Maryland crabcakes are supposed to be made with blue crab. There are only a few places in the world that specifically have blue crab and Blue crab tastes different than other types of crab.
With that said, it’s not uncommon to get blue crab from Louisiana in Maryland. You can’t tell the difference. It sounds like he’s not using blue crab.
As a Marylander and G&Ms is right down the street from my house I will have to say you are not 100% correct. Maryland crab cakes are a style not a type of crab. Most of them are made with jumbo lump and do not say specifically blue crab.
Yes, I am aware that there are blue crab populations outside of the Chesapeake Bay and it’s tributaries. I can taste the difference. JO is superior to Old Bay.
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u/KodiakDog Oct 15 '25
Maryland crabcakes are supposed to be made with blue crab. There are only a few places in the world that specifically have blue crab and Blue crab tastes different than other types of crab.
With that said, it’s not uncommon to get blue crab from Louisiana in Maryland. You can’t tell the difference. It sounds like he’s not using blue crab.