One of the must-eat dishes to eat when you visit Singapore is Chilli Crab. The luscious crabmeat marinated in the aromatic chilli sauce is a delicacy that will have your tastebuds dancing in delight.
In this review, I am reviewing one of my favourite seafood dishes aside from sushi, Chilli Crabs in Singapore and Cereal Prawns from 8 Crabs.
8 Crabs Seafood Delivery Singapore
8 crabs is an award-winning Seafood Delivery service in Singapore that specializes in fresh and premium crabs from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan crabs are bigger, filled with meat and taste better. These crabs are air-flown daily to Singapore. They are cooked by 8 crabs award-winning chefs and delivered to your home in under 12 hours. Since 8 crabs is a wholesaler and retailer, they can move their crabs and seafood quickly. Additionally, they can ensure that the crabs are treated humanely in a temporal environment to guarantee their survival.
To ensure the freshness of the crabs, 8 crabs seafood delivery only cook live crabs and discard dead crabs. Additionally, they have multiple kitchens around Singapore enabling the reality of an hour crab and seafood delivery.
With 8 crabs award-winning chefs reproducing authentic home-cooked seafood and crab dishes, you can enjoy a 5-star meal in the comfort of your own homes anytime you like.
Award-Winning Chilli Crab
As a true blue Singaporean, ordering the Award-winning chilli crab is a must. The crab is an extra-large premium Sri Lankan Wild Catch Crab. 8crabs chose to use Sri Lankan Wild Catch crabs for their dishes for their crabs are not only bigger, but they also do not have an ammonia smell nor taste. The best part is, these crabs are free from harmful substances too.
There are 3 sizes of crabs to choose from Large (750g), Extra large (900g to 1kg) and XX-Large (1.2kg). The crabs are cooked in different sauces from black pepper to salted egg crab. Their recent addition is Tom Yum Crab and Mala Crab..
Award-Winning Chilli Crab Review
The crabs were packed with luscious, fresh crab meat. These meat were juicy and bouncy. When dipped in the savoury and spicy chilli sauce, it explodes in your mouth. The tender flesh simply melts in your mouth as the tangy chilli sauce dances on your tongue. The dish has the iconic chilli crab taste that you can only find in Singapore. Needless to say, this chilli crab topped my list in the chilli crab zone.
Fried Man Tou in Chilli Crab Sauce
Of course, the must-order dish when it comes to Chilli crab is fried mantou. A good piece of fried mantou must not be overly greasy and must be able to hold up its weight while it absorbs the sauce. 8crabs fried mantou can do all that. These golden mantous were also soft on the inside and firm on the outside, making them the best candidates for scooping up the sauce without falling apart.
Fried Man Tou
Although the fried mantou comes in a set of 5, 8 crabs were generous enough to give me 9 mantous to enjoy with the chilli crab sauce. These golden buns were the perfect side dish to consume with the crabs. An idea you can try is to open the mantou, put some crab meat in between and dip them in the chilli crab sauce. This instantly turns the fried man tous into a chilli crab bun.
Premium Cereal Prawn
Another icon side dish that I love is the premium cereal prawn. Introduced by my secondary school friends, I remember trying out my first premium cereal prawn at a nearby Tze char stall. The idea of combining a western breakfast food and a cocktail dish blew my mind. It soon became one of my favourite dishes to order at a family gathering.
Since this dish was shared among my family members, I thought I'll bring back the tradition and order a small portion of the premium cereal prawn. This small portion is suitable for 2 to 3 person. If you are sharing with a larger group of people, you can go for the medium (3 to 5 pax) or the large (6 to 8 pax).
Fried with curry leaves and chilli padi, the dish had a hint of spiciness amongst the sweet prawns. The toasted crunchy cereal adds a delectable taste to the prawns, turning the dish to a savoury and sweet masterpiece.
8 Crabs Seafood Delivery Singapore Review
8 Crabs Seafood Delivery Singapore provides top-notched crabs with the best sauce. Their cooking methods was superb and the dishes were delicious. A commendable aspect was their customer service. I had to change the delivery date and time due to a last-minute incident and through their online customer service chat, I was able to do that easily without any problems.
All in all, 8 crabs is a great crab and seafood delivery service to order form when you are craving for delicious crabs. They not only have meatier crabs, but they also pre-break some of these claws so that you can have easier access to the meat. This is perfect for those that do not have a crab cracker at home. I would recommend getting the chilli crab with man tous for they were a favourite in my family.
