Food, Food, and More Food Thread

6 Dec 2006, 05:32 #12061

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_shell_crab

6 Dec 2006, 05:33 #12062

I'd try it..... if I can find it :)

We mainly have Blue Swimmer crabs

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and mud crabs

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in Australia.

6 Dec 2006, 05:34 #12063

Anime Dad wrote:I'd try it..... if I can find it :)

We mainly have Blue Swimmer crabs

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wow...what a colorful crab...never seen that one like that before.

6 Dec 2006, 05:36 #12064

Only until they are cooked :) Then they are orange :)

We have them in the lake, not far from my place.

6 Dec 2006, 05:56 #12065

Anime Dad wrote:Only until they are cooked :) Then they are orange :)

We have them in the lake, not far from my place.

cool....if we had them in a lake here...ppl would eat them and die.

6 Dec 2006, 06:13 #12066

I was gonna say that I wouldn't mind trying the crab after looking at Tu-san's pics, but then Otosan had to show the real thing and now... :bleh:

6 Dec 2006, 06:17 #12067

Wynter wrote:I was gonna say that I wouldn't mind trying the crab after looking at Tu-san's pics, but then Otosan had to show the real thing and now... :bleh:

more crab for us :twisted: if you've never tried softshell crab...you're missing out...unless you're one of those ppl who doesn't eat any seafood."

"softshell crab is better than mumbai" --bollywood producer

6 Dec 2006, 06:19 #12068

Tu_triky wrote:

more crab for us :twisted: if you've never tried softshell crab...you're missing out...unless you're one of those ppl who doesn't eat any seafood."

"softshell crab is better than mumbai" --bollywood producer

I eat seafood, but I'm not a fan of shell fish. I hesitate to eat that stuff, for some reason.

6 Dec 2006, 06:21 #12069

Wynter wrote:

I eat seafood, but I'm not a fan of shell fish. I hesitate to eat that stuff, for some reason.

oh i see...i love softshell crab....there used to be this dim sum restaurant that was near my place when i used to live in Northern Callifornia.....they had tempura battered softshell crab seasoned with garlic....dayem it was the best....i could eat a billion of those. so crispy, juicy, moist and garlicky.

6 Dec 2006, 06:23 #12070

Tu_triky wrote:

oh i see...i love softshell crab....there used to be this dim sum restaurant that was near my place when i used to live in Northern Callifornia.....they had tempura battered softshell crab seasoned with garlic....dayem it was the best....i could eat a billion of those. so crispy, juicy, moist and garlicky.

See, that puts a GRAND vision in my head, where I can practically taste the textures just from your description. But then I look at the pics of crabs with long legs... and lots of them... and I get turned off. I don't think I would mind if I got it served in pieces, instead of the whole thing that still looks like the live version.

Wait, does that make sense?

6 Dec 2006, 06:23 · edited #12071

Wynter wrote:I was gonna say that I wouldn't mind trying the crab after looking at Tu-san's pics, but then Otosan had to show the real thing and now... :bleh:

LOL Wyn-chan.... If you don't know what it looks like, it's OK??

*edit* you posted the same time as me.... I see ;)

6 Dec 2006, 06:24 #12072

Anime Dad wrote:

LOL Wyn-chan.... If you don't know what it looks like, it's OK??

Exactly.

6 Dec 2006, 06:25 #12073

Wynter wrote:

See, that puts a GRAND vision in my head, where I can practically taste the textures just from your description. But then I look at the pics of crabs with long legs... and lots of them... and I get turned off. I don't think I would mind if I got it served in pieces, instead of the whole thing that still looks like the live version.

Wait, does that make sense?

as you can see from some of my pictures above it's often cut up, fried and served in pieces...easier for dipping in the tangy ponzu sauce to wake up those tastebuds :dancing:

6 Dec 2006, 06:25 #12074

Anime Dad wrote:I'd try it..... if I can find it :)

We mainly have Blue Swimmer crabs

[image]

and mud crabs

[image]

in Australia.

wait til that mud crab molts and you'll have a soft-shell.

6 Dec 2006, 06:29 #12075

krim wrote:

wait til that mud crab molts and you'll have a soft-shell.

Yeah, I gathered that from the Wikipedia link.

6 Dec 2006, 06:34 #12076

Tu_triky wrote:

as you can see from some of my pictures above it's often cut up, fried and served in pieces...easier for dipping in the tangy ponzu sauce to wake up those tastebuds :dancing:

Yup, some of those pics I have no problems with. I'm such a pansy.

6 Dec 2006, 06:36 #12077

Better not show you what calamari and takoyaki comes from :P

6 Dec 2006, 06:39 #12078

Anime Dad wrote:Better not show you what calamari and takoyaki comes from :P

lol I know, but takoyaki doesn't LOOK like octopus, so it's all good.

6 Dec 2006, 06:45 #12079

Wynter wrote:

Yup, some of those pics I have no problems with. I'm such a pansy.

well if you got problems with shellfish i can imagine you don't think too deeply when you eat cows and chickens and see how they get their asses kicked before they get to your dinner plate.

6 Dec 2006, 06:49 #12080

Tu_triky wrote:

well if you got problems with shellfish i can imagine you don't think too deeply when you eat cows and chickens and see how they get their asses kicked before they get to your dinner plate.

Not exactly. It's more the matter of what the dish looks like. I mean... I can't eat from a full roasted pig, but I can eat bacon. I dunno, hard to explain.

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