Typically the tab for dim sum for 3 people is around $50. However on this one lovely Sunday in Vancouver, my friends and I decided to order the Live King Crab with garlic and XO sauce. Why not splurge when you’re traveling right? Also it was my turn to pick up the tab and I was in such a great mood that I didn’t even bother to check how much it would be.

After 25 mins devouring through every sweet pieces of the crab meat, we were ready to get the bill. I was thinking ok, 60 bucks for the crab at most. After all, it’s just 1 crab. Nope, when the waitress handed me the bill, it was for $450. I thought it was a mistake but I tried to hold it in and check the bill thoroughly. Yup, the crab alone was about 400. I paid the bill and was quiet the whole day.

Lessons here: eat the frozen king crab you buy at the store. Don’t try to be fancy and get the live king crab at restaurant unless you have a lot of money to spare. Fortunately, the crab was the best I’ve ever eaten and I still remembered it for years.