WHERE did chilli crab come from? Malaysia or Singapore? Apparently, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen herself is not sure.

 

“We’ll see how it plays out ,” Ng said when asked about Singapore’s furore over her statement at the recent Malaysia International Gourmet festival that chilli crab was originally Malaysian.

“We’ll have to do a research to find out its exact origin.”

 

A CHILLI crab spat between Malaysia and Singapore has begun.

 

It has all the hands-on traits of the sport of chilli-crabbing – cracking, picking, chewing and sucking.

The dish of blue swimmer crabs, or muddies, may be a quick stir fry, but the cook fight between the two nations will take a lot of tossing and stirring.