ieat writes: Singapore Chilli Crabs: At Uniquely Singaporean DishI don't think anyone disputed that Chilli Crabs is as Singaporean as the Merlion up till about a few weeks ago when the Malaysian Tourism Minister claimed Chilli Crabs as a Malaysian dish which has been highjacked by Singapore. Rather than achieving her goal, I think the Tourism Minister had inadvertently helped to cement Chilli Crabs as a Uniquely Singaporean dish rather than something that is Malaysian Truly Asian. Her glib comment invited a slew of media articles all affirming Chilli Crab as Singaporean in origin. Before this, you might not have heard of Mdm Cher and of Roland Restaurant. But ...