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Crayfish craze kicks off in Shanghai(1/6)

2018-07-12 16:06:30 chinadaily.com.cn Editor :Li Yan
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Crayfish with prune sauce by the Shanghai Classical Hotel.  (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Shanghai Old-Town Temple Restaurant (Group) Co, the management organization of many popular restaurants at Yuyuan Garden, has partnered the government of Xuyi, a county renowned for its freshwater crustaceans in East China\'s Jiangsu province, to roll out a crayfish festival.

Dining establishments including Lubolang Restaurant, which used to host celebrities like Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. former president Bill Clinton, have hired Michelin-starred chefs to prepare a special menu that revolves around the crayfish.

Crayfish with prune sauce by the Shanghai Classical Hotel. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Shanghai Old-Town Temple Restaurant (Group) Co, the management organization of many popular restaurants at Yuyuan Garden, has partnered the government of Xuyi, a county renowned for its freshwater crustaceans in East China's Jiangsu province, to roll out a crayfish festival.

Dining establishments including Lubolang Restaurant, which used to host celebrities like Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. former president Bill Clinton, have hired Michelin-starred chefs to prepare a special menu that revolves around the crayfish.

Spicy crayfish by the Shanghai Classical Hotel. [(Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

The delicacy is evidently also a favorite among soccer fans during the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Some 100,000 crayfish from Hubei province have been transported to Russia during the tournament period.

According to a report released by the China Cuisine Association earlier this year, China\'s favorite dish of 2017 was the crayfish, which had a market value exceeding $14 billion.

Spicy crayfish by the Shanghai Classical Hotel. [(Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

The delicacy is evidently also a favorite among soccer fans during the ongoing World Cup in Russia. Some 100,000 crayfish from Hubei province have been transported to Russia during the tournament period.

According to a report released by the China Cuisine Association earlier this year, China's favorite dish of 2017 was the crayfish, which had a market value exceeding $14 billion.

Crayfish in soy sauce by the Shanghai Classical Hotel.  (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Crayfish in soy sauce by the Shanghai Classical Hotel. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Brandied crayfish by Lubolang Restaurant. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Brandied crayfish by Lubolang Restaurant. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Braised crayfish by Lubolang Restaurant.  (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

Braised crayfish by Lubolang Restaurant. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

teamed crayfish by Lubolang Restaurant. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

teamed crayfish by Lubolang Restaurant. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)

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