Pike crabs are sea crabs, sea crabs after death, as long as it is chilled, it can be eaten, if it is frozen pike crabs, the transportation of ice water has not been completely melted, or the box feels still a little bit of cold feeling, indicating that the crab is still fresh, it is recommended to put it in the freezer immediately after arriving home. It is recommended to put the crab into the freezer immediately after arriving home. Remember that it is a freezer, not a refrigerator, and you can eat it when it is thawed out.
It is important to note that dead river crabs are absolutely inedible. Because it will produce some toxins when it is dead, and these toxins are harmful to the human body.
Expanded Information
How to judge whether a crab is dead or alive
One look: look at the color
Fresh crabs are cooked with bright red backs and bright white bellies, while dead crabs have dark red backs and gray bellies, and are grey in color.
Smell: dead crabs have a corrupt flavor
Live crabs cooked taste fresh seafood flavor, if you think the crab itself is very stinky, that taste should be the fishy smell of seafood, such as smell used to it, you will not feel the fishy smell; and the dead crabs due to its meat has been corrupted, corrupt meat cooked will have a special smell, different from the rancid smell of the rice deterioration.
Three pinches: dead crabs will be soft after cooking, the meat will be loose
Live crabs are cooked after the shell is hard, hard finger pressure, the shell will not be sunken, while the dead crabs due to the meat began to rot, so the crab shell will become soft, gently pressed with the hand will be sunken.
Nutritional value of pike crabs
Pike crabs are rich in nutrients, crab meat is tender, white, and contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins A, B, D, niacin and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Pike crab in the winter swimming season in the most robust individual, generally weighing about 250 grams, the largest up to 500 grams. Female crabs are full of red paste and have an excellent flavor. Pike crabs can be eaten fresh, or steamed, or fried, or stir-fried, or all the two halves of the stewed soybean paste, or crab fried rice cakes, fried pickles, boiled tofu, is a common dish on the table of coastal residents. Can also be pickled, that is, fresh pike crabs into the salt brine soaked, can be eaten after a few days, commonly known as the "new wind grab crab'. In the past, fishermen because of the high yield of pike crabs, often select the cream full of live crabs, the yellow pick into the bowl, the wind and sun to make it solidify, that is, "crab cakes", the flavor is very good, but the production is small, it is difficult for the general public to taste this flavor.
Selection of pike crabs experience
1, in the selection of pike crabs, first pick the head, naturally large, fat pike crabs meat, eat more enjoyable. Small head of pike crab is generally in the process of growth and development did not get enough nutrition.
2, there is also in the selection of pike crabs, to pick live pike crabs, dead pike crabs cheap but try not to buy. When buying, pick the pike crab active love to move.
3, pick the pike crab, try to pick the female, female crab nutritional value is higher, more delicious. The "lid" on the stomach of male crabs is long and pointed, and the "lid" of female crabs is round.
4, the selection of pike crabs to choose the back of the armor shell green-gray shiny, the abdomen can be color is white, so the pike crab is healthy, fresh.
5, there is, check the pike crab limbs, limbs should be connected to be strong, into the normal shape of the bend, and to the limbs complete not missing.
6, there is also the selection of pike crabs, to smell the flavor, the normal fishy smell is OK, but there can not be odor. Smelly pike crabs are generally bad, eaten easily bad stomach!
Reference: