Meaning of chilli crab | Babel Free

Definitions

A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.

Malaysia, Singapore, countable, uncountable

Examples

“Mr Lim’s family lays claim⟳ to being the first to invent⟳ chilli crab here in 1956.”

“But for that special meal, Singapore chilli crab (spicy chilli and tomato-based crab stir-fry dish; see⟳ the recipe), black pepper crab (sweet and spicy chilli and black pepper-based stir⟳ fry dish) or simple steamed crab (all using mud crab) are much-loved treats.”

“The list that emerged was intriguing - durians, chilli crab, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), parking coupons, memorable Singlish words like⟳ "chope" and "lah", "uncles" and "aunties", "mama shop⟳".”

CEFR level