Comments on: Baltimore-Style Steamed Crab a la Marketman

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 20 May 2014 02:40:07 +0000

Taylor, that’s unfortunate to hear, Phillips holds good memories, but yes, from 30+ years ago! And yes, the little independent crab shacks in the hidden dead ends along the Maryland shore had fantastic food finds… I had a crab and vegetable soup or chowder at a little shack that was quite memorable.

By: Taylor Hubbard

Taylor Hubbard — Tue, 20 May 2014 02:10:30 +0000

While Phillips the company seems to be thriving, the quality of the food at its restaurants has been going downhill for the last twenty years unfortunately. I had fond memories of going to Phillips at the DC waterfront as a kid – it’s dissolved into an all you can eat buffet place. I live in Baltimore and wouldn’t dream of taking visitors there or going there myself – it’s essentially an overpriced tourist trap. I’m no expert on Maryland crabs but I imagine one would fare better a shack on the eastern shore. Regarding Old Bay, I used to use it a lot when I first moved to Baltimore but now I am kind of turned off by it – I guess I overdid it and certainly all over Baltimore one catches wafts of it – and have experimented with other locally produced Maryland-type seasonings.

By: Sister

Sister — Fri, 16 May 2014 10:22:31 +0000

Shades of the good old days. Last week in VA the relatives mentioned that they bring a pot of rice to the crab shacks and order the steamed crabs. The best ones we had were in Christfield and maybe we can make another field trip in August.

By: greens & blossoms

greens & blossoms — Fri, 16 May 2014 05:12:22 +0000

When my son was based in Bar Harbor, Maine, he bought a pack of crab meat in the grocery and got the shock of his life when label read : product from the Philippines

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 15 May 2014 23:20:26 +0000

ConnieC, hahaha, I was wondering who would catch that anomaly. Yes, I started off tasting the first crab with utensils and quickly shifted to all hands like Conan the Barbarian… :)

By: Malou

Malou — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:26:35 +0000

Wow, I didn’t know Phillips imported their crab all the way from Pinas! I suspected they were supplementing from other sources (thinking VA or FL) but not half a world away.

We are about 3 hours away from MD and we try to go once a year for crabcakes. A friend once brought us to a restaurant called G&M and truly their jumbo lump crabcakes were ginormous! Parang one-cup rice ang laki!

By: Getter Dragon 1

Getter Dragon 1 — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:14:57 +0000

Totally worth the pruney fingers.

By: rp

rp — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:30:40 +0000

yum.

By: ConnieC

ConnieC — Thu, 15 May 2014 13:58:00 +0000

Is that you MM digging into the crabs with a spoon and fork? Shame on you!:)
When you are eating crabs, you got to be down and dirty!!! like we do in Maryland.

Sadly , with the decline in crab population in the U.S. from over harvesting and climate change, crabs have to be imported from overseas but they are passed on as Maryland blue crabs.

By: Anna Banana

Anna Banana — Thu, 15 May 2014 06:30:19 +0000

oh my! Bantayan Island is now on my list of to-go places just to have that seafood experience!

Wait, is that aligue on the 6th picture? Yummy!