Originally Posted by Sweet Willie

How is Sri Lankan crab different from typical chili crab served in SIN?

The Sri Lankan crab is the fairly large one with large claws. They can be up to 1 per kilo. There are smaller crabs available, particularly in Malaysian Borneo, both flower (2-4 per kilo) and mud crabs (3-4 per kilo) that are smaller, with small legs and claws. Flower is normally meatier and IMO tastier than Mud.
The brown mud crabs are somewhat off-putting because of the name and color.


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