It's the season for fresh hairy crabs to appear on the market. As the saying goes, 'when the autumn wind rises, the crab feet itch. The navel is round in September and sharp in October.' September is a good season to eat crabs, so how to eat crabs? You should know that although crabs are delicious, they can't be eaten in every part. Let's take a look at the correct eating method of crabs with Sihai Xiaobian
How to eat crabs?
1. Cut off the eight legs of the hairy crab, including two tongs. After cooling, the meat will be automatically separated from the crab shell, which is easy to be poked out or even sucked out, so it should be left for the last to eat;
2. Remove the crab cover (that is, a small cover on the belly button of the crab, with different shapes of male and female crabs) and uncover the crab cover;
3. First eat the crab cover, scoop out the middle crab stomach with a small spoon, and gently suck the crab roe wrapped outside. Be careful not to break the triangular cone-shaped crab stomach in the middle and discard it;
4. After eating the crab cover, it's your turn to cut off the excess crab feet, mouth and lungs with scissors;
5. Pick out a hexagonal sheet in the middle of the crab body with the spoon handle, which is the part of the crab heart, and discard it;
6. Pour some vinegar on the crab with a small spoon, and then eat the crab roe and crab paste;
7. Break the crab body in half, and you can see the silky crab meat at this time. As long as you tear it along the crab feet, you can take out the crab meat. Eating clean crab shells is complete and translucent;
8. Use scissors to cut the crab legs into three sections. The toes of the last section of crab can be used as tools. First poke out the meat in the middle of the crab leg with the thin end of the crab foot, and then poke out the meat in the front of the crab leg with the thick end of the crab foot;
9. The crab forceps are divided into three sections. The first two sections can cut the crab shell directly and scoop out the meat with a spoon. The technique of the last pliers is to cut off both sides, and then break the two pliers feet in the opposite direction with your hands, and the pliers shell will be completely separated;
10. Although the crab shell eaten in this way may not be able to completely spell back the shape of a crab, it is also laid out in a clear way, with no silk and meat left. After eating crab shells, wash your hands and drink a cup of warm ginger tea. You can eat a hairy crab in a meal. You also feel full of wine and food.