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1. Remove the triangular-shaped flap at the back of the crab.

2. Crack the legs and the claws by pulling them downwards

3. Open the shell and remove the white-colored gills on two sides of the body.

4. Crack the shell of the thinner part of the limb and push inside the fatter section to get the meat out. Do the same for all eight legs. Tasty.

5. Diagonally cut open the claws and use the stick to push the meat out. Do the same for the rest of the joints on the claw. Tasty, tasty.

6. Spoon the roe out from the body and the cover. Mmm.

7. Cut the body in half and remove the white-colored, hexagon-shape heart inside. Push the meat and roe from inside the body out with the stick.
Now that you know how to properly dissect this hairy creature (the crab darling.. not your other half), it's time to go get yourself some crabby goodness!


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You could sit back and ask a waiter to do it for you. But where’s the fun in that? Satisfaction comes from cracking those joints and the initial surprise of finding all that delicious golden-orange crab roe. Fear not, dear reader, follow these seven simple steps from Dong Lai Shun's Chef Chan, and wield two essential instruments: a pair of scissors and a stick.
