Crab cake

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Crab cakes (or crabcakes) are patties made of crab meat. 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. They are especially popular in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, due to the proximity of the ocean and crabbing industry. Any kind of crab meat can be used, although Blue Crab is traditional in the Delmarva region of the United States, and is purported to have a flavor that stands up to the other ingredients better than other varieties such as Dungeness crab. Today, the majority of crabmeat used in crab cakes comes from imported crabmeat from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Mexico. Crab cakes are served in a variety of restauraunts, from seafood buffets to high-class sitdown restaurants.