The food thread

[Cal Weldon]

Originally Posted by SY

That works. I use a crab mallet or the flat side of my cleaver.

I too use my cleaver.

I have been a big crab eater since I was a boy and never heard of a crab mallet until now.

[SY]

SOP in Baltimore, where I grew up. Wooden jobs, very handy for other kitchen tasks.

[Cassiel]

never heard

A symphony of mallets? Just go to a crab restaurant, mallets getting banged on the table for every birthday. Terrible noise!

[scott wurcer]

Originally Posted by SY

SOP in Baltimore, where I grew up. Wooden jobs, very handy for other kitchen tasks.

I didn't know crabs were a vegetable. I swear the place I tried was Brenneke's but now it only appears in Hawaii. They rolled out a fresh layer of brown butcher paper and dumped a bucket of crabs right on the table.

[SY]

That's how they did it in B'more. You put on a napkin that's the size of a bed sheet, brown paper or newspaper on the table, then a dumped pile of steamed crabs seasoned with Old Bay.

I never ate them, but I was dragged along to many of these events.

[regiregi22]

Originally Posted by Cal Weldon

I too use my cleaver.

I have been a big crab eater since I was a boy and never heard of a crab mallet until now.

I just used a dish or anything hard at hand

They were delicious, I rigorously used this recipe except for the tamarind, which I couldn't find in my supermarket and was too late to go to an specieliced shop.

Shrimp Pad Thai - Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe

[regiregi22]

I tried both almonds and peanuts, I prefer almonds! Tastes much better despite the deviation from the original recipe.

[Cal Weldon]

Originally Posted by Cassiel

mallets getting banged on the table for every birthday. Terrible noise!

I can imagine the noise but still never seen a crab mallet. At our crab restaurans they saw a little nick into the legs and give you nut crackers and a metal pick.

Originally Posted by SY

Wooden jobs, very handy for other kitchen tasks.

I have a wood meat pounder same as the pic but I don't use it as it's not hardy enough. I use a much sturdier unit that resemble a croquet mallet.

Originally Posted by regiregi22

I just used a dish or anything hard at hand
I only ever use my teeth.

Originally Posted by regiregi22

I prefer almonds!

Yup, you can use many different nuts in place of peanuts.

[Cal Weldon]

Originally Posted by Cassiel

Just go to a crab restaurant

Actually I don't bother going to a restaurant if I want crab. Not may know how to cook it. Very often they will simply boil it whole and put it on a plate. Such a waste.

[Cassiel]

Very often they will simply boil it whole and put it on a plate

Or a bucket. Ah the charm of Neanderthals.