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CLEAN CRAB

>> Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Crabs should be cleaned properly before being cooked. Here is how I do my crab cleaning before I cook them to become a famous Mommy Dharlz treat...

First, I place them in a clean basin. Then I prepare all my other cleaning materials. They are as follows:

a.) used toothbrush
b.) knife
c.) chopping board
d.) running water
e.) forceps

Now we proceed with the "HOW TO"...

1.) Pick one crab at a time using forceps to hold the crab under running water.
2.) Then, forceps on one hand, hold the knife on the other... let the crab rest on the chopping board, then stab the crab in the mid portion and put it under running water again holding with the knife.
3.) Brush the crab using the toothbrush. Make sure that all dirt and grime accumulated in the crab's body is brushed off while running it under running water...
4.) When the crab is cleaned, take off the "butt covering" and cut the crab in half..
5.) Place the clean crab in the marinade (this is how I do it according to my special recipe...)
6.) when all the crabs are all clean and prepared accordingly, they are then prepared for cooking---

And that's just about it... Point is, clean crabs are more delicious than the ones that are strangely dirty... wink..wink..

Oh, and after it is cooked, presentation or plating is another thing that one needs to look into...

But of course, like the photo above, we are not so conscious if we are plating them during ordinary meals... hehehe...

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CAUTION:

>> Thursday, July 9, 2009

Got this from an email sent by Tita Mila.. Sharing here for your information:

In Taiwan, a woman suddenly died unexpectedly with signs of bleeding from
her ears, nose, mounth & eyes. After a preliminary autopsy it was diagnosed death due to arsenic poisoning death. Where did the arsenic come from?

The police launched an in-depth and extensive investigation. A medical school professor was invited to come to solve the case. The professor carefully looked at the contents from the deceased's stomach, in less than half an hour, the mystery was solved. The professor said: 'The deceased did not commit suicide and neither was
she murdered, she died of accidental death due to ignorance!' Everyone was puzzled, why accidental death? The arsenic is of the U.S. military for carrying rice seedlings H Gao. The professor said: 'The arsenic is produced in the stomach of the deceased.' The deceased used to take 'Vitamin C' everyday, which in itself is not a problem. The problem was that she ate a large portion of shrimp/prawn during dinner. Eating shrimp/prawn is not the problem that's why nothing happened to her family ever though they took the same shrimp/prawn. However at the same time the deceased also took 'vitamin C', that is where the problem is! Researchers at the University of Chicago in the United States , found through experiments, food such as soft-shell shrimp/prawn contains a much higher concentration of - five potassium arsenic compounds. Such fresh food by itself has no toxic effects on the human body! However, in taking 'vitamin C', due to the chemical reaction, the original non-toxic - five potassium arsenic (As anhydride, also known as arsenic oxide, the chemical formula for As205) changed to a three potassium toxic arsenic (ADB arsenic anhydride), also known as arsenic trioxide, a chemical formula (As203), which is commonly known as arsenic to the public!

Arsenic poisoning have magma role and can cause paralysis to the small blood vessels, "mercapto Jimei"??, inhibits the activity of the liver and fat necrosis change Hepatic Lobules Centre, heart, liver, kidney, intestine congestion, epithelial cell necrosis, telangiectasia. Therefore, a person who dies of arsenic poisoning will shows signs of bleeding from the ears, nose, mouth & eyes.

Therefore; as a precautionary measure, DO NOT not take shrimp/prawn when taking 'vitamin C'.

After reading this; please do not be stingy. Forward to your friends and family!!

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