The friends LOVE chilli crab- the more spicy it is, the better.I'm ambivalent about it. I'm not a fan of any form of crab. I eat very little of it. At most, I'll just pick at the pincer part. Importantly, I've no inclination to crack crabs. They spoil my manicure!!! Many of the friends love the legs and wax lyrical about cold Alaskan crabs and of course the hairy crabs (大閘蟹). Too bad for me that I simply can't appreciate the sweetness of the crab meat!!
What I do like, is dipping the oily, crisp, fried man tou (饅頭) into the chilli gravy. I like the tangy rich spicy taste that is quite appetizing.
The friends can finish a crab each, excluding the Alaskan crab which takes at least 4 to share. So every time the friends pig out on crab/s, I'll order this huge steamed fish that I'll merrily finish on my own.
4 comments:
me dunno wat to do with crabs too.
at most i'll take the pincer. and, i will usually be offered that, as the others at the table know how hopeless i am with crabs.
i love dipping the bread into the gravy though. the eggs in the gravy is my make believe crab meat, without all the shells and bits. hope i'm making sense.
Here too! Lazy to do the cracking :)
I always stalk a friend who is gregariously help with the cracking part. hehee..
Ooh, I luurve crabs! Especially chilli crabs, though would prefer to eat at home cos it's a messy affair. The dip-mantou-in-gravy part comes last, right after I'm done with all the crabbies. ;)
~CDR~
oh oh oh!! Now I know what to have and where to go for dinner tonite!!
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