The sponge-like things on the belly of the pike crab are crab gills, which need to be removed before consumption.

The following four parts of the crab are inedible:

1, crab stomach, in the center of the front edge of the dorsal shell seems to be a triangular bony package, inside the dirty sand;

2, crab intestine, that is, from the crab stomach to the crab umbilicus of a black line;

3, the crab heart, the crab heart is commonly known as the hexagonal plate;

4, the crab gills, that is, the crab abdomen as long as the eyebrow-like two rows of flimsy things, commonly known as crab eyebrows.

Note: these four parts of the crab and the body with salmonella, must be removed before eating, and must be thoroughly heated and cooked, never eat dead crabs, raw crabs and cold crabs.

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Ways to deal with crabs:

1. Break the crab open from the back of the crab, and remove the shell. Because there are crab's internal organs on it, if there is crab yolk on it, you can take it out separately.

2. Remove the crab mouth. Because crabs are scavengers, there may be some food residue left in the mouthparts.

3, and then remove the crab gills, and rinse with water can be steamed on the pot.

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