The bundled Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs you buy need to be cleaned, so some hairy crabs have sludge and some growing dirt on them, so you must use a brush to scrub the crabs well before putting them in the pot for cooking.

Hairy crabs live at the bottom of the water, and there are many grooves on the surface of the body, so it is easy for things to breed and remain, so they must be cleaned before cooking.

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Select female crabs in the eighth or ninth month of the lunar calendar, and select male crabs after the ninth month of the lunar calendar (after tenth month of the solar calendar), because male and female crabs mature in these two periods respectively. , the best taste and nutrition.

The navel of a male crab is triangular, while that of a female crab is round. If you press the navel hard, if it cannot be pinched, it means the crab is fatter and meaty inside; If you eat a softer crab, it means that the crab has less meat and an empty shell. If the crab's navel is even slightly raised, it means that it is mature.