I‘ve always though that the time to eat mud crab is full moon. But apparently it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t eat them in the summer months, a bit like oysters,and they are good now.
Not only are mud crabs delicious but as long as you aren’t eating spawning females they are a sustainable seafood too.
And that means you can eat as much crab as will make you burst which is exactly what I did at Omah’s in Port Melbourne the other day.
We tried both chilli and salted egg crab (about $40 each) and I think the verdict was the the salted (pictured) was best.
Omah’s has been in Port Melbourne for five years now (it also has a Hawthorne), but has only recently hit the radar with a table of ten bloggers there with us the other night.
Also worth a try are the nyonya fish and coconut prawns, served in the coconut itself.
Boy, did I make a mess and naturally ended up finger licking.
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I adore Omahs! my only regret is not having found the place sooner. But it’s alright. I’ll be sure to visit it every opportunity I can!
Looks fantastic. Mess is compulsory with crab. You’d look ridiculous trying to eat it any other way. I used to order crab at Swanston Street’s long-gone Num Fong where for years it was famously spelt on the menu as ‘Mad Crab’.
Looks like your the first of all us bloggers to post =P. all we ate was crabs that night!
i’ll have to try the chilli and salted egg crab next time. be sure to check out the butter prawns too
This was actually our second feasting
I posted mine a while ago! Lalalala… can’t wait for the next one in July!
Celeste, you must. Sticki tells me she’s been going for 5 years!
kitchen hand, very messy and I was more messy than most!
Allan, I was very jealous to see those nine crabs. As they say “I’ll be back”.
Simon, I will. Well done discovering Omah’s from Sydney!
Mshihua. You’re going for thirds! Mud crabs will become endangered if you have your way.
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