MELLBEN Seafood

Yesterday, a group of four including myself visited MELLBEN Seafood at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 for the famous 金沙蟹 (Shimmering Sand Cab). The thing about this dish is that it is cooked neither curry nor black pepper, but their unique 金沙. The sauce is a sinful but rich and flavourful gravy. I guessed that the sauce uses evaporated milk, coconut milk, curry leaves, white pepper, fried cornflakes and butter. The absence of curry powder explains the yellowish-white thick gravy. Together with the tender, juicy crab meat, this dish is PERFECT despite the cholesterol boost! So on top of that, we order some greens, stir-fried baby kailan and (originally hotplate became...) hotwok tofu.
The conclusion is that 'Finger lickin' good' applies not only to fried chicken but crab too!
MELLBEN Seafood is also available at AMK Ave 3 and Pasir Ris.

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