I Ate An Entire Maryland Blue Crab (including the shell)!!
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🇺🇸MARYLAND
1. CJ’S BOAT - FV MISS PAULA
ADDRESS: Maryland
INTERVIEWEE: CJ Canby - / @fvmisspaula
INTERVIEWEE: Luke Mc Fadden - / @fvsoutherngirl
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🇺🇸CRAB CAKE: Mix mayonnaise, mustard, J.O. crab cake mix, and crab meat.
Cook on the flat top for a few minutes.
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2. CHESAPEAKE BRAND SEAFOOD
ADDRESS: 102 Maryland Ave, Easton, MD 21601
INTERVIEWEE: Jacob Knowles
KZhead: / @jacobknowles5421
🇺🇸FRIED BLUE CATFISH AND FRIED OYSTERS: Place the blue catfish in egg wash, then flour. Do the same with oysters. Do the same with soft-shell crabs. Fry all.
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3. CJ’S HOUSE
INTERVIEWEES: Ethan Morgan (Owner) + Carissa Fifield (General Manager)
🇺🇸STEAMED CRABS WITH JO SPICES: In a homemade steamer, add the female crabs, then the males, then the jumbo. Let them steam for about 25 minutes.
🇺🇸SOFTSHELL CRABS: In a skillet, add butter. Place 3 soft-shell crabs and sautee.
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OCEAN ODYSSEY
ADDRESS: 316 Sunburst Hwy, Cambridge, MD 21613, United States
🇺🇸BAY ON BUN: Chesapeake Bay blue catfish, soft crab & oysters in fried glorious form with mixed greens, tomatillo & marie rose sauces.
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you're the best
so how was this posted 9 hours ago but is publish 7 minutes ago my mind is blown
Dude stop sponsoring better help!They sell clients data to the market....
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Congratulations on beating the brakes off the other food content creators, your show is officially the best ,cheers from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦
What do you mean? It’s been the best!
I'll second that !! ❤🍁❤
@sargishovsepyan1992 no bro, Marc weins was the best then sunny side up blew him out the water, you ain't been around long enough
@@urbanburner Ok boss whatever you say
LOL, who's competing with who anyway and who cares? These successful content creators are friends and boost each other so they all make it. Why hype and make imaginary fight? The name of their channel itself says they're the "BEST" already, either it means they're narcissistic or just trolling for clickbait which is effective. The self-proclaimed title is catchy ngl
Hi proud Marylander here. To say I'm proud of our crabs would be a huge understatement. To some here it's more than just a culture that brings people together so thanks for coming by to show our Chesapeake bay!
Us Marylanders have a pride for our state that the rest of the union just doesn't understand.😂😂 Maryland ❤
YES AMEN
I swear bro we really got the best seafood ong
My mom is from Emmitsburg MD, and when I was a boy and we went to visit my grandma, we'd always go to the Ott House and get grocery bags full of blue crabs in Old Bay. We'd take them back to Grandma's, lay out newspaper on the living room floor, and break up/eat crab all afternoon. We were poor, but ALWAYS did this. Thanks for awakening those great memories. I miss Grandma a lot.
Emmitsburg is a lovely town. We used to go through it after visiting my great aunt who was a nun who resided at the National Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg.
Great childhood memories of eating crabs in my grandparents back yard..
me and my brother used to crab off the dock and catch crabs all day for my grandmother, she would just sit on the porch and eat them. We were young we had more fun just catching them and didn't care about eating them, so she made out like a bandit.
i love the ott house, Im from Frederick MD!
Man's said "little parsley for health" hit me real hard
that's awesome Luke McFadden gets some publicity in the video. His videos are great!
Thanks!
Yeah, I’ve been following him since last year. I really like his videos too!
It’s crazy how long ago he posted a short with the guy from this channel and just now this video comes out
About time it got posted!
@@fvsoutherngirl Agreed. So glad you are getting more exposure. Love to see this side of Maryland represented
CJ looks like a whole different person without the sunglasses on
I was kinda feeling like that also but dang I didn’t think today was the day they was going to release this because cj made a post a little while back on his ig
Lmao 😂 so much friendlier looking without the sunglasses
@@bobbyj1917like recently?
He went from CIA handler to friendly dad 😂
Oh hey, mr. calculator hehe
“Don’t get high on your own supply” was brilliant! I lmao
I’m a truck driver and deliver to Maryland often and when I first went out there 2 years ago I had my first Maryland crab cake and I got to say if you haven’t been it’s definitely worth it to try best crab in the country 👍
This is not just a food & travel channel ....This is a cultural documentary that makes me appreciate our planet and I will support this channel till I'm an old man. 🥰👍
Marylanders don't boil crabs! They steam them. 🦀
When I lived in Virginia Beach I never bought crabs bc they boiled them!! Gross!
CORRECT! I GREW UP IN ELLICOTT CITY, BEEN TO OCEAN CITY MANY TIMES, SEAFOOD IS GREAT BUT CRABS ARE STEAMED ONLY!!!!
Even In South Carolina we know to steam our crabs unless we are making Beaufort stew/crab boil but Luke definitely steamed the crabs they were eating.
Streaming is boiling without water. Duh. Oh… maybe not.
@@PhoenixRising734 considering steam requires moist heat. The heat is created by boiling water which vaporizes into steam…..so essentially it’s damn near the same shit 🤣🤷🏾♀️
The speech about the sustainability of the fisherman in that place really got me, I felt that a lot. Thats how it should be
im glad you got to hang out with this crew. i love watching them on tiktok and they work hella hard. glad i got to watch this episode
So glad you visited my home state! Greetings from Ocean City, MD.
"ya help em right outta the shell.. into the frying pan" lmaoo
Great show! U did MD crabs justice!! BUT 1. You said boil more than once. We steam crabs here!! Usually with beer and seasoning of choice. We leave the boiled crabs to Louisiana 2. Eastern shore is really putting JO on the map! I can officially say it is the superior seafood seasoning (yes, better than old bay) 3. Soft shell crabs are amazing but I think they are best lightly fried. Sue ur momma. 4. S/o to Luke who is killing it on social media. Keep up the great work fellas. 5. Odessy Crab House, Ive never heard of you......but im comin for u!
He didn't assume the methods these people cook their crabs. He's going off what they're doing in front of him and what they tell him. If they're boiling their crabs they're boiling their crabs 🤷🏾♀️
@@kyraweech9117 He was just using the term "crab boil" in the same way someone would say "crab feast". He was not actually describing the cooking method. He just used the term as if it was universal not realizing how sensitive us Marylanders can be about it 🙂.
This is my culture thru and thru this video ❤thanks for giving Marylanders this shine.
I used to fish for blue crabs as a young child in Puerto Rico - we used a piece of meat on a string and a bent wire clothes hanger (you hook the claw).
I live on the Chesapeake. I boat, fish and crab here all the time. Tks for coming here.
I love the outtakes! Thanks for continuing to do it!!!!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 That was EPIC I am Md's neighbor, Delaware. Love the Md's blue crab. Fond memories catching them, cooking them with old bay seasoning, and eating them till we were tired picking cuz ya never got full for some reason. The experience is wonderful 🦀🦀🦀
By far my favorite episode out all of the videos I’ve watched I live 30 minutes from OCMD and I love the crabs in Maryland
I was waiting to see this episode in Maryland. I live in Maryland and definitely crabs 🦀 are big here and we very proud of it
I love seeing old pics of him he looks so cute n innocent
1:10 to skip the betterhelp ad
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Thank you 🙏
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Yeah that's fine but it's for people who really needs actual help from Better Help
@@Giveme100ksubsif you really need help, you should avoid betterhelp considering they have unqualified "professionals" and sell their patients confidential data.
I was born and raised in Maryland best Crab Cakes in the country 😊
Best crab cakes in the world!!!
Truly, the Only crab cakes in t World. Keep your filling, breading and hype, give us from Maryland a real crab cake!
Sonny! This video as is all your videos was awesome! I wish Luke and CJ the best! I really want crab now haha! Can't wait for the next adventure! ❤😊🦀
As a Marylander born and raised, I was super delighted that you did an episode/video on our world famous blue crabs and the hard work of commercial crabbing on the Bay. Sonny, I urge you to come back for a second tour as there are tons of other great things to cover in Maryland beyond crabs. An episode or episodes on the Eastern Shore would definitely take viewers through some breathtaking views of beach and shore life. But also there are hidden gem beer breweries that would let you do videos in the area of farm to table. And of course your tour should include Washington, DC and parts of Northern VA. For example, two unique multiple Michelin star places like Inn at Little Washington or Jose Andreas's Minibar have been covered by the media before but never by food travel influencers. I know your team has a lot of locals to choose from each year, especially when you have the full globe to choose from but Maryland should definitely be a follow-on stop for your next tour back in the States.
Really like watching Luke on tiktok, you learn so much. Even learned more with this video!
I was very surprised to not see Old Bay
They have their own seasonings mix that they stand by
Because it's gross lol
@@bobbyj1917damn right real waterman use JO lol
me too lol
Old Bay is for tourists - JO is what we really use in MD
The blue crabs are much smaller than they were 20 years ago. Thank you for the content. Maryland and the NE states are still open for living a quiet life.
What's allowed to be harvested is smaller. A move that increases the sustainability of the fishery.
just simple population. A lot more people over the years = less and less crabs you have to eat = the higher the price. 40+ years ago of course there were less people, thus more crabs. Same with everything, increasing human population = less resources.
Sonny gets better and better over zhe years as a host. He really digs in and ask great questions. The description and details he goes into are on point. I like the fact he pays attention to the people and locals it helps to understand what their world is about. The out taks are funny too at the end. Happy trails Peace!
What a fun collaboration I’ve been a fan of you and Luke for multiple years
Aren't soft shell crabs glorious? There's also nothing like a bushel of crabs and a bushel of friends just picking' and drinking' .
I grew up catching them and yet can't stand to eat them because of the look 😂
Is that like when the baker can't stand bread? Lol
@@stevie4641 no idea lol they have just always creeped me out. It's weird too because I have almost no phobias and handled 1,000s of crabs
@@AngryDad. Their look is truly something out of this world.
Soft-shelled crabs are best fried in bacon or ham grease.
8:59 whaaaat I had no idea there were left- and right-handed lobsters
Sony, I love your authenticity and honesty when making these videos, keep it up!
I love this channel, Sunny takes us around the globe always. ❤❤❤ Hey from South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦. Always does the most with each episode.
"If your friend likes you, they will have a crab feast with you." Can confirm. My sister and her family live in Maryland. Every time I go to visit, they make it a point to eat dinner at least one night at a local crab tent or have a boil at home. When I come home to the midwest I have literal cravings for it.
wrr
Nicely done, CJ and Luke! I forsee an increase of sales in crabs for both of you.
They already sell all they catch .
Loved this episode! There is so much more info here than you can read about Maryland!
I just got hooked on Lukes youtube videos like a week ago. I watch your videos all the time. When I read the title for this I thought it was an interesting coincidence. I was so shocked when Luke showed up in the video. Great colab. Keep em coming
Mad you’re in Maryland when I’m not! Annapolis, MD reppin
Frederick, MD here!
@@KSGomez88Hell yeah
CJ was my neighbor growing up when I was a kid, I even worked on his boat for a day when I was around 11 years old. Great guy knows most of my family.
@@KSGomez88from Frederick now in Columbia
@@SeanHiruki no way small world! Whereabouts in Frederick?
Ironically, I think 5.25” is the standard meat size in the US. Good stuff.
Unless it's black, oh wait a minute....
Footlong or greater is too much.
wrr, bix etc 1uferiox bloat, doesn tmatr
I rarely have to bust out my headband this early but here it goes…
Was waiting for the Maryland episode. Welcome dude!
Blue Crabs are the ONLY thing I miss about living in Maryland.
I semi agree. I'm now in NC. I miss my friends and the crab feasts. They have crabs, but not the MD culture.
@@ralphpratt9671 never been there what's up with their culture?
@@drawmaster77 We love steamed crabs. There's a huge stained glass sculpture of a blue crab in the BWI airport. Google "stained glass crab sculpture" to see it.
Maryland, it's a cult, not a state. 😊
Oddly enough, and a total surprise, the best crab cake I have had was on the Amtrak Coastal Starlighter, overnight, out of Seattle to Sacramento. The kitchen manager said she would be sure to tell the chef my thoughts, as the chef made them from scratch that very day.
Always good to compliment the chef
hey bud, i really love this new series! i enjoy eating seafood. so its a good thing you show us so many things!
I have never seen a crab cake like this. I'd love to try one of these! I never understood why people eat the bread with flavor versions.
People only eat those because that's what most restaurants offer, and because the retail cost of crab is so high. Each of the crab cakes in the video would cost around $30 in a restaurant.
I did training in APG and never experienced a crab feast dinner. How sad.
Bush River has some nice crabs too. I catch mine there when APG doesn't have the river closed for testing.
Luke has his own crabbing operation...why's he now working on another boat?
Cj and I just got together for this video!
@@fvsoutherngirl They have friendly competitions too.
Thanks for clearing that up, I so enjoy Luke's videos and his "teaching" about the industry. Was good to see two of my favorite KZheadrs together !!!
South Alabama here. Actually cooking some jumbo crabs now with a side boil for veggies. Love ya Sonny!!
My Home State! Great to see our crabs featured to a wide audience! For those of you interested: come to Maryland and try the crabs for yourself - and beware of any place outside of Maryland selling you "Maryland-Style crab cakes" 10 times out of 10, they are nothing like the real thing!
No Old Bay seasoning? Im not sure you were even in Maryland. 😂
Real Marylanders know JO spice is better than Old Bay
@patrickgriggs4130 100%. People don't realize that's what all the restaurants use
FYI the lump crab featured in this video is out of stock in every size on their website. With no date on when they are expecting it back in.
That's because it's the wrong time of year for harvesting blue crab. It'll be back in stock after the season opens mid-spring.
wait till april
Because it’s February haha.
LIved in Westminster, MD for over 6 years and I would literally eat crabs every other days lmao... It was cheap when I lived there. $1 per crab. and ALWAYS have the Old Bay ready lol.
When was that? I think the days of $1 crabs are, sadly, long gone.
Love the in video ad being the first minute exactly so we can skip that first minute! Thanks sonny!
You're going to get yelled at Sonny! It's not a crab boil it's a crab feast! We don't boil crabs in Maryland we steam them!
What he said!
you steam crabs in maryland, you boil crabs usually down south.
Somebody can't do math 6 × 60 is not 480 it's exactly 360
Somebody wishes they were a teacher🤓 Seen the grammar lately? Think they can do arithmetic? How😂
On the other hand brother, this is local blue crabby math that has been used in the crabbing industry for generations 😊
Yes, using a calculator is hard apparently lol
@@obtuseangler768 that someone is you grammar teacher you're talking like I'm writing a book this is KZhead I don't need to use correct grammar you weirdo
@@jamesnguyen22 math don't change depending on the industry 6 × 60 = 360 no matter where you go. Women lie, Men lie, Numbers don't lie
Yea, as a Marylander we are 100% biased lol. I was a commercial waterman for about 8 years and I must say it takes a special breed to do what we do. I did “trot line” crabbing. 5k feet of long line with bait tied on every 4 ft or so. Lots of work baiting lines everyday and then crabbing the next morning at 3am. Thanks for showing our beloved (best) crabs and state to best food reviewers 🙏💙💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
There's another method to crabbing you see in MD in the fall. Scraping. The crabs mate and hang on the poles or other solid objects in the water. You net them while in the process of mating. Then they are called, "doublers". Coitus interuptus.
I forgot trot lining and chicken necking ways to catch crabs.
Love the channel. It will be sad when Better Help is exposed for the scam it really is.
Who skipped the first minute and forty seconds?
Everyone
@@ericjenson7734I didn’t
@@Miken25 I’m proud of you
Meeeee
lots I love the views that show u most replayed haha
Please do more east coast content we love you! Also bloopers are hilarious!
Nothing beats a soft shell crab sandwich. I dont live in Maryland anymore but any chance we can to go back and grab some frozen soft shells we do so we can fry them up for sandwiches later. And growing up, sitting around a table outside cracking crabs for 6 hours as the sun goes down, just sitting with family talking and being together, perfect way to spend a summer evening.
I'm genuinely sick of seeing "better help" ads. They are fraudulent, and that's dangerous when it comes to people's mental health. They've had troubles that became public, yet podcasts and channels still hock fraud services for some ad money. Gross, dude
I find it worse when they advertise for gambling apps.
@user-ow8mq4jo8c that's another personal problem I have with some of the ads. But I do respect other people's ability to gamble. Selling fake mental health help is wrong on all accounta. Gambling isn't good, but if you want to, then go ahead
Yes and you're on the Eastern shore towards the Wye river
As a Marylander it is great to see JO's Seasoning get National Recognition, love it when we cook crabs! Great Work Sonny!
CJ is a good guy for sure. and i love this channel. well i love it since years ago, and i love it more in each episode.
Lifetime Marylander, grandparents were Eastern Shore farmers and I spent a lot of time in and around the bay fishing, crabbing, etc. nothing but Appreciation here highlighting MD and blue crabs. Well done video! We're definitely biased lol
10:19 crabratory..... THANK YOU Sonny. If you hadn't said that I would have walked around all day feeling like I couldn't quite sneeze!
Love a good soft shell crab, hope you had a great time in Maryland!
CJ and Luke are great. I love their KZhead channels. Great episode
This video is truly a great inspiration to start the day with a strong and optimistic spirit. Wishing everyone good health and peace in all circumstances! hug from Vietnam
Brother thank you for this episode. i grew up in Fairfax and my mom use to pick a bushel of crabs and toss them on the table when she got home. one of the few great memories i have from growinging up...i love crab, thanks for the memories
I've been watching Luke's channel for a while now he seems like a chill dude
That Crab Picking shop brought back memories. I hated picking crab when I was 13 lol
Luke is gonna smash it what a great young man there's hope for us yet ❤
Bro...Luke, nice to see you! looking forward to your next season!!!
I love Luke’s channel. I’m glad y’all joined up. ❤️
Love this type of your new content about food!😊
Luke is a real communicator. Brilliant🥜
Rhode Island saying hi . Just found the video , that was a 10 . Spot on . Nice seeing Luke there ,great team work😊
So psyched to see this episode in my home state! You nailed it--crab is our pride and joy!
What a great Man. Thank you for sharing this such a beautiful video. God bless you and your family.
Glad you finally made it to Maryland!
One of my fav episodes! U came to my state!! Thanks for the knowledge! You are appreciated!
seine net was always my favorite way to catch crabs as a child you just need two people a couple poles and a big net and you can usually pull in a bushel in less than an hour
i'm kinda surprised to heard that Sonny have never tried the soft-shell crab before. Theres alot of it in Vietnam. and Yeah, hands down one of the most delicious food ever
Love Lukes channel,young kid working his way up.
the professional pickers are truly amazing and hypnotic to watch.
i love blue crabs especially softshell must be nice to have a garage with softshell to eat anytime
My wife’s grandparents are from Cambridge, where Ocean Odyssey is located, and we are from central Maryland. We visit them often and have such a fondness for the area. So cool to see a spotlight on Cambridge, Ocean Odyssey, the crabbers, and the Maryland culture. Thanks for stopping in!
Crab cakes and football! That’s what Maryland does! I’m so ecstatic to see my state on display with our love of crabs. Bravo 👏👏👏 Also, I see ya Luke! 🦀
Blue swimmer crab is so so sweet. I do a Singapore chili crab dish with four of them! Worth the work as it's delicious!
ooo that sounds goooddd
Almost didn't watch the video but I saw Luke and had to watch. Love his videos!
15:56. The strumming of that guitar. I half expected Shawn James to enter the room and give a Sonny a lesson on self reliance.
This makes me proud to have loved in Maryland for so long and knowing how great I had seafood available that makes me miss it even more now being in California
Faidley’s at Lexington market in Baltimore! My taste buds will never forget! So good!
I’m glad you finally made it to Maryland. Enjoy