The year on the plate
published : 18 Dec 2020 at 04:00
Despite coronavirus lockdowns, social media and online delivery platforms have helped drive new food trends in 2020
The allure of the she-crab
With sunny-bright and reddish-orange crab roe as the highlight, pu khai dong is undeniably one of the most crowd-pleasing dishes of 2020.
Pu khai literally means egg-bearing female crab , while dong means to pickle .
However, when referring to the phenomenally popular dish, pu khai dong is in fact a raw she-crab that s been chilled for a few hours in a marinade mixture of fish sauce and sugar.
Ideally, the crab must come fresh from the ocean and the most commonly used are the blue swimming crab and sea crab.