Meat crabs (authentic hairy crabs) are more expensive than paste crabs.

Because the production of pure Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs is very low and the market demand is strong, so its price is high. But the nutritional value of the paste crab is higher than that of the meat crab. Take the saw-edge green crab for example, the thoracic armor is slightly oval, the surface is smooth, the center is slightly elevated, and the surface of the armor and the appendages are greenish green.

Dwelling in the intertidal mudflats or mud and sandy mudflats, it likes to stay in the mudflat puddles of rock crevices and other places. It feeds on meat, and mainly eats mud arks, oysters, clams, barnacles, small shrimps and crabs in the sea. This kind of crab has high nutritional value, especially the female crab, which is regarded as the cream crab, and is known as the sea ginseng.

Select crab skills

A look at the crab shell, where the back of the shell is black-green, with a bright light, for the meat thick and strong crab.

The second look at the crab umbilicus, crab umbilicus convex out, generally fat fat full of cream.

Three look at the crab feet, where the crab feet on the velvet tufts, the crab feet old healthy.

Four look at the vitality of the crab abdomen to the sky, the crab can quickly turn back with the legs, the vitality of the strong, can be purchased.

Fifth, look at the male and female, the lunar calendar in August and September to pick female crabs, September after the selection of male crabs, female and male crabs at this time the taste and nutrition is better.