In recent years, a trend of Japanese cuisine has quietly set off in Hangzhou's catering industry. Founded in 2015, Crab House has opened three or four branches in Hangzhou in just a few years.
Unlike the Tianlunli restaurant, which mainly uses lake crabs, the ingredients of the crab house come from sea crabs. Sea crab and lake crab have their own advantages in the preparation of dishes. Sea crabs have been on the market for a long time, almost all year round. The most abundant sea crabs are in May and October. Lake crabs are limited by their short market time, and pay attention to nine females and ten males. "September group navel October tip, holding crabs drinking chrysanthemum day" depicts the crab-eating culture of eating female crabs in September and male crabs in October. In terms of taste, the sea crab is salty and the lake crab is fresh; The sea crab meat is plump, and the lake crab is full of creamy yellow.
The variety of dishes and exquisite offerings are the main reasons why Crab House is able to top the list. Charcoal-grilled, chilled, steamed, sashimi, and other ways to eat can leave diners at a loss when ordering. Sweet potato gratin with crab meat and cheese is a dish that has received a high rating in the "long" menu. After the sweet potatoes are oiled, they are mixed with crab sticks, covered with cheese, and finally sprinkled with shredded crab meat and baked in a box. The finished dish has a rich aroma of cheese, with red sweet potatoes and white crab meat looming in the middle. Scoop a spoonful and the cheese pulls out the elongated shreds. This dish has a rich flavor, the cheese is mellow and soft, and the sweet potato is slightly crispy due to the oily surface, and the crab meat is mixed in with it, and its unique delicate texture will come out cold.
Charcoal-grilled crab legs are also recommended. The charcoal grilling method seems to be primitive and simple, but it can also retain the original flavor of the crab to the greatest extent. The crab legs are strong and the flesh is plump. When eaten in the mouth, the meat is delicate, and the unique sweet taste of crab meat is very obvious.
As a Japanese restaurant, the dining environment of Crab House naturally has a strong Japanese style. The two crab houses located in Raffles City and Binjiang Tianjie contain tatami mats, so diners need to take off their shoes when entering the door. The bottom of the dining table is hollowed out, and the "eating appearance" of half body paralysis will not occur here. The waiters are dressed in Japanese clothes and have a warm attitude, so they don't need to be greeted too much with tea and water. This crab house on Zhongshan North Road is the oldest in terms of seniority, and the dishes and services are not much different from the first two.
