(SOUNDBITE OF NOISESTORM'S "CRAB RAVE") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. HOFSTAEDTER: Those without shellfish allergies get no time to rest because after the race is done, it's straight to the crab-picking contest.įor NPR News, I'm Emily Hofstaedter in Baltimore. Surhoff's crab is lucky.ī J SURHOFF: I will not eat him. The speediest crab by far belonged to former baseball player B.J. HOFSTAEDTER: This year there was no competition. The Blue Crab is a throwback to the good ol' days of West End. Overlooking beautiful Lake Pontchartrain, the restaurant is locally owned and operated, and proudly serves only the finest Louisiana seafood. jicama, candied pecans, and blue cheese crumbles tossed in a honey lime dressing. HOFSTAEDTER: And finally, we're off to the races. The Blue Crab Restaurant & Oyster Bar is the newest addition to the New Orleans Lakefront area. Crawfish Cornbread Superior Seafood New Orleans. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: So you want them to get to chase this. You got a squirt bottle behind you and a bobber, OK? So you can use the. HAHN: That's how you're going to get them to go. Damye pulls out a stick with about two feet of fishing line attached to an orange bobber at the end, like a marionette stick without the puppet. HOFSTAEDTER: The crabs do get a little bit of help from their human jockeys. HAHN: I like the little ones with the orange claws 'cause I think the girls are faster. Penne pasta tossed in a creamy sauce of baby spinach, fresh herbs, pecorino cheese and local jumbo lump blue crab. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Big or small, any ideas? Louisiana jumbo shrimp sauteed in garlic infused olive oil, served on linguini pasta, topped with shaved Parmesan and fresh herbs. Mother-and-son duo Will and Damye Hahn bring out a steel barrel with crabs crawling around inside.ĭAMYE HAHN: Pick a crab for the race, only 9.99. HOFSTAEDTER: Jockeys gather to pick their racers. HOFSTAEDTER: So the hats are going to get bigger throughout the week?īLACKWELL: The hats are going to get bigger throughout the week. But it's, you know, it's derby appropriate. (Laughter) It's not as big as my Preakness hat or as the hat that I'm going to wear to Black-Eyed Susan Day. ![]() So it's a - you know, it's a cute, little accessory. ![]() JESSICA BLACKWELL: Oh, this is a fascinator. For the folks gathered in Baltimore's historic Lexington Market, crab derby is a perfect opportunity to turn up and turn out. It's part of several days' worth of festivities leading up to the Preakness Stakes, Baltimore's local race in the Triple Crown. Their family has been running the event for nearly 40 years. HOFSTAEDTER: Ninety-one-year-old Bill and his wife, Nancy, are local seafood royalty. The track is basically a waist-high wooden slide with a nice, gentle slope, giving the crabs the gift of gravity, because, as Bill Devine points out, crabs aren't particularly good runners.īILL DEVINE: The things, they don't walk backwards and forwards. And we asked WYPR's Emily Hofstaedter to go and send us back a report.ĮMILY HOFSTAEDTER, BYLINE: That's the sound of the water going on the six-lane racetrack, making it slick for our 10-legged athletes. You can call it a clash of the crustaceans, a sprint for the shellfish. This weekend, Baltimore brought back a local contest ahead of the Preakness Stakes horse race.
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