We are a water town with vast waters and clear water quality. "One side of the water and soil raises one side of the crab." The fat crabs and Yangcheng Lake crabs produced here are called "South Zhabei Crabs" and are famous all over the world.

Some people say, "If you don't know Qin Lake, you will fail your eyes, and if you don't eat fat crabs, you will fail your stomach." Others said: "If you don't eat fat crabs in Qindong, you will come for nothing." Why is fat crab so famous? It turns out that river crabs used to inhabit and grow in fresh water. At the turn of autumn and winter every year, the parents of crabs follow the swift current to have children in the water at the junction of the ocean and the river. As the saying goes, "the autumn wind rings and the crab's feet itch" refers to this phenomenon. Smart hometown people put chopsticks at the confluence of rivers, and only strong crabs can climb over them. The crabs that have climbed are big and thick, and they are especially delicious.

My hometown people are very particular about eating crabs. Crabs are usually served with seasonings, which consist of soy sauce, vinegar and ginger rice. Everyone has different preferences for eating crabs. Some people like to eat female crabs, and there are many yellow crabs. Some people like to eat male crabs, which are fatter. But how to distinguish male crabs from female crabs? Careful people will find that the abdomen of the female crab is a horizontal bar, while the abdomen of the male crab has strips of patterns, like a miniature "herringbone ladder", from which people can distinguish the male and female crabs.

Eating crabs is more interesting. Usually eat claws first and then eat the body. Each crab has eight feet and two claws. Each paw has three knots, and generally only the top two are eaten. Those who can eat bite off both ends of the upper paw first, and then suck hard.