Shanghai Street Eats: Crawfish Time at Shouning Lu!

It's crawfish season in Shanghai!... (well at least it was about a month ago, slacker blogger that I am)

Beware all the neon in this post...

Anyways, crawfish street eats are right up our alley, so we were excited to make a night of it and headed to Shouning Lu, aka. the street of everything crawfish. Oddly enough, this little street eats gem is located just a hop away from the luxurious Xintiandi neighborhood, but it's a bit of a different universe.

This one little street is lined with crawfish / crab / unknown seafood delicacies all basking in the neon lights. It's hard to decide where to settle in as they basically all look the same. We opted for #17 and took our spots on the tiny stools at the tiny tables. 

Then it was time to order. There was a picture menu, but this didn't exactly help us to clarify the options, so instead we just pointed around to what we saw that looked tasty at other tables.

Look at these tasty little buggers! We opted for lots of red crawfish. (There are also the white version, but they look like centipedes... we weren't ready for that)

No, thank you.

Can't ever find a decent napkin in China, but you don't need one with plastic gloves!

The aftermath... Yes, I obviously brought Wet Ones.

Health freaks beware. I'd argue that the health code rating isn't quite up to snuff, considering there were some pretty spectacular piles of trash heaping up at every turn. I'd recommend selecting a spot with blinders on and only taking a look at your surroundings AFTER you've enjoyed these tasty treats. 

Yikes!

Next up, hairy crab season!