crab season

S/S is "xiao long xia" season & A/W is crab season - and we're not talking about clothes here. Yes, it's the hairy crab season!!! And we just had a 大闸蟹 Hairy Crabs session with Elvis' team. They had gone to buy it (from a famous place) after work and went to one of his colleague's house to steam it... and also made the "special dip" of vinegar, chinese wine & loads of chopped garlic. Other than hairy crabs, they also ordered Singaporean food - chicken rice, hokkien mee, black carrot cake, sambal kangkong, curry chicken, bakuteh, kulou pork, caixin... from Orchard Restaurant. (You're also supposed to drink "huang jiu" /yellow wine with the hairy crabs coz they can "get rid of the cold")

I remembered the first & last time i tried 大闸蟹 at Fomo, i really didnt like it...and i wonder why some people say 大闸蟹 is the best thing/food on earth!!?? I think normal Spore crabs is much better. When i go to Fomo for 小龙虾 "xiong long xia" (literally translated to 'mini lobster' but it actually looks/tastes more like crayfish), i dont even want to try the gross-looking crabs again! BUT this time, it's really very yummy and very very fresh!

This is "good quality stuff" and we each paid for 2 crabs - ¥70/set (1 male & 1 female). If you eat at Crystal Jade, it's ¥200 for the female, ¥98 for the male (!!!).

I also think that maybe Fomo wasnt as good for their hairy crabs compared to their "xiong long xia". The thought "xiong long xia" always makes me drool... Keke... ;p