If you
are looking for the most enjoyable and typical dish to have for your trip to
Singapore, it is hard to look past the best chilli crab in Singapore. Basically,
chilli crab is a seafood dish in which stir-fried crab is coated with sweet,
savoury and spicy tomato based sauce. This best chilli crab Singapore dish is
often accompanied by steam or deep fried buns (also known as mantous). It is
such a great companion as the chilli gravy and the bun complement each other
perfectly.
This
chilli crab dish was reportedly created in 1956 by Lim Choon Ngee and his wife
Cher Yam Tian at a humble seafood eatery at Kallang River. Their original
version was fresh crab cooked with chilli and tomato sauce and served with
crusty French bread.
Chilli Crab is listed at number 35 on World’s 50 most delicious foods, complied by CNN
Go in 2011. This Singaporean iconic seafood dish is a must try to complete the
culinary exploring journey of any traveller.
Chilli
crab has been promoted by The Singapore Tourism Board as one of Singapore's national
dishes, and can be found in seafood restaurants all over the island. It is
traditionally eaten with bare hands as a means to savour the juicy crab meat
with its sweet and spicy chilli sauce. Restaurants often provide wet towels or
a washing bowls with lime in order to cleanse your hands after the meal.
What
makes this best chilli crab in Singapore dish so special is its sensuous, sweet
yet savoury sauce, created with a base of chilli and tomato sauces which will
electrify your palate and satisfy your taste buds.
The
tangy sauce is made deliciously fragrant with garlic and rice vinegar, while
thickening flour and egg ribbons (produced by adding beaten eggs towards the
end of the cooking process) are added to give the chilli crab dish the fluffy
texture it’s known for.
For
extra oomph, order some mantou (toasted buns) to scoop up the thick gravy,
which will leave you hankering for more. While mud crabs are commonly used in
the preparation of this dish, other varieties such as the soft-shell crab can
also be used. If you are a fan of seafood, this best chilli crab in Singapore
dish is the one you must try.
Now
chilli crab eateries have sprung up all over Singapore due to the popularity of
this dish. You can have the best chilli crab in Singapore at an affordable
price. Chilli crab is Singapore's most famous dish, a greasy and spicy seafood
concoction that simply cannot be enjoyed unless you dive in with your bare
hands.
So come and enjoy the best chilli crab
Singapore at Uncle Leong Seafood, which offers affordable and yummy chilli crabs
for all to enjoy.
