Mid-Atlantic Regional Cuisine
Every region
has their special foods and recipes. When I think of shrimp, I
immediately think of Louisiana. Cheese makes me think of Wisconsin.
Oranges come from Florida, of course. I have known from early on that
certain foods are special to certain areas. However, after moving to the
mid-Atlantic region, I’ve realized just how passionate people are about their
special foods.
One of my early Squidoo lenses was
written as a result of strong craving for a regional food (Mary Sue's Pecan
Nougat egg) and from the memory of seeing a thank you letter from a deployed
person who had received Old Bay spice in their care package. After seeing
that letter, I had noticed others who bemoaned the difficulty of purchasing Old
Boy, good crab meat, and other regional foods. That prompted me to write
an edible gifts lens
consisting of Maryland treats.
When I move from Maryland someday, I
can imagine myself begging friends and family (and perhaps strangers) to send
me Mary Sue’s Pecan Nougat eggs every spring. My mouth waters every time I
think of them.
Crabcakes and
Crabbing
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| Image Credit: Courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons |
While I do not consider myself a foodie, I do love trying new
foods and adding new favorites to my list. I’m not a good cook but I love
eating good food. Have you ever heard the saying, “champagne taste on a
beer budget”? That describes me to some extent about food. I love
the taste of good food.
Blue crab is one of those “champagne
taste” foods, in my opinion. A properly cooked jumbo lump crab cake is
divine.
Crabbing in this area is almost
considered an event. Family members young and old enjoy crabbing.
People look at me with wonder when I tell them that I’ve never been
crabbing. Around here, it’s a bit like learning to walk. Everyone
does it.
There's More
Than Crabs to Eat in the Mid-Atlantic.
While I could talk about crab cakes forever, there are other foods
in the Mid-Atlantic region. Another food staple of this area are cheesesteak
sub sandwiches. They originated in Philadelphia and Joyful Pamela introduces
us to the wonderful world of cheesesteak among other wonderful Philadelphia foods.
People here are passionate about their favorite place to get a cheesesteak sub
and will debate for long periods of time about what makes theirs the
best. The Mister and I clearly have our favorite and eat cheesesteaks
weekly. I guarantee it is something that one you have found your favorite, you
will crave it frequently.
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| Image Credit:Photograph by Dawn Rae 2014 |
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to
go. Since I’m finished photographing the Mary Sue egg, I can finally eat
it. I have waited for months for egg season and I can’t wait any longer.
I will see you next Monday. If you would like to visit with me before then you can find my on my Mid-Atlantic Travel Facebook page.
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