Pakcik did not disappoint, because the chicken satay was jinjja oishii! Which is a Korean/Japanese phrase that means sangat sedap, which is in turn Malay for “you absolutely have to travel to Ang Mo Kio to eat this”.
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If they can’t go to the crabs, then the crabs will have to come to them
The Old Folks are very particular about their crabs and have strict criteria on which to choose and how they should be prepared.
First, the crabs must be alive and fresh, which is usually the case in Singapore and not a problem.
Second, the size should be around 1kg — too small and it’s not worth the effort; too large and the meat would be too stringy.
Third, whenever possible, choose pregnant female crabs for maximum roe, which unfortunately weren’t available that day.
Fourth and finally, when cooking, do not, I repeat, do not, deep fry the crabs first. Most stalls do that to speed up the process, but it affects the final texture and causes the meat to stick to the shell.
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Comfort food during these difficult times
The Wife needed to head out for a grocery run and since we were going to be out in the wild, we decided to have a late lunch first at our favourite mee rebus stall.
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