Tales of City

Tens of Nanjing citizens went to doctors because of muscle pain. All these people ate crayfish recently. Till now, no case reports in Shanghai.

People in China like eating crayfish in the summer, usually from May to October. You can often see there are people eating crayfish down the street in threes and fours.

There is a famous so-called ‘Crayfish Street’ in Shanghai called Shouning Road. When the night falls, the street is busy, hot and crowded. Many small restaurants lined on both sides of the street, and BBQs and crayfish are the specialties, which attracts many foreigners too.

Food experts in Shanghai say that it is not the crayfish itself causing muscle pain. It may be the crayfish polluted during the processing or cooking. Years ago, some restaurants washed crayfishes with a special powder, which is harmful to human. It has been forbidden in Shanghai since last year.