Grape Wall of China

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Friday food fight: Hairy crabs

Let’s take the spice level way down this week and claw away at a food that fits the season: hairy crabs.
Writes Shanghai Daily:
“For almost two centuries, it has been a sacred rite and late-autumn ritual for nearly every Shanghai family to eat da zha xie, or hairy crabs when the cold, crisp autumn winds pick [...]

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