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30 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I saw these boxes of frozen crabs in my local H-mart today...

 

This one, the crabs seem pretty small and are already coated in starch:

 

This one is just crabs, no starch:

 

How do you cook these?  The first one says "Just Fry - 3 min" but doesn't have any other instructions on the box.  Do you defrost them first or fry from frozen?  I sense a catastrophe waiting to happen.  But, the first one looks more attractive to me as I'd love to replicate this - one of the best airport snacks anywhere... Bangkok, circa 2006...

 

These crabs were fried whole with just a thin dusting of starch, and eaten as is, shell and all.  They were amazing and I've been looking for something similar for a long time.  The sauce is true Sriracha, not at all like the Rooster brand, ever-present in the US.

Well Rooster is from Los Angeles... I'd imagine from fozen otherwise the starch might glop?  Be yhe guinea pig ;

31 minutes ago, KennethT said:

I saw these boxes of frozen crabs in my local H-mart today...

 

This one, the crabs seem pretty small and are already coated in starch:

 

This one is just crabs, no starch:

 

How do you cook these?  The first one says "Just Fry - 3 min" but doesn't have any other instructions on the box.  Do you defrost them first or fry from frozen?  I sense a catastrophe waiting to happen.  But, the first one looks more attractive to me as I'd love to replicate this - one of the best airport snacks anywhere... Bangkok, circa 2006...

 

These crabs were fried whole with just a thin dusting of starch, and eaten as is, shell and all.  They were amazing and I've been looking for something similar for a long time.  The sauce is true Sriracha, not at all like the Rooster brand, ever-present in the US.

Well Rooster is from Los Angeles  I'd imagine from frozen lest the starch go gloppy. Be the guinea pig