Crawfish craze sweeps China as market doubles in 5 years

Millennials and online food delivery services help feed $38bn industry

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Chinese love their crawfish, as the edible crustaceans have become a popular snack served in about 100,000 restaurants nationwide.

SHUNSUKE TABETA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- On most weekends, long lines can be seen outside Huda Restaurant in Beijing as hungry diners wait their turn to tuck into the city's latest food fad: steaming dishes of crawfish pan-fried with hot chilies and generous amounts of garlic.

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