Comments on: Back Bay Seafood Crab Cakes

By: hmong

hmong — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:01:54 +0000

i am surely a huge fan of seafood. if you think about health benefits also together with the pleasant taste is amazing stuff.

Yes it is amazing stuff Hmong. - RG

By: Keith Meloni

Keith Meloni — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:57:19 +0000

Just surfing the web and came across your blog about my crab cakes. I am glad that you enjoyed them and gave my restaurant so many wonderful compliments. We have many other great items on our menu for you to try as well, especially our fried shrimp or chicken parm. You will not be disappointed! Thanks again!

Hey Keith, no problem. The crab cakes were fantastic and show your dedication to perfection. I can’t wait to try your other menu suggestions. Maybe we can set up an interview so I can learn more about your food philosophy. - RG

By: Laya

Laya — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:27:46 +0000

Hi. I live in Baltimore, and used to be a server at a local seafood restaurant that nowadays produces frozen seafood products that you can buy at your local supermarket. This was about 10 years ago, and it had just hit the news that they were using Asian crab meat much like the claw meat you bought in their restaurants. (The only difference is that I never saw their meat come from a can - it came in food grade plastic tubs much like how crab meat is packed in the grocery store.)

As part of our training, we had to learn about the meat being used to answer any customer questions. The reason the Pacific meat isn’t as tender is the same reason the Maine lobster meat is more tender and flavorful than South American or “Brazilian” lobsters - Pacific blue crabs grow in warm waters. They grow all year round, and get to be much bigger than U.S. East Coast blue crabs. It produces meat that can be bland and tough, vs. the natural sweetness of MD, NC, SC, NJ, or TX blue crabs.

Hi Laya, thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge about warm water and cold water crab meat and lobsters. I wrote an article called How to Buy Lobsters and Not Get Ripped Off that talks about this subject. Thanks again. - RG