Cultured Palate: Dishes from the American Northeast
| April 4, 2018
9. Crab Cakes
Another beloved New England seafood dish, the Chesapeake Bay crab cake hails from Chesapeake Bay, which stretches across Maryland and Virginia. This tasty treat is made from the local blue crabs of the region, although any kind of crab meat will do in a pinch. Crab cakes can either be enjoyed Boardwalk-style, breaded, fried, and eaten on a bun, or gourmet-style, where luxurious, all-lump crab meat is lightly breaded before being served without dressing or bun.
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