Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chilli crab is now commonly found in Singapore's home-style Nanyang zi char ('cook fry') restaurants like Red House Seafood.

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “We used to crack them with hammers,” says Justin Lim, surveying my red-sauce-splattered table. “When the restaurant was full, the ...

The umami-sweet flavours of this fiery-red national dish have evolved over seven decades, now inspiring everything from biscuits and pasta to bao buns and soft-serve ice cream. Chilli crab is now ...