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Spices of Baltimore

A Chesapeake port and the home of Old Bay seasoning, the celery salt and paprika mix for steamed crab.

Baltimore

Traded and grown here

Old Bay SeasoningPaprikaCelery salt

Best time: May to September, in crab season.

Baltimore sits on the Chesapeake Bay, famous for blue crabs. Old Bay, a blend created in the 1940s by Gustav Brunn, a German-Jewish spice merchant who had fled Germany, is the seasoning most linked with Maryland crab.

The skyline of Baltimore, Maryland
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spices and trade

Old Bay's makers state that it uses a mix of 18 herbs and spices, including celery salt, paprika, black pepper and red pepper. Crabs are steamed with it in large pots and eaten at tables covered in paper.

The place and its people

The city is known for its port, row houses and Lexington Market. McCormick, a spice company, was founded in Maryland in 1889.

Visiting

The Inner Harbor and Fells Point are central. The McCormick company has a presence in the area.

A trail idea for Baltimore

  1. Lexington Market See local foods.
  2. A crab house Eat steamed crabs with Old Bay.
  3. Inner Harbor Walk the waterfront.
  4. Fells Point Visit the old port district.
About this page

Written by the EveryMasala desk with AI assistance. Background: "Baltimore" on Wikipedia. Opening hours, markets and tours change; check locally before travelling. If something is wrong, tell us.

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