MORE THAN CRABS,

Old Bay Belongs on Everything

Crab’s favorite seasoning is more versatile than you might think

by Nat Belkov, eater.com

There’s always a bit of an eye roll when out-of-staters reduce Marylanders to crabs, Old Bay, and our perhaps inordinate love of the state’s flag. The thing is, they’re not wrong. Picking crabs is a coveted tradition where I come from, one that every family big or small, acquired or chosen, looks forward to when summer rolls around. As for the flag — in a sea of state seals-on-blue, can you blame us?

But Old Bay? In the 30-plus years since it was acquired by the foodservice giant McCormick, the seasoning blend has made its way into spice cabinets far beyond the mid-Atlantic, making it arguably less of a Maryland thing. It may come as no surprise, then, to know that Old Bay works with far more than just blue crabs.

To understand why, all you have to do is look at the sum of its parts. FINISH READING HERE

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