Snooping around the Fishermen ' s Grotto

As it is , I'm thinking of crabs .

 No . Lusting for it .

Especially after seeing some folks polish a gigantic pile at Henry Restaurant in Bukit Panchor the other day . 

Triggered a sudden craving for long legged King Crab in particular which I enjoyed on 3 separate occasions ( it was soooo good ) at one buffet outside Garden Grove . 

A craving which made me evetually dig out my stash of dependable creamy spaghetti sauce with crab bits from Daiso . 

Pathetic eh ? It did help stave off the desire just a little .

Camwhoring crab

So many things happened in Redang and this is one example

" Eh look ! There's a crab ! "

Rushed over and true enough there it was in the sand assuming this position.

Was it frightened ? Ready to attack ? Or maybe the fella is just plain curious about what we humans are up to ?

Riverine Mud Crabs

Was in Butterworth today, when a teenage boy in tattered clothes asks me if I want to buy one of these.

Hesitate for a while because I know what's inside.

Live crabs !

If you didn't know already, Malaysian mud crabs are the best in the world.

" Where did you get them from ? "

The river he said.

" How much ? "

RM $10 a bag. That's a heck of a lot crab for 10.

Sold.

 

The occupants played dead when I pointed my camera at them. 

The only thing that gave the game away was the occasional twitch from legs and slow eye movements.

Barely moved an inch, until....

Gee Seng Seafood - 1.3 kilo crab ( NH )

You have to come early if you want to be able to select the choiciest picks 

Besides if you come at night, you won't be able to enjoy the swampy river view when its dark