My daughter has been wanting to eat Chili Crab for a while now. In Kuala Lumpur, it can be difficult to find seafood that is both fresh and reasonably priced. In Kuala Lumpur, a Chili Crab dish consist of 3 pieces of crab typically costs around MYR200, which is around the range of 45 USD.
Hence reason why many people in the city will travel to Bagan Lalang, about two hours away, for high-quality seafood dishes because seafood is considered a luxury in Kuala Lumpur.
Another option is to buy crab at a local supermarket and cook it yourself. This way can save you almost half of the usual price of the Chili Crab dish. So I and my family went to AEON Shah Alam fresh market to find the crab.
I decided to go to AEON Shah Alam to buy seafood and school supplies for my daughters at the same time because it is a one-stop center. There are other supermarkets with seafood sections closer to my house, but I thought it would be more convenient to do all of my shopping in one place
When I entered the seafood section at AEON Shah Alam, I saw the crabs my wife needed. She selected four small crabs and took them to the weighing counter. The total price for the crabs was MYR 63.
In addition to the crabs, we also bought some ingredients that is needed for Chili Crab recipe such as spring onions, chili powder, and tomato puree. These ingredients were not in our pantry at home.
After getting all of the required ingredients, we went straight back to home.
(Pictures) Seafood section at AEON Shah Alam
Although the seafood section at AEON Shah Alam was not very big, we were lucky to find fresh crabs that did not have a strong, unpleasant fishy smell. After my wife prepared and cooked the crabs, they tasted really good.
(Pictures) Crabs that we bought
This is the crab that we bought. It is called as Ketam Bunga in the local language. I am really not sure what the crab is called in English.
(Picture) My daughter loves to ride in the shopping cart
It is common to see children riding in shopping carts at supermarkets, and my youngest daughter is no exception. Perhaps riding in the shopping cart is a fun experience for kids, or maybe they enjoy being able to sit up high and look around while their parents do the shopping
(Pictures) Other sections at the supermarket
Other than seafood, the fresh foods section also includes fruits, vegetables and meat section. One of the things I appreciate about the fresh market at AEON Shah Alam is that it is always clean and well-organized. The prices at AEON Shah Alam may be considered to be in the middle range, but the overall shopping experience is worth it.
