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Monster seafood, high prices at Ministry of Crab

The Sri Lankan eatery boasts excellent crabs and prawns, but the cooking style doesn’t impress

Jaime Ee

Published Thu, Jul 25, 2024 · 11:25 PM
    • Ministry of Crab showcases its range of crab sizes above the open kitchen.
    • Ministry of Crab's tropical decor.
    • Crab liver pate is served like caviar.
    • The signature chilli-garlic crab.
    • Coconut creme brulee.
    • Ministry of Crab showcases its range of crab sizes above the open kitchen. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF CRAB
    • Ministry of Crab's tropical decor. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF CRAB
    • Crab liver pate is served like caviar. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF CRAB
    • The signature chilli-garlic crab. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF CRAB
    • Coconut creme brulee. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF CRAB

    NEW RESTAURANT Ministry of Crab Block 6, Dempsey Road Singapore 249683 Tel: 8389 0948 Open for dinner only Wed to Mon: 6 pm to 11 pm. Closed on Tues.

    DINING at Ministry of Crab (MOC) begs the question: If this is how Sri Lankan crabs are supposed to taste, what have we been eating all this while?

    Waterlogged. Macho claws hiding puny flesh. Meat clinging to shell. You name it, we want to body-shame it. You can win the crab lottery at times, but nothing is left to chance at MOC, which churns out perfectly proportioned specimens as if they were being 3D printed somewhere in the swamps of Sri Lanka.

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