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Singapore
Chilli crab
칠리 크래브
Singaporean dish of mud crabs stir-fried in a semi-thick, sweet and savoury tomato and chilli sauce
About this dish
Chilli crab is a Southeast Asian seafood dish popular in Malaysian and Singaporean cuisines. The modern version of the dish originated in the region in the 1950s. It is typically prepared by stir-frying mud crabs in sweet and savoury, semi-thick sauce made primarily from tomatoes and chilli peppers.
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