[tet68]

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                      Flash-Fried River
                      Crabs
                      Sushi Samba 7 skips the slaughter
                      and fries their crabs alive.


                      • $9.75 at Sushi Samba 7 

                       

                      The Dish: Think of them as potato chips with legs. Dancing around in a jar
                      atop the sushi bar, these restless crustaceans look like giant bugs. Until,
                      that is, the chef plucks the little critters from their receptacle and plunges
                      them -- live -- into hot oil. Zap! They’re crisped in place like the residents
                      of ancient Pompeii. But don’t be afraid: "They actually taste like popcorn a
                      little bit, believe it or not," says manager Paul Guerzon.

                      The Restaurant: At Sushi Samba 7 (87 Seventh Avenue South),
                      caipirinhas, bossa nova, chorizo and wasabi are all served up in a fab
                      Mondrian-in-the-tropics decor. 

Potato chips with legs!!!! ROFL !

[Xenalyte]

I was wondering how on earth you eat the little guys. Do you have to de-shell and de-claw 'em first?

I used to work for the Tony's restaurants here in Houston, and once had occasion to ask a manager I was dating why shrimp 'n' pasta dishes come with the shrimps' tails still in shell. He explained that the tail shells stay on "because we don't want patrons to think we're overhandling the shrimp."

I tried for almost a year to convince him that while they're shucking the rest of it, they can go ahead and take the tail shell off. He never bought it.