Crab cake

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The crab cake is an American dish comprising a crabmeat patty and is traditionally associated with the area surrounding the Chesapeake Bay, in particular the state of Maryland.

The two most common style of Maryland crab cakes are known as Boardwalk, and Restaurant. Boardwalk crabcakes, are typically deep fried and breaded often filled with stuffing of various sorts and served on a hamburger bun. Restaurant crab cakes or sometimes called gourmet are served with no filler, all lump crab meat, and served on a platter or open faced sandwich.

Meat from any species of crab may be used, although the meat of the blue crab, whose native habitat includes the Chesapeake Bay, is traditional.

The crab cake is popular elsewhere in the northeastern United States and the Mid-Atlantic States where there is a crabbing industry. The Phillips brand of Baltimore, Maryland has become the area's most well known^{[citation needed]} seller of crab cakes in recent years.

They vary in size, from no bigger than a small cookie to a large hamburger. They are usually served with some sort of sauce, usually being a remoulade or tartar sauce or sometimes ketchup.