Crunchy crabs
The crab pancakes are deep fried so the shells become brittle enough that you can eat the whole thing. Though they’ve been described as “like eating your own teeth” I kind of liked them, more like a really intense prawn cracker.
Mandarin:
Crab cakes 土豆螃蟹饼 tu3 dou4 pang2 xie4 bing3
Yunnan dialect:
Crab cakes 螃蟹粑粑 pan4 hair4 ba1 ba1
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