"chilli crab" meaning in English

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          "text": "Mr Lim’s family lays claim to being the first to invent chilli crab here in 1956.",
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          "text": "But for that special meal, Singapore chilli crab (spicy chilli and tomato-based crab stir-fry dish; see the recipe), black pepper crab (sweet and spicy chilli and black pepper-based stir fry dish) or simple steamed crab (all using mud crab) are much-loved treats.",
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          "text": "The list that emerged was intriguing - durians, chilli crab, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), parking coupons, memorable Singlish words like \"chope\" and \"lah\", \"uncles\" and \"aunties\", \"mama shop\".",
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