Stewing over seafood

摘要

If you have even the slightest passion for food, you probably have at least two or three vivid food experiences that I like to call "fond food memories." One of mine involves my uncle Joe, an avid crabber, who worked his way up and down the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in a time when the Maryland blue crab were plentiful and large. Our family would always convene at his house during the holidays, a place where seafood was the main course of choice. As we were welcomed through the front door, a familiar aroma imparted feelings of home, comfort and warmth--an early sort of "aromatherapy" -originating from a simmering cauldron of Maryland crab stew. I still close my eyes today and stand on that doorstep from time to time.