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Five fun facts about local food favorites
"Baltimore lay very near the immense protein factory of Chesapeake Bay, and out of the buy it ate divinely."
-- H.L. Mencken
1. Flavorful. Baltimore City's public market system is more than 250 years old.
2. Recycled. Oysters once filtered the waters of the Chesapeake Bay every seven days.
3. Local Spice. For more than 75 years, Baltimoreans have put Old Bay on everything from crabs and shrimp to pizza and ice cream.
4. Iced Over. Baltimoreans top their snowballs with marshmallow cream.
5. On the Air. Baltimore's restaurants are featured often on the Food Network and Cooking Channel. |