Some people say Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs female crabs are good, because the crab yolk is good; some people say hairy crabs male crabs are good because the crab paste is more. It depends on people's favorite, male crabs because more like to fight, bigger, more meat, more crab paste, female crabs to spawn mainly, more crab yolk, crab yolk inside the protein is more, each has its own advantages.

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs every year are generally listed in mid- to late September around the middle of the market in mid- to late September belongs to the early crabs, the early time to eat is the female crabs, this time the male crab crab paste is very little, the female crab is only a little bit of the crab yolk. By the middle of October around the time, the female crab has basically completely full, yellow hard, this time the female crab is the most delicious.

By mid-November the male crab, that time is the world of the male crab, the yellow of the female crab has hardened too much, but not good, then the paste of the male crab is sticking to the mouth, after eating the whole mouth feel can be stuck like. So that the end of October, it is recommended that you buy male crabs, but do not buy too big, big is not particularly mature, at most not more than 4 two male crabs now have no problem at all.