Comments on: Black Pepper Soft Shell Crabs http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/ Slow food, no drama. Antti & Anna, Finnish siblings blog about food. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:21:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-960 Antti Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:57:48 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-960 Hi Paul, there's a good tutorial about soft shell crab leaning at http://tinyurl.com/ot4ld Thanks for visiting :) Antti Hi Paul, there’s a good tutorial about soft shell crab leaning at http://tinyurl.com/ot4ld

Thanks for visiting :)

Antti

]]> By: Paul Orban http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-956 Paul Orban Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:21:19 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-956 Please let me know how to clean soft shell crabs best regards Paul Please let me know how to clean soft shell crabs
best regards
Paul

]]> By: MM http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-247 MM Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:14:44 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-247 Mean ole marketing guy was with us during the tasting and would not let the chef give me any recipes! I hate marketing people ... so speaketh the ex-marketing person. OK, the butter oats crab I had today was not veyr spicey at all but the chef said you can crush dried Sichuan chillies and add to the mix to give it the spice. Butter oats is usually just oats fried in butter, he said. I noticed he added some crushed fried basil to the oats. Gave it a nice Indochinese spiciness. Sorry, I wish I was more help. Mean ole marketing guy was with us during the tasting and would not let the chef give me any recipes! I hate marketing people … so speaketh the ex-marketing person.

OK, the butter oats crab I had today was not veyr spicey at all but the chef said you can crush dried Sichuan chillies and add to the mix to give it the spice. Butter oats is usually just oats fried in butter, he said. I noticed he added some crushed fried basil to the oats. Gave it a nice Indochinese spiciness.

Sorry, I wish I was more help.

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-238 Antti Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:28:13 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-238 Thanks MM, I'll be waiting :) I don't remember any coconut flakes in the dish, but your description sounds pretty close... Does that particular dish have a specific name? Thanks MM, I’ll be waiting :) I don’t remember any coconut flakes in the dish, but your description sounds pretty close… Does that particular dish have a specific name?

]]> By: MM http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-237 MM Sat, 18 Mar 2006 19:39:05 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-237 Cripes! I am not familiar with that dish - would be except for the addition of the coconut flakes. I've had another crab dish which is with ground buttery oats fried with Sichuan dried chilli flakes. Oh, heads up ... I cannot post it on my blog until May/June but I am tasting 4 different crab dishes this coming Thursday, all with a modern Indochina twist. And I might be able to get one of the recipes for my blog. So fingers crossed. Maybe I can ask the chef is he know something about your crab dish in Hong Kong. Cripes! I am not familiar with that dish - would be except for the addition of the coconut flakes. I’ve had another crab dish which is with ground buttery oats fried with Sichuan dried chilli flakes.

Oh, heads up … I cannot post it on my blog until May/June but I am tasting 4 different crab dishes this coming Thursday, all with a modern Indochina twist. And I might be able to get one of the recipes for my blog. So fingers crossed.

Maybe I can ask the chef is he know something about your crab dish in Hong Kong.

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-234 Antti Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:38:25 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-234 MM, the more I think the less I remember of the spicy crab dish. But it MAY have been similar to the one in this picture: http://flickr.com/photos/osakajon/83588425/ I.e. perhaps the crab was sitting on a pile of hot "crumbs" instead of whole chillies, as I remember eating those crumbs even after the crab meat was finished. In any case, the bed the crab was sitting on was dry. MM, the more I think the less I remember of the spicy crab dish. But it MAY have been similar to the one in this picture: http://flickr.com/photos/osakajon/83588425/

I.e. perhaps the crab was sitting on a pile of hot “crumbs” instead of whole chillies, as I remember eating those crumbs even after the crab meat was finished. In any case, the bed the crab was sitting on was dry.

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-233 Antti Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:49:16 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-233 J, Thanks for visiting! I've only visited Singapore twice very briefly, but I've had the honor to work with Singaporeans in other Asian countries too, so something must have rubbed off on me =) I really, really must try your crisp duck confit recipe! I simply can't get it out of my mind... J, Thanks for visiting! I’ve only visited Singapore twice very briefly, but I’ve had the honor to work with Singaporeans in other Asian countries too, so something must have rubbed off on me =)

I really, really must try your crisp duck confit recipe! I simply can’t get it out of my mind…

]]> By: J http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-231 J Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:46:14 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-231 hi antti, black pepper crabs look amazing - as good as any to be found in singapore's seafood joints along east coast. were you living in singapore for a while? - it takes an "honorary local" to know as much about our food as you do! cheers,j hi antti, black pepper crabs look amazing - as good as any to be found in singapore’s seafood joints along east coast. were you living in singapore for a while? - it takes an “honorary local” to know as much about our food as you do! cheers,j

]]> By: mustekala http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-228 mustekala Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:42:23 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-228 This is truly exotic! Never heard of soft shell crabs before. This is truly exotic! Never heard of soft shell crabs before.

]]> By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-226 Anna Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:25:23 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-226 Hi hbf / Aevil, thanks for the tip! I love Baltimore (they have truly amazing Afghan restaurants, too) and might spend some time there this spring. I'm visiting Helsinki right now but haven't managed to bump into you at the Alepa/Spar/Sesto of Lönnrotinkatu yet... Hi hbf / Aevil, thanks for the tip! I love Baltimore (they have truly amazing Afghan restaurants, too) and might spend some time there this spring. I’m visiting Helsinki right now but haven’t managed to bump into you at the Alepa/Spar/Sesto of Lönnrotinkatu yet…

]]> By: Pille http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-225 Pille Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:12:50 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-225 Heippa Antti - is it a payback time for my laskiaispulla-post or what?? First baby octopus, now crab. Oh well, who said life is always easy... I'll be patient and wait. Just wait... P:) Heippa Antti - is it a payback time for my laskiaispulla-post or what?? First baby octopus, now crab. Oh well, who said life is always easy…
I’ll be patient and wait. Just wait… P:)

]]> By: MM http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-224 MM Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:58:38 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-224 Hmmm, HK spicy crabs ... without seeing the picture it is hard for me to tell. Were the chillies dried or fresh chillies? And re stalker .. shhhh, mebbe if we pretend he does not exist, he will go away. Hmmm, HK spicy crabs … without seeing the picture it is hard for me to tell. Were the chillies dried or fresh chillies?

And re stalker .. shhhh, mebbe if we pretend he does not exist, he will go away.

]]> By: Anna http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-223 Anna Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:58:13 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-223 Hei veli Kiitos vielä crabeista - en ollenkaan tajunnut että niitten pehmeäkuorisuus on niin harvinainen olotila - ja aivan erityisesti jo legendaksi muodostuneesta sushifestista... Me paistettiin ne jämätonnikalapihvit eilen parillapannulla portugalilaiseen tapaan keitinperunoitten seuraksi ja ne oli yummyja, mutta kerro milloin voin ostaa sulle uuden pihvin sashimiksi? BTW, tiedätkö saako Suomessa myydä lampaan tai vasikan aivoja? Löysin tosi herkullisen aivoreseptin jota tekisi mielettömästi mieli kokeilla. Ja jos haluat häränhäntämuhennosta, tuu käymään to-iltana. ZZ Hei veli
Kiitos vielä crabeista - en ollenkaan tajunnut että niitten pehmeäkuorisuus on niin harvinainen olotila - ja aivan erityisesti jo legendaksi muodostuneesta sushifestista… Me paistettiin ne jämätonnikalapihvit eilen parillapannulla portugalilaiseen tapaan keitinperunoitten seuraksi ja ne oli yummyja, mutta kerro milloin voin ostaa sulle uuden pihvin sashimiksi?

BTW, tiedätkö saako Suomessa myydä lampaan tai vasikan aivoja? Löysin tosi herkullisen aivoreseptin jota tekisi mielettömästi mieli kokeilla. Ja jos haluat häränhäntämuhennosta, tuu käymään to-iltana.

ZZ

]]> By: hfb http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-222 hfb Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:16:17 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-222 If you ever get to Baltimore, go to Bertha's (a local legend) and order a stack of Maryland Blue's, either soft shell or the crab cakes. :) I prefer the crab cakes as there's something about eating a critter whole that sorta squicks me. If you ever get to Baltimore, go to Bertha’s (a local legend) and order a stack of Maryland Blue’s, either soft shell or the crab cakes. :) I prefer the crab cakes as there’s something about eating a critter whole that sorta squicks me.

]]> By: Antti http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-221 Antti Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-221 Hehe, thanks MM =) I was kinda counting on you though to give a hint re: the HK spicy crabs recipe... And sorry to hear about the stalker... hope you got it sorted out w/o starting a revolution or something ;) Hehe, thanks MM =) I was kinda counting on you though to give a hint re: the HK spicy crabs recipe… And sorry to hear about the stalker… hope you got it sorted out w/o starting a revolution or something ;)

]]> By: MM http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-220 MM Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:34:51 +0000 http://www.taikinapoika.com/2006/03/13/black-pepper-soft-shell-crabs/#comment-220 Ooohhh, yummy ... wipe drool. The first time I ate soft shell crabs was in a Japanese restaurant in Singapore. It was so good I was an immediate fan. Yours looks really delish! Ooohhh, yummy … wipe drool.

The first time I ate soft shell crabs was in a Japanese restaurant in Singapore. It was so good I was an immediate fan. Yours looks really delish!

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