Autumn's fat crabs inspire us

Lake crabs, river crabs, salt-water crabs ?they are getting prime space at the seafood stalls right now. Pauline D. Loh shows you how to get the best out of the crustaceans.

Poets wax lyrical and artists get inspired by these unlikely creatures. Not exactly things of great beauty, crabs look a little like giant aquatic spiders, scuttling sideways as they try to avoid the jaws of hungry humans.

I am pretty sure it's no consolation that they have been immortalized in poetry, prose and art ever since the first roe-rich mitten crab was discovered and consumed.


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