Food Porn: Aromatic and Spicy Crawfish in Shanghai (上海香辣小龙虾)

July 15th, 2008 | Food Porn, Travel | 16 Comments

Aromatic and Spicy Crawfish in Shanghai (上海香辣小龙虾)

I have blogged about this here and here before, but xiao long xia/小龙虾 or crawfish is something I’ve never missed out whenever I visit China. I usually get my fix of crawfish in Beijing, but I have to say that these spicy and aromatic crawfish (香辣小龙虾) I had in Shanghai–cooked without huajiao/花椒 or Sichuan peppercorns–are no less incendiary and addictive compared with their Beijing’s version.

One kilogram of these babies cost RMB24 or US$3.00+…(more picture after the jump)

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Food Porn: Ma La Crawfish (麻辣小龙虾)

Food Porn: Ma La Crawfish (麻辣小龙虾)

Remember my Sichuan-style crawfish post? Well, here is the real stuff.
To get some of the best ma la xiao long xia (麻辣小龙虾) or numbing and spicy crawfish in Beijing, head over to this restaurant called “Hua Jia Yi Yuan” (花家怡园) at the famed Guijie (簋街), a street packed full of neon-lit restaurants and hungry patrons…

Sichuan Crawfish/Crayfish/Crawdad Recipe (麻辣小龙虾)

Sichuan Crawfish/Crayfish/Crawdad Recipe (麻辣小龙虾)

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I have never cooked crawfish at home. I have to confess that these little feisty and fierce some creatures almost had me surrender and call for rescue. Handling these crawdads and crawmoms ain’t no piece of cake. I totally underestimated them. However, at the first bite of their juicy tails and heads, I felt…