Happy Chinese New Year

A Crustacean Affair

Someone presented these hairy crab as gift from Shanghai. These crustacean creatures are harvested from lakes and are considered as delicacies for anyone visited Shanghai. Coincidentally the time of visit during November was the peak season to savor this exotic cuisine.

Don't be deceived by it's Chinese name "Dai Za Hai" (Big "water gate" crab) and expect this crab to be big and meaty like the king crab. The crab is actually very small. It's meat is sweet but it won't fill your tummy. All that can be savoured is the fatty creamy roe. It is tasty just by steaming it with ginger and wine. Making sure that you don't over steam it to get the creamy texture. Anyway..i am not the big fan for crab and i don't really know how to appreciate this exotic delicacy.