2. Eating crabs in autumn needs to distinguish between males and females in order to enjoy the most delicious crab feast of this season. The so-called "nine females and ten males" refers to the ninth month of the lunar calendar, when the females are the fattest and the crabs are yellow and dense. In October of the lunar calendar, male crabs are the most fragrant and the crab sauce is full. It is best to eat crabs and enjoy chrysanthemums. The season of crab migration (from cold dew to 1 1 early month) is the best season to eat crabs. The crab meat in this period is thick, tender and delicious, and it is the best in a year. This period is the mature feeding period of China Yangtze crab.