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    Where to feast on hairy crab in Hong Kong
    The arrival of autumn in Hong Kong can mean only one thing: hairy crab is back on the menu at the city’s finest restaurants
    A top-down view of multiple fresh hairy crabs in bamboo steamer baskets served at Tsz Yuet Heen in Tsuen Kwan O, Hong Kong
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    Dried scallops and vegetables in a teapot alongside two cups of Chinese tea featured on Heya’s mid-autumn hairy crab menu in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

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    A plate of roasted suckling pig with cheese and a salad at the centre featured on Heya ’s mid-autumn hairy crab menu in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

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    A plate of steamed winter melon balls and Yangcheng Lake hairy crab slices, goji berries and gold leaves

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    A dining table filled with various autumn dishes, a plate of steamed hairy crab with osmanthus, hairy crab, bamboo sheng and bird's nest soup, sauteed seafood and vegetables, mixed dumplings, noodles, salad, dessert, served at Voynich in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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    A plate of fresh hairy crab meat, royal fish maw and braised inaniwa udon served at Voynich in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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    Two steamed hairy crab on a black ceramic plate served with osmanthusa at Voynich in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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    A bamboo steamer basket with four pieces of fresh hairy crab on a leaf served at T’ang Court in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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    A plate of braised hibiscus crab meat and birds nest served at T’ang Court in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

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    Steamed wild catch threadfin with stewed winter melon stuffed with peach gum served in a glass bowl at Chinesology in Central, Hong Kong

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    A dining table filled with a variety of mid-autumn dishes; hairy crab claw, tong yuen, soup and dessert, served at Chinesology in Central, Hong Kong

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    A bowl of braised shark’s fin soup with crab cream in casserole served at Chinesology in Central, Hong Kong

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    A closeup of a person pouring a small saucer of shrimp and hairy crab roe on top of a plate of braised inaniwa udon noodles with steamed hairy crabs in the background, featured on the set menu at Tze Yuet Heen in Tsuen Kwan O, Hong Kong

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    A top-down view of two types of hairy crabs; a choice of steamed or steamed with pot ale and galangal served at Tsz Yuet Heen in Tsuen Kwan O, Hong Kong

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    A bamboo steamer basket with two pieces of hairy crab and dried galangal in the background, featured on the set menu at Tse Yuet Heen in Tsuen Kwan O, Hong Kong

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    A closeup of a person holding the top shell of a hairy crab, displaying the crab meat, over a bamboo steamer basket, served at Chinese restaurant Moments Together in Hong Kong

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    Double-boiled pork meatball with crab coral and dried shrimp roe served in a small dragon-shapped white porcelain pot, featured on the mid-autumn hairy-crab menu at Chinese restaurant Moments Together in Hong Kong

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    A set meal of crab meat and river shrimp on steamed rice in a stone pot, a plate of braised bean sprouts and crab meat sauce and a plate of hair crab in the background, served at Chinese restaurant Moments Together in Hong Kong

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