Our supposedly famous export

In 2008, a local beer company served chilli crabs along with its beer in London as part of their beer festival, I wonder about the reviews and had they been successful to seduce the British to drink more of the beer or eat more chilli crabs?

It's really hard to pin down on which is the singular Singapore's national dish. One of the running choices is definitely our famous chilli crab. Some have unofficially claimed chilli crab for the title; our national dish. In my opinion, life is merrier with more than just one national dish. It's even better if you could share the dish with friends. So Paul and I decided to get our fingers dirty with the mud crabs, albeit not from Singapore, I think they are from Sri Lanka. Rumour has it; the crabs were fed on dead human bodies hence the seemingly unnatural mutant size. Oh well. Who cares when they are cooked in the mouth-watery spicy and sweet gravy; a mixture of ketchup, some chopped chilli and etc. They tasted so deliciously good and it was interestingly more tasty when you licked the gravy off from your fingers.

A note is to be highlighted-- beware of friends who aren't too experienced with the cracking a crab procedure. However, as long the diner has a good sense of humour and a heart to get in tune with the locals, flying crabmeat sight is accepted with a quiet chuckle in public.


A lovely time with Paul. Messy, fingers licking and laughter.
(G rated)