Dishes
Mud crab
處女蟳
Also called: 蟳 (tsîm) · 紅蟳 (âng-tsîm, mated female) · 菜蟳 (male crab) · virgin crab · 鋸緣青蟹 · Scylla serrata
A large estuary crab sold by sex and maturity, steamed whole or served over sticky rice at banquets.
In Tainan
Tucheng Seafood, a short walk from the Luermen Matsu temple in Annan District, is known for steamed virgin mud crab with creamy roe. Mature crabs carrying eggs have firmer flesh.