There is a poem in ancient China: "golden autumn chrysanthemum and yellow crab are fattening, drinking with pincers to nourish the sinew and marrow". The delicious crab meal in Mid Autumn Festival is the most appropriate food. Enjoying chrysanthemum, eating hairy crab and drinking wine are definitely a scene that many people yearn for very much. So it's better to eat male or female crab in Mid Autumn Festival?
Is mid autumn festival suitable for eating hairy crabs? It's better to eat male crabs.
'the navel in September and the top in October' are all about the time of eating crabs: the female in September and the male in October.
After October, the female crab starts to harden, while the male crab starts to cream white, so there is a saying of "September navel, October tip".
When the body of male crab paste is strong and strong, the so-called 'shell convex red fat block fragrance', male crab's paste fat is not only more than female crab, but also more sweet and soft; one of the main characteristics of male crab paste is that it will not become hard after being cooked, and tastes tender and smooth.
What kind of hairy crab is delicious? Delicious crab meets the following requirements:
see
The carapace on the back of high-quality crab is cyan gray, shiny, the abdomen is white, the golden claws are tufted with yellow hair, the color is bright, the navel is round, protruding outwards, the limbs are firmly connected and curved, big and healthy, if the back is yellow, the flesh is thin and weak. In addition, if the crab is active and crawling around, it is a strong and good crab.
Weigh up
For the crab that meets the requirements through the eyes, you should weigh it one by one with your hands. The crab with heavy hand feel is fat. This method is not suitable for river crabs and living sea crabs, because these crabs are often tied up.
Stripping
Peel off the navel cover of the crab. If there are many crabs in the shell, which are neat and agglomerated, the crab is a good one.
PULL
If you buy a dead sea crab, you should observe the legs of the crab. They are complete and intact. Pulling the legs lightly has weak elasticity, indicating that they are fresh sea crabs. If you don't buy fresh sea crabs, pulling the legs lightly, not only has no weak force, but also the legs are easy to break.
smell
If you smell the fishy smell of sea crab, it means that the sea crab is rotten and cannot be eaten again. Eating rotten sea crab is very easy to cause food poisoning.
Timely consumption
Before and after September of the lunar calendar, the gonads of female crabs are mature and the meat is plump; after October of the lunar calendar, the gonads of male crabs are mature and the meat is plump, so they should be eaten timely.