The Maryland Blue Crab comes from the Chesapeake Bay. The ethnographic study looks into the culture surrounding this seafood along with other local foods. Since the blue crab has been fished to excess because of local demand, prices have risen in recent decades. In the mid 20th century local bars from Baltimore to Philadelphia would give crabs away for free because the supply was so large. Adding a price to this local meal would cause customers to go to a different bar where they would be free. Alcoholic drinks were enough to drive the business of the time. Today local restaurants and bars cannot afford to give away crabs because they aren't as easy to come by. Despite the gradual increase in price, consumers have increased their home-cooking because they can steam the crabs themselves. The emergence of companies like Old Bay spice have seen increase in business because this food has spread to other outside markets domestically.
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