Last Saturday, my co-workers and I decided to go for an Alaskan King Crab dinner at Fisherman’s Terrace. It’s a popular high-end Chinese restaurant located inside Aberdeen Centre.
I took this picture when our server brought the live Alaskan King Crab out to our table before cooking. For those who shudder at the thought of seeing their food alive before eating it, this is pretty standard when you order seafood in good Chinese restaurants. They do it so you know what you’re getting and you can see how fresh it is.
After much oohing and aahing, we christened the crab Larry. He was a 9-lb crab with thick long legs and meaty claws. Exactly what you want in a crab.
Our crab was prepared 3 ways:
The legs were cut in half, steamed, and slathered with minced garlic. I loved how there wasn’t any need to poke or probe the crab to get the meat. The joints were deep fried in a mix of salt, pepper and garlic. And the shell was used to serve fried rice with shrimps, scallops and a slightly sweet cream sauce on top. Everything was delicious and devoured in record time.
It is worth mentioning that Alaskan King Crab at Fisherman’s Terrace is a bit more expensive compared with other Chinese restaurants. Our crab came close to $300, which was about $27 per pound. In most Chinese restaurants you pay $20 or less per pound. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our dinner immensely.
Until next year!
(Forgive the bad quality of the photos. I was using my phone’s camera.)
