National Crabmeat Day

National Crabmeat Day celebrates the sweet, tender, and versatile meat found in crabs. Observed annually on March 9, it offers an excuse to enjoy crabmeat in dishes ranging from soups, salads, sandwiches, and pasta to crab cakes and crab bisque.

The holiday’s origins are unknown. The earliest reference to a Crabmeat Day in March located by CooksInfo appears in a 2000 New Hampshire print archive, though that reference does not identify a founder or explain how the observance began.

Crabmeat has long been important to coastal cooking. In Maryland, blue crabs native to the Chesapeake Bay were harvested by fishermen and colonists from the 17th century onward. Crabmeat began to be canned in 1878, while refrigerated railroad cars helped ship it safely along the coast, expanding its popularity, according to Preservation Maryland. Today, the ingredient can be enjoyed simply or incorporated into a wide variety of savory dishes.

How to Observe National Crabmeat Day

Celebrate by enjoying a crabmeat dish at home or ordering one from a seafood restaurant. Try crab cakes, crab soup, crab salad, a crabmeat sandwich, or pasta with larger pieces of crabmeat; smaller flakes work well in sauces and salads, as CooksInfo notes. You can also use the day to learn about different types of crab and the many ways crabmeat is prepared.

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