You can't eat it. The black crab paste is probably broken, or the crab's growing environment is too dirty. As a processor of fresh water pollution, crabs play an important role in dealing with silt and stains in fresh water. So these stains will enter the crab, and the gathering place is the crab's heart, stomach and gills. If it is a live crab, don't worry, but if the crab dies, these pollutants will be transferred to crab yellow and crab meat. In this case, not only the crab paste can not be eaten, but also the whole crab can not be eaten.

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Is the crab paste male or female?

Male crab. White and sticky in male crabs are crab paste, accessory gonads of main male crabs and their secretions. After the male crab matures, the accessory gonads are extremely developed, occupying most of the reproductive system and even jacking up the crab shell. The accessory gonads are rich in protein, lipids and other nutrients, which have high nutritional value and are very delicious.

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What's the difference between crab roe and crab paste?

1, crab roe and crab paste have different properties.

The female crab has crab roe, while the crab paste is only available to the male crab, and the male crab has no crab roe. Crab yolk is the ovary and digestive gland of female hairy crabs. It's orange and tastes very delicious. Crab paste refers to the most nutritious part of male crab. The white sticky part of the male crab is crab paste, which is the accessory gonad of the male crab, and the yellow part is hepatopancreas.

2. The colors of crab roe and crab paste are different.

Crab yellow is yellow in color and bright orange when it matures. Crab paste actually has some fat. Crab paste is mainly produced in the winter of male crabs, during which fat accumulates. Crab paste is located between the crab shell and the crab plate. The general color is white and sticky, and it is translucent after cooking.

3. The ingredients of crab roe and crab paste are different.

Judging from the composition of crab roe, crab roe and crab roe are very close, but there are essential differences. First of all, crab roe does contain eggs that have not been excreted, but there are other substances, such as organs, glands and tissue fluid of hairy crabs, which are not simple crab eggs. Crab paste is a collection of semen and organs in the seminal vesicle of male crab, and it is also a symbol of strength and maturity of male crab.

Crab yellow and crab paste taste different.

Crab yolk contains a certain amount of immature fertilized eggs. It tastes like rust, a little like egg yolk, but it's better than egg yolk.

The ingredients of crab paste are more delicate and thicker, and the taste is actually difficult to explain clearly. It is a kind of fragrance, but it is not fragrant in the mouth. You need to put it in your mouth, and when it melts slowly, the taste will gradually emerge.

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