it is a good time to eat crabs in the golden autumn every year, because there is a folk saying that the navel is round in September and the tip is in October, which means that the gonads of female crabs are mature, that is, the yolk of female crabs is mature around September of the lunar calendar; Around October of the lunar calendar, the gonads of male crabs are mature, that is, the crab paste is mature. Therefore, autumn, September and October are the best time to use crabs. So how to choose crabs with crab roe and crab paste? This article brings you the method of selecting crabs. Let's learn together.
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There is also a saying that when sorghum is red, it is the best time to eat crabs, and there is a saying of "seven points and eight circles" in selecting crabs. So how to choose crabs? How to pick out crabs with more crab paste or crab yellow?
Crab selection method
1. Crab weight
When selecting crabs, crabs of the same size generally choose the heavier one, because generally heavier crabs will have more crab roe or crab paste, and the meat will be plump and sufficient.
2. Crab navel
When selecting crabs, turn the crabs over to see the crab's navel. Choose the one with full navel and bulging navel root. You can also gently open the crab's navel. You should see crab roe or crab paste at two-thirds of the navel tube in the crab navel, so that there will be more crab roe or crab paste.
3. Crab's ass
Generally, the crab butt is thicker. The thick one means that there are more crab roe or crab paste. The so-called butt thickness refers to the open distance between the crab navel and the crab. The greater the distance, the more crab roe or crab paste.
4. The tip of the crab's navel
Look at the tip of the crab navel. This is only applicable to the selection of female crabs, that is, crabs with more crab yolks. Because it depends on the red and yellow color of the tip of the crab navel. If the tip of the crab navel is red and yellow, it means that this crab will have more crab yolks, so this method is only applicable to the selection of female crabs.
5. Crab legs
When selecting crabs, you can pinch the crab leg with your hand. If it is soft, it means that the meat of the crab leg is not much. The whole crab is a little empty and has no meat, so there must be not much crab yolk or crab paste. If it feels hard when you pinch the crab leg, it means that the meat in the crab leg is sufficient and it is a solid crab, Then there may be more crab roe or crab paste, which is more likely.
6. Crab color
When selecting crabs, you should also look at the color of crabs. Of course, the colors of different varieties of crabs are also different. Generally speaking, when selecting crabs, you should choose those with green back, white belly, golden claws and yellow hair. The meat quality of crabs with such colors is generally sufficient, and there may be more crab roe or crab paste.
To sum up, when selecting crabs, the head and breastplate of crabs are round, and the color is brown green. The claw feet of crabs are relatively long, large and hairy. The frequency feet of crabs are flat and long, and the top is sharp. Such crab meat is generally of sufficient meat quality, and there may be more crab roe or crab paste, which is more delicious.