Browned crab cake on a plate with a small garnish and sauce.

Maryland crab cake

United States · North America

Short description
This seafood patty is valued for visible crab pieces and a light binder.
Ingredients
Crab meat bound lightly with egg, crumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, and seasoning, then browned.
Cultural note
The best-known versions emphasize local blue crab flavor more than heavy breading.
Common misconception
It is not meant to be mostly filler; the crab should be the main texture.

image credit

Chesapeake's - October 2023 - Sarah Stierch 05.jpg

creator:
Missvain
license:
CC BY 4.0
modified:
Copied from a Wikimedia Commons thumbnail and re-encoded for Gochizu.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.