Comments on: Alaskan King Crab at Sun Sui Wah http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/ "Be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jonathon Narvey http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-11028 Jonathon Narvey Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:39:31 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-11028 You're right. They do look like something out of Alien. Hmmmm. Do these guys do catering for sci-fi conventions? You’re right. They do look like something out of Alien. Hmmmm. Do these guys do catering for sci-fi conventions?

]]> By: David Drucker http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10980 David Drucker Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:28:22 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10980 Hi Bethany! I asked Pam if there was anything they ate out of the Drake Passage and she said that although there were things on menu of the ship that said 'Argentinian style' or 'Chilean', she didn't eat anything that was particularly caught there, nor did she 'throw any lines over the side to catch anything'. She did notice one fishing boat in Argentinian waters (at night). It was like a factory ship, with processing machinery and lights as they worked, so there must be some sort of fish in those cold southern seas. There's still lots of krill, which is what the penguins, seals and whales all eat. Hi Bethany!
I asked Pam if there was anything they ate out of the Drake Passage and she said that although there were things on menu of the ship that said ‘Argentinian style’ or ‘Chilean’, she didn’t eat anything that was particularly caught there, nor did she ‘throw any lines over the side to catch anything’. She did notice one fishing boat in Argentinian waters (at night). It was like a factory ship, with processing machinery and lights as they worked, so there must be some sort of fish in those cold southern seas. There’s still lots of krill, which is what the penguins, seals and whales all eat.

]]> By: Bethany http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10979 Bethany Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:00:57 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10979 YUM YUM YUM!! I was just thinking how cool this is and still thinking how cool it was to read about Antartica and it occurs to me that I've never associated any crustaceans with the southern cold places...there must be some? YUM YUM YUM!!
I was just thinking how cool this is and still thinking how cool it was to read about Antartica and it occurs to me that I’ve never associated any crustaceans with the southern cold places…there must be some?

]]> By: David Drucker http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10977 David Drucker Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:20:53 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10977 Hi MJ - I think you could get away with a crab for 1 person, but it is a lot of meat, to be sure, although you have to work to get it out of those legs. For 4 people it might be more reasonable. For our table it was a nice first course, and the noodles helped to make it more substantial. The sauce is a sort of cream sauce (a bit like Fettuccine Alfredo without the cheese), flavoured lightly with ginger and a hint of sesame oil. I saw other crabs served without the sauce; I think they were steamed with garlic. Sun Sui Wah specializes in this dish, and I thought the sauce was just light enough, even if it did make for pretty messy eating. As for ritual, it's pretty much the bringing out of the crab by the waiter, and the chance for many to get their picture taken holding it like I did. They are really imposing, since they are still moving around (although not as dangerously as a lobster with pincers). Hi MJ -

I think you could get away with a crab for 1 person, but it is a lot of meat, to be sure, although you have to work to get it out of those legs. For 4 people it might be more reasonable. For our table it was a nice first course, and the noodles helped to make it more substantial.

The sauce is a sort of cream sauce (a bit like Fettuccine Alfredo without the cheese), flavoured lightly with ginger and a hint of sesame oil. I saw other crabs served without the sauce; I think they were steamed with garlic. Sun Sui Wah specializes in this dish, and I thought the sauce was just light enough, even if it did make for pretty messy eating.

As for ritual, it’s pretty much the bringing out of the crab by the waiter, and the chance for many to get their picture taken holding it like I did. They are really imposing, since they are still moving around (although not as dangerously as a lobster with pincers).

]]> By: MJ Ankenman http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10975 MJ Ankenman Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:18:30 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2008/03/08/alaskan-king-crab-at-sun-sui-wah/#comment-10975 Wow....I had no idea that they were that big! I have only had the legs before and they were smaller than that. So do you need a group of people to do this? What is the sauce on the crab? I read somewhere else that this was the time for Alaskan King Crab but didn't know the whole ritual. Do tell more? Wow….I had no idea that they were that big! I have only had the legs before and they were smaller than that. So do you need a group of people to do this? What is the sauce on the crab? I read somewhere else that this was the time for Alaskan King Crab but didn’t know the whole ritual. Do tell more?

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