It depends on the species and season of crabs. As the saying goes, September is the mother and October is the male. It means that crabs in this period are the fattest and delicious. The difference between male and female mainly depends on the crab navel under the stomach. The slender one is male and the more complete one is female. Very easy to distinguish.

a

Of course, the mother is delicious, because the mother has crab roe, and some things in the crab shell are crab gills, which are used to filter sediment. They contain sediment and a lot of dirty things, so they can't be eaten. In addition, the crab meat, crab roe and other parts of the crab can't be eaten even if the crab bones are divided.

When eating crabs, you must pay attention to freshness. You should not eat them dead for a long time. Unless they are frozen and fresh, frozen crabs should be eaten immediately after thawing. Generally, they should be cooked and eaten within an hour or two after thawing. If they are not finished, they should be kept in the freezer. Cook them again after thawing next time. It is best to eat them all at once, not for too long. It is best to eat with ginger juice, vinegar and other seasonings, and must not drink foods containing a lot of vitamin C such as fruit juice at the same time.

b

The identification method is as follows:

1. "Nine females and ten males", "September umbilical cord, October tip" and so on. That is to say, the mother crab is a round navel, the eggs are full in September of the lunar calendar, and the crab yellow is delicious and delicate. The male is pointed navel, yellow and fat in October, and the taste is rich and round.

2. See if it's a pointed navel or a round navel. There is a small cover on the crab's belly near the bottom. The narrow tip is male and the round width is female.

Look at the abdomen, the crab's abdomen is triangular, the male crab is round, and the female crab is round.

3. In addition, you can also look at the crab's legs. There is a gray-black fluff on the two claws, and the female has only a few scattered ones, which are basically smooth, while the male's legs have fine hairs arranged like brushes.

c

Look at the time, the male crab should be eaten at the beginning of the crab, and there is a lot of meat. At this time, the crab roe of the female crab is not fully full, and by the middle stage, the crab roe is full, which is of course delicious for the female crab.

Distinguish between male and female to see crab claws, which are big and hairy and are male.

Crab is a cold food. After eating, it is best to drink a cup of brown sugar Jiang Shui to get rid of the cold.