Hairy crabs are found all year round. Hairy crabs are common ingredients in life. Many people mistakenly believe that hairy crabs can only be eaten in autumn. In fact, this is not correct. In fact, hairy crabs can be eaten all year round, and the hairy crabs in other three seasons except autumn are relatively dry, without crab roe and crab paste, and the taste is not as good as autumn.

The best hairy crab in Yangcheng Lake is also called Golden Claw Crab. Produced in Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou. The crab body is not stained with mud, commonly known as the clear water hairy crab. It is big and fat, with a green shell and a white belly, yellow fur and golden claws, and greasy meat. The female crab and the male crab 10 in September of the lunar calendar have the best gonad development. Cooked and concentrated, the female turns golden yellow, and the male is like white jade, which tastes delicious.

Hairy crab is a kind of river crab, and its scientific name is Eriocheir sinensis. Widely distributed in the long coastline from southern Liaoning to the Pearl River in northern China. Among them, the hairy crabs produced in Taihu Lake, gaoyou lake and Yangcheng Lake in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are top grade, and the Yangtze River system has the largest output and the most delicious taste. Generally speaking, hairy crabs refer to Eriocheir sinensis in the Yangtze River system. At present, hairy crabs have been introduced to all the Great Lakes and cultivated near the Yangtze River estuary. After growing into young crabs, they migrate against the Yangtze River and grow in the tributaries of lakes and rivers in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The name of hairy crabs comes from Wu dialect.