After I told mom how tasty is hairy crab, and how disappointed I felt when I had the meat crab in KL lately (all the time I eating that meat crab, I am picturing the hairy crab... the feeling is very "having-affair" I guess), mom decided to try on hairy crab in Shanghai.
Last week, I was calling some restaurant, "do you have hairy crab yet?" Most answers are "not yet", some even if they have it, they sell it very expensive! It's not that I ku-hon on the money it's just I feel it's not worth it to spend that much on hairy crab when it is not really the season yet. I rather spend that money to eat fat fat haircy crab one month later when the season is more right, than spend so much now at skinny hairy crab.
So, I decided to explore carrefour near my house.
They have it at 3 price range! 128, 98, and 12.80 (all price is on basis of per 500gram). I picked 128, coz the rest are too skinny, no meat!
And then, because it's the first time I am going to kill hairy crab and put into our stomach, I am not sure if I can do it right, so I only bought 2 male hairy crab. I pointed at those that have bubbles coming out from their mouth, and asked the carrefour helper to wrap them up in plastic bag.
So, I went home, and wash them with toothbrush.
Last week, I was calling some restaurant, "do you have hairy crab yet?" Most answers are "not yet", some even if they have it, they sell it very expensive! It's not that I ku-hon on the money it's just I feel it's not worth it to spend that much on hairy crab when it is not really the season yet. I rather spend that money to eat fat fat haircy crab one month later when the season is more right, than spend so much now at skinny hairy crab.
So, I decided to explore carrefour near my house.
They have it at 3 price range! 128, 98, and 12.80 (all price is on basis of per 500gram). I picked 128, coz the rest are too skinny, no meat!
And then, because it's the first time I am going to kill hairy crab and put into our stomach, I am not sure if I can do it right, so I only bought 2 male hairy crab. I pointed at those that have bubbles coming out from their mouth, and asked the carrefour helper to wrap them up in plastic bag.
So, I went home, and wash them with toothbrush.
And then, I called up Aigie what to put (just ginger), how to steam (just like how you steam pao), and steam for how long (Aigie said 20 min, I think it's too long, I just steamed for 15 min).
And then... ta-da!!!!!!!!!It was so tasty!!!! I cannot believe my mom is so pandai to eat, she said she agrees with me, it's tastier than meat crab!!! hohohoho... bui bui was rather disgusted at the fact that both of me and mom find hairy crab so tasty. He still cannot get over the thought that they have fur on their kiam and legs. hahahah... Mom and I were discussing what's the most efficient way to suck the meat from their legs, and bui bui just looked at us as if we were from Mars. =)
We regretted we only bought 2. If we were to know that it is so easy to cook them, I would have bought more!!
The next morning, mom told me she dreamt that she still eating hairy crab! hahahhaa =)
Now that I know how to cook them, I am going to buy MORE hairy crabs in another month's time, when the season is more right! yay!!!
2 comments:
Need to suck the meat from the legs meh? I just took chopstick and poke the meat out. I don't really enjoy the hairy crabs. Maybe if you eat 2, u will feel jelak.
Never tried one b4. Can we find this back in Malaysia?
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