Growing up in Maryland, you learn how to pick a crab at an early age. Steamed crabs are a staple in the summertime. I once dated a guy from Philly and was shocked that he couldn't pick a crab. I always forget it's a regional food.
Do you know how to pick a steamed crab?
ETA: Pick= take apart to eat!
eggplant / 11408 posts
Pick as in take it apart and eat? Then yes! We go crabbing in Maryland most summers 
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@rahlyrah: oh heck yeah! We had 2 bushels of crabs for my high school graduation party and I had to pick my boyfriend's crabs for him. Ha!
By the way - blue crabs are best steamed with old bay and eaten as-is. No need for dipping in anything.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
I do! Pull off the legs, pull open the triangle/flappy thing, open up the body, throw away the lungs, pick out the meat... yum!
For blue crabs, I usually skip the mallet and use my teeth... yikes.
honeydew / 7586 posts
@HabesBabe: Wow! You are tougher than I am! I usually save the claws for soup so I always use a mallet.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
@rahlyrah: I think it's an Asian thing... BUT I don't eat the green/yellow goop like my family does!
grapefruit / 4817 posts
My husband grew up in a family that eats crab pretty often, and he learned fairly young how to eat it correctly. I didn't try crab until my early 20's (I hated seafood), so I still have difficulty.
Funny thing is, when I was pregnant, I craved crab something fierce at the end. My poor husband kept having to take me out to crab joints and get all the meat out quickly because I was a crazy fat pregnant lady who needed her crab NOW! He still makes fun of me for it.
honeydew / 7586 posts
@HabesBabe: The mustard! Love the mustard
@BananaPancakes: That's love! Picking crabs is a pain in the butt. I'll show you once but then you're on your own!
eggplant / 11408 posts
@rahlyrah: then yes. Mmmmm....crabs with Old Bay are best enjoyed with Corona. So excited to do this again next year!
grapefruit / 4817 posts
@rahlyrah: Ha ha. At that point in my pregnancy, I think it was more fear than love!
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
Yup, but to be honest, I request that the grocer cleans it for me. We live in a small apartment and I don't want the stink to linger too long.
grapefruit / 4235 posts
Yep! I'm in PA but about 1.5 hrs. from Baltimore, and my husband's family has a place on the bay in Lewes, so we eat crabs a LOT!
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