Ab Fab Crab
Posted Monday, July 02, 2007, 9:23 PM by Lonely Planet
Now I know there are those who argue that the best service the crab can do for mankind is to be the filling of a crab cocktail, sitting easily on a bed of shredded lettuce smothered in a Marie Rose sauce. But they are wrong. Because in reality the humble decapod crustacean only truly comes into its own when paired with the red glow of the Singapore Chilli Crab sauce. This is the apogee of crab cuisine and is never better enjoyed than at the renovated Newton Circle food centre (500 Clemenceau Avenue North) in the City State. What could be more agreeable than a short inspection of the dozen or more crab stalls, poking at the dark muddies in their cages for signs of activity and grabbing the fastest runner before carrying him pincers high to the weighbridge. Whilst he is cooking take in an oyster omelette and the first ice cold Tiger before clearing the decks tying on the bib, sucking out the pure white flesh and dipping it in the steaming sauce. Oh, such melding of flavours, such bliss.
- K Raphael
For more Singapore hawker food head to:
Adam Road Food Centre (cnr Adam & Dunearn Rds; 6am-3am) Try the char kway teow (broad noodles, clams and eggs fried in chilli and black-bean sauce) or barbecued stingray.
Chinatown Complex Food Centre (Smith St; 9am-11pm) More than 150 cheap, grungy and magically authentic stalls. Tuck into roast duck and rice.
Lavender Food Centre (cnr Jln Besar & Foch Rd; 11am-3am) The won-ton noodles are worth queuing for.
Lau Pa Sat (18 Raffles Quay; 24hrs) Steamed dim sum, chilli crab and sizzling satay.
Labels: Asia and Pacific, Culinary culture
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3 Comments:
Crabs are best served steamed, with Old Bay seasoning. Accept no imitations.
Good places for Chili Crabs in Singapore are as well Newton Circus (open 24 hours) or East Coast Seafood Center.
But Lau Pa Sat isn't bad as well, they really serve a great Stingray as well....
Cheers from Bali,
Chris
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Apart from crabs which are a fancy for eating, did you check out the aquatic life of Singapore which has much more to explore about at
http://www.octanmen.com/articleDetail/129/Travel-Singapore-Underwater.htm
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