There’s nothing quite like a big pile of steamed blue crabs, covered in Old Bay seasoning, served with drawn butter, and eaten with your hands on a newspaper-covered table. It’s a messy ...

The preparation is another big difference between this Maryland ... compared to a shellfish like blue crab. There are also more filler ingredients to create a croquette-like dish.

Atlantic Blue crab - this crab has a blue-brown shell and ... this sweet-flavoured crab has no large claws and, indeed, resembles a big spider. Crabmeat is just as good eaten hot as it is cold.