I remember catching these when I was young, maaaan theres nothing like fresh mud crabs dipped with chinese brown vinegar, diced garlic and sliced ginger..
I used to have mercy with these crabs. If you go out and catch em yourself though, they can be really feisty and a total pain in the ass, so when I throw em in the pot i just think "Revenge". ;D
Yeah... those are mud crabs (definitely not blue crabs). Apart from the thicker shell, the flavors are quite similar.
By the way, the most humane way to kill a crab without boiling or steaming is to cut them right down the middle with a heavy Chinese cleaver. I kinda feel bad for the crabs being chopped with just a knife...
You should note that once the crabs have been cut in half, they are indeed dead. The continued movement is from electrical impulses in the muscles and dying nervous system.
did you buy them live? if so, put them in your fridge at the bottom to chill them into a comatose state. ready a tall steamer pot with water, vinegar and some seaweed if you have it. bring water to boil and season crabs with Old Bay seasoning. wear a thick pair of gloves as the crabs will probably put up a fight and a lid for the pot is a necessity.
its a simple family recipe but you will enjoy it. the crabs will be a dusky or bright red. just dont over-steam them. enjoy
it's usually like that, since the iron chefs are used to this competition, the show is set up so that the theme ingredient is more for the challenger. only fair.
Actually, it's not really an illusion (it's reported in the official books in Japan), but the producers select the Iron Chefs that 99% of the challengers will face beforehand. The tricky camera angles during the Iron Chef close-ups (just after the challenger "selects" the IC for the match) makes it appear that all the ICs are present and the challenger is simply choosing the chef of his/her choice.
The IC was indeed pre-chosen, so for each episode, only one IC was present at a time. And the challenger had nothing to do with the IC selection - that job was left to the producers a week before each taping.
It was true for all the Iron Chefs. The IC and the challenger also received a list of five possible themes a week before taping, and an opportunity to shop for particular ingredients and implements they might need in preparing their game plans with any of the five possible themes.
@SiKedek makes sense. This show is stressful enough for the ics as it is, imagine if you had to be rising up there every week, not knowing if you were going to have to fight it out or get a break? Especially if you were either Chen or Sakai you had a greater chance of having to do battle!
i kinda get a feeling that all the iron chefs knew the ingredients beforehand but they thought it's Chen who is going to be chosen. so that's why Michiba is a bit lost.
strange, it's become kind of tradition on iron chef, every Chinese chef will use Swallows Nest and/or Shark Fins. but in china those are THE most Luxurious things on the menu.
Ms. Ma is adorable
lulu3verde 11 months ago
ever tried monkies? hahahahahaha!
YajNpis 1 year ago
0:19 uh Kaga sama, where do you think you're going with that crab?
Xayah 1 year ago
I remember catching these when I was young, maaaan theres nothing like fresh mud crabs dipped with chinese brown vinegar, diced garlic and sliced ginger..
noobdles 1 year ago
I used to have mercy with these crabs. If you go out and catch em yourself though, they can be really feisty and a total pain in the ass, so when I throw em in the pot i just think "Revenge". ;D
GoneGuru99 1 year ago
@GoneGuru99 how dare they fight for their life!
boothesquirrel 9 months ago
Yeah... those are mud crabs (definitely not blue crabs). Apart from the thicker shell, the flavors are quite similar.
By the way, the most humane way to kill a crab without boiling or steaming is to cut them right down the middle with a heavy Chinese cleaver. I kinda feel bad for the crabs being chopped with just a knife...
davidfliu 1 year ago
fuck peta, bunch of nuts
donnk 1 year ago 3
omg my mouth is watering, 2 minutes in and im already wishing it was the tasting part of the show, i have always wanted to eat Blue Crab !
RomanOfSparta 1 year ago 4
You should note that once the crabs have been cut in half, they are indeed dead. The continued movement is from electrical impulses in the muscles and dying nervous system.
HylianSpirit 2 years ago
i just got myself 10 of them..and have no clue but to only steam or boil them and seasoned them and eat em...these guys are gods..
millennium 2 years ago
did you buy them live? if so, put them in your fridge at the bottom to chill them into a comatose state. ready a tall steamer pot with water, vinegar and some seaweed if you have it. bring water to boil and season crabs with Old Bay seasoning. wear a thick pair of gloves as the crabs will probably put up a fight and a lid for the pot is a necessity.
its a simple family recipe but you will enjoy it. the crabs will be a dusky or bright red. just dont over-steam them. enjoy
pele6922 2 years ago
man alive! chinese blue crabs are way bigger than the ones here in america! i love blue crabs!
neolancer005 2 years ago 2
they are not blue crabs!
irich62 2 years ago
Yes they are. The Chinese ones have bigger claws.
sabrinamom 2 years ago 2
I'm from Portsmouth, Virginia, and I have to agree with you. They are WAY bigger than our Eastern Shore (Chesapeake) blue crabs!!
MidoriLiz 2 years ago
I'm from Portsmouth, Virginia, and I have to agree with you. They are WAY bigger than our Eastern Shore (Chesapeake) blue crabs!!
MidoriLiz 2 years ago
I imagine they expected Zeng to choose Iron Chef Chinese.
robotpanda77 2 years ago 3
Talk about a death twitch...
GutsBatman 3 years ago
any peta members watching?? haha
mmmburp 3 years ago 12
peta?
Tomi199 3 years ago
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals
teamfat666 2 years ago 39
Close. But wrong. Protection Endlessly Torturing Australians. It's a hate group.
FrostbittenWolf 2 years ago
@teamfat666
hmmm."666"
And the "fat" is between your ears?
RPenta 1 year ago
@mmmburp probably but they only care about pretty and cute animals the bloody hypocrites.
PrometheanRunGood 1 year ago
the chinese chef obviously had the advantage, because it was a chinese ingredient. and the iron chef's never used it.
headofmush 3 years ago
it's usually like that, since the iron chefs are used to this competition, the show is set up so that the theme ingredient is more for the challenger. only fair.
bludika 3 years ago 3
haha you have a point!
i haven't seen too much of this show to notice.
headofmush 3 years ago
tats the whole point... the iron chef has to be able to cook every ingredeint
jx88jx 3 years ago
@headofmush
I thought Japanese eats crabs.
Civsuccess2 6 months ago
Wow... $250 swallows nest?
In Canada, the highest I can find is $200 per 100 grams...
Shit, that's expensive. Wasting the chairman's money.
But people always use truffles and caviar all the time.
LovelyYTRocks 3 years ago 4
What does swallows taste like?
Pr0t0sz 2 years ago
Do you mean swallows nest? It absorbs the taste of what ever surrounds it, like tofu. So flavour with soy sauce, taste like soy sauce
DazzChannel 2 years ago
if you cook them whole, they are sweet and crunchy.
sabrinamom 2 years ago
Too bad Food Network never released the original IC on DVD. Not like they don't have the money to do that.
ublogger 3 years ago
Michiba was such a badass.
ublogger 3 years ago
the chinese chef looks abit lost
littleTterry 4 years ago 2
Best thing to do is to kill them as fast as possible given the circumstances.
type2mike 4 years ago
SPOILER ALERT/ILLUSION SHATTERING
Actually, it's not really an illusion (it's reported in the official books in Japan), but the producers select the Iron Chefs that 99% of the challengers will face beforehand. The tricky camera angles during the Iron Chef close-ups (just after the challenger "selects" the IC for the match) makes it appear that all the ICs are present and the challenger is simply choosing the chef of his/her choice.
SiKedek 4 years ago 3
what you mean? the iron chef is pre-chosen?
only one IC will be present on each show?
so the challenger has to choose the IC before the show?
tomrei 4 years ago
The IC was indeed pre-chosen, so for each episode, only one IC was present at a time. And the challenger had nothing to do with the IC selection - that job was left to the producers a week before each taping.
SiKedek 4 years ago
I don't konw dude,it's hard to believe, i think it only happens for Kobey.
tomrei 4 years ago
It was true for all the Iron Chefs. The IC and the challenger also received a list of five possible themes a week before taping, and an opportunity to shop for particular ingredients and implements they might need in preparing their game plans with any of the five possible themes.
SiKedek 4 years ago
@SiKedek makes sense. This show is stressful enough for the ics as it is, imagine if you had to be rising up there every week, not knowing if you were going to have to fight it out or get a break? Especially if you were either Chen or Sakai you had a greater chance of having to do battle!
Xayah 1 year ago
i kinda get a feeling that all the iron chefs knew the ingredients beforehand but they thought it's Chen who is going to be chosen. so that's why Michiba is a bit lost.
tomrei 4 years ago
strange, it's become kind of tradition on iron chef, every Chinese chef will use Swallows Nest and/or Shark Fins. but in china those are THE most Luxurious things on the menu.
tomrei 4 years ago
thank u !:)
arterinium 4 years ago
and don't let them pinch you, because they'll take your finger right off, they will
mikedubya 4 years ago
ya maybe to a kid, but it'll just pull your flesh off leaving ur bone naked =) talk about a bad move...
explosiveturtle 4 years ago
Whoa the shell on those are hard
swiv2d 4 years ago
where's the bit where with kaga's advice about the ingredient?
antiwoz 4 years ago