Black pepper crab is one of the two most popular ways that crab

Crab

True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...

 is served in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is made with hard-shell crabs, and cooked in a thick gravy made with black pepper

Black pepper

Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...

. The creation of Singapore's black pepper crab is attributed to Long Beach Seafood Restaurant

Long Beach Seafood Restaurant

Long Beach Seafood Restaurant is a restaurant-chain in Singapore best known for creating the original black pepper crabs...

 in 1959. The black pepper crab is liked by many locals and foreign tourists over the chilli crab

Chilli crab

Chili crab is a seafood dish originating from Singapore. It was created in 1950 by Singapore chef, Cher Yam Tian with her husband, Lim Choon Ngee. The couple ran Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant on Upper East Coast Road Mud crabs are commonly used and are stir-fried in a semi-thick, sweet and...

because of its drier and fragrant pepperish nature. It is becoming very popular to mix the pepper crab with a fresh jackfruit sauce. It has, however, not made it into the nomination list for Singapore's National Food.