Entree Kibbles: Happy Crab - Barbecued Deep Sea Sand Crabs Filled with Roes @ 13 Pahang Street (Near Haji Lane, Sultan Mosque) [Singapore]

Tuesday, February 02, 2021

Happy Crab - Barbecued Deep Sea Sand Crabs Filled with Roes @ 13 Pahang Street (Near Haji Lane, Sultan Mosque) [Singapore]

I fail to comprehend why someone would name their stall "happy crab" when in reality, the humans are likely the ones who would be happy to eat while the crustaceans sacrifice their lives.

Whatever the case, I knew of Happy Crabs at their old address in Geylang and only got to try their signature grilled crabs recently as it's now located, within walking distance, from my staycation at Pan Pacific Serviced Suites (Beach Road).

No service charge was imposed yet the operators would automatically lay your table with the crockeries, cutleries, a box of tissue and even the tools that would assist you in your crab-eating crusade; the cracker and the pick fork!

Barbecued Crab - the area had so many dining establishments that we were actually not hungry when we arrived at the stall. Hence, it's just one crab to be shared among Alex and I. Price ranged from S$40-50 and the one above should be considered the smaller size one as we were charged S$40.

Look at the amount of roes! I am usually not keen in touching the roes but maybe because it's grilled; they had a smoky flavour that's pretty addictive! Not good for me as my cholesterol level has always been on the high side.

Aside from the generous amount of roes, I was darn happy with the meat. It's not Sri Lankan crab obviously so expectation would definitely have to be managed but for S$40; it was packed with crab meat that tasted sweet, fresh and texture wise, wasn't mushy! The crab also appeared to have been spread with a concoction of marmite and salt which was, strangely, kind of nice when you lick your fingers afterwards.

Using the crab fork picker to get the most of your money although the friendly operator told us it's a waste that we didn't clean up the crab roes like his many crab-loving customers.

The claw; the part of the crab that's the most sought after! It just feel so blissful when you crack open the shell, secure the meat in one piece, pull the meat off in one go using your teeth and finally, enjoy that large chunk of juicy crab meat!

Aftermath; the crab in bits and pieces.

How could the crab be happy?!

Anyway, the diners were happy and that's the reason why we were back again today! This time, it's purely for dinner and we ordered one crab each (S$45 for one crab). Max satisfaction!

Grilled Cuttlefish - just crabs would be insufficient for dinner; hence, let's supplement it with the cuttlefish that seemed popular with reviewers online. It was rubbery and I wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that we ate it when it had already turned cold.

Bee Hoon (Dry) - honestly, the portion was tiny for its S$10 price tag. However, there were a lot of seafood like squid, lala, prawns. Pity the taste wasn't up to expectation even though there's a noticeable wok-hei fragrance; overly bland and could have benefited with a bit more salt and maybe lime to enhance the taste.

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