Eat out royally on the king of crabs

The hairy crab season is over, sadly. But it doesn't necessarily mean another eight or nine months' wait for the hallowed, plump, autumn delicacies that make many foodies' mouths water just by their mention.

As the river crustacean is away, the sea spiders - the king crabs freshly caught in the waters of the west Pacific - are coming into play. While the former are more succulent, the Pacific rivals are dubbed "the king of crabs" for a reason. The newly opened sushi bar Sen-ryo in Shanghai proves its size, reaching more than 3 meters from claw to claw at maximum, is not the only reason for the title.

It's no surprise that Japanese eateries excel in preparing seafood, but Sen-ryo, from Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, and most famous for its unusually fresh sushi for the past decade at its hometown and in Hong Kong, is introducing a menu of "one crab, three eats". That is to say: Eat one crab in three different ways.