Best place to buy steamed crabs to take home NOT restaurant.
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Anonymous
| Now that it's summer. Where is the best steamed crab stand? |
Anonymous
| Cameron seafood - they have multiple locations; or Asian grocery and steam at home |
Anonymous
| The Maine Ave fish market in SW DC |
Anonymous
| It's a restaurant, but the Sea Boil down Rt 1 does a brisk steamed crab takeout business. $36 for half a dozen large blue crabs this week. |
Anonymous
| Who sells Bay crabs? I don't want blue crabs from the gulf or wherever |
Anonymous
Maryland blue crabs are from the Bay. |
Anonymous
Unless you see the actual crab trap being lifted from the water, you have no way of knowing where that blue crab came from. Some sellers may claim they came from the bay but they probably don't know, either. |
Anonymous
+1 This is exactly what the fish market excels at |
Anonymous
| How about in Montgomery county? It’s been a while since I went to Camerons, how is the quality on Rockville pike? |
Anonymous
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May’s in Frederick
Woodbine Inn |
Anonymous
| What is the season for crabs? Hardshell and soft. And could someone explain male/female, why that is mentioned |
Anonymous
they are all Callinectes sapidus and they are the exact same species. Not a single different DNA sequence to be found. They are now invasive in Italy, exact same crab. Only reason they are called Maryland blue crabs is when they are caught in maryland, but it’s the exact same Callinectes sapidus found from Maine to Louisiana. |
Anonymous
| Captain Pell’s Fairfax sells them to go if you want |
Anonymous
You do understand the water is a huge part of seafood right?! |
Anonymous
I get my crabs from a guy who runs his boat out when he gets orders. I know they are genuine maryland bay crabs |