. The one in OC is The Hobbit.

If you want to be assured that you are getting Maryland Crab Meat sourced from Maryland and not imported from overseas, you just may have to roll your own. Order from The Crab Place, a Maryland True Blue crab meat provider as certified by the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA).

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Authentic Maryland Crab Meat

Live out of state and can’t find real Maryland Crab Meat?

Have you moved out of state and can’t get your hands on authentic Maryland crab meat anymore? Are you tired of having to use unsavory canned crab meat?

The Best Crabs in the World

What’s so special about Maryland crab meat anyway? It has to do with the unique weather and the type of estuary we have in the Chesapeake Bay. To sustain them through the winter, the crabs have to build up extra fat stores which gives them that sweet, buttery flavor you won’t find in other types of crabs or in blue crabs from other waters.

Lump Maryland Crab Meat
Lump Maryland Crab Meat

The Real Deal

Say goodbye to canned crab meat because you deserve the best fresh white lump crab meat in the world delivered right to your door at the lowest prices on the internet. Cameron’s Seafood is proud to be a True Blue certified partner which means that we only sell 100% authentic Maryland crabs.

From Shore to Door, 3 Days Fresher than the Grocery Store

Your Maryland crab meat is hand picked from fresh Maryland Blue Crabs and carefully packed the same day your order is shipped. Our fresh white lump crab meat is delivered right to your door, fast, so you can spend less time shopping and more time with your loved ones. It doesn’t get much more convenient than that!

Click to order the real deal: Cameron’s Seafood Crab Meat.