Xuyi lobster, a freshwater lobster, is also known as Crayfish, scientific name Crayfish. Native to the United States, it spread to the Nanjing area in China in the 1920s and 1930s, and then entered the Steep Lake and Hongze Lake within Xuyi, and then entered the Tianquan Lake, Cat's Ear Lake, Swan Lake, Baxian Lake and other rivers and lakes and reservoirs, and then grew, bred, and flourished in the territory of Xuyi, and became a bright landscape of Xuyi. Xuyi lobster, most famous for the five lakes of Steep Lake, Tianquan Lake, Cat's Ear Lake, Swan Lake and Baxian Lake, is in peak season from May to September every year, with an annual output of up to 5,000 tons.
Xuyi lobster, a freshwater lobster, is also known as Crayfish, scientific name Crayfish. Xuyi lobster, with its unique flavor, has the characteristics of numbness, spiciness, freshness and aroma, as a kind of popular and civilian food, the aftertaste is endless, the aftertaste is endless, and you will never get tired of eating it again and again, thus it has a fairly strong market share and is favored by the majority of diners. Xuyi lobster, the most famous and influential is the hand-held thirteen-scented lobster. Its mystery is looking at the red pot of shrimp, steaming hot, fragrant, tantalizing appetite. When eating, numb, spicy, fresh, beautiful, fragrant, sweet, tender, crispy, fat, bright, people can not stop. After eating, the aftertaste lingers and wraps around the hand for three days, calling it unforgettable. The reason why Xuyi lobster is famous is very much related to its cooking method, first of all, its ingredients are unique, that is, thirteen spices (composed of dozens of Chinese herbs); In addition, Xuyi restaurants of all sizes do not use bowls, plates and other utensils when lobster on the table, but the noodle box, face box, etc.; Due to the high price of crabs in the last few years, the ordinary people have to shrimp instead of crab to get addicted to it, so the xuyi lobster has also been jokingly called "xuyi lobster". Xuyi lobster is also jokingly called "crab assistant". It can be said that Xuyi is one of the earliest places to eat lobster, with the famous thirteen-spiced lobster, in order to drive the county's economic development, the people of Xuyi County, in mid-July 2000, held the first Chinese Dragon Year Xuyi Lobster Festival. During the festival, "large-scale cultural evening party", "Dragon Boat Race on Tianquan Lake", "Mountain Buggy Race", "Water Traditional Folk Wedding ", "thousands of lobster feast" and other activities. So what is the relationship between this inexpensive and beautiful crayfish and those pricy lobster? Crayfish scientifically named worm lattice mayflies, also known as crayfish, belongs to the Crustacea river shrimp, the shape of a lobster and small, so also known as crayfish, the first pair of step foot is extremely well developed, similar to the crab's chelipeds; shell color color is bright and beautiful, blood red; often inhabited in the mountains and streams and their nearby rivers and streams. Xuyi's big-headed crayfish, also known as "Cray's crayfish", belongs to the same family of crayfish, often burrowed in the field beds and its banks. The crayfish is a large individual with a thick carapace and a dark red body. It is native to North America, later introduced by Japan, the century 30 years into China. Due to the crayfish's survival and reproduction ability are very strong, the distribution range is expanding, now in the south of China, especially in the Yangtze River Basin provinces and cities can be seen. Crayfish can cause harm to the dyke is determined by its preferred burrowing habits, its front end has a pair of pincer-like chelicerae, the speed of the hole is very fast, the scope is also larger. Since they often live on the banks of rivers, streams, reservoirs, ponds and paddy fields, they may be more harmful to dams than termites. Fieldwork has revealed that crayfish are mainly found in the backwaters of dykes, wherever there are puddles, ditches or very wet areas, they are generally found.
Origin and production
Originally from the United States, it spread to the Nanjing area in China in the 1920s and 1930s, and then entered the Steep Lake and Hongze Lake in Xuyi's territory, which in turn entered the rivers and lakes and reservoirs such as Tianquan Lake, Cat's Ear Lake, Swan Lake and Baxian Lake, where it grew, multiplied and flourished in Xuyi's territory, making it a bright landscape in Xuyi. Xuyi lobster, most famous for the five lakes of Steep Lake, Tianquan Lake, Cat's Ear Lake, Swan Lake and Baxian Lake, is in peak season from May to September every year, with an annual output of up to 5,000 tons.
The most famous thirteen spices
Xuyi lobster, unique flavor, with numbness, spiciness, freshness and aroma, as a kind of popular and common people's food, the aftertaste, aftertaste, repeatedly eaten, and therefore has a fairly strong market share, favored by the majority of diners. The reason why Xuyi lobster is famous is very much related to its cooking method, first of all, its ingredients are unique, that is, thirteen spices (composed of dozens of Chinese herbs); In addition, Xuyi restaurants of all sizes do not use bowls, plates and other utensils when lobster on the table, but the use of pots, basins, etc.; Due to the high price of crabs in the last few years, the ordinary people have to shrimp instead of crab to have a cravat, so the xuyi lobster and is jokingly called "crab assistant". Xuyi lobster, the most famous and influential is the hand grabbed thirteen spice lobster. The mystery lies in the red pot of shrimp, which is steaming hot and fragrant, tantalizing the appetite. When eating, numb, spicy, fresh, beautiful, fragrant, sweet, tender, crispy, fat, bright, people can not stop. After eating, the aftertaste lingers, wrapping around the hand for three days, calling for something unforgettable. It can be said that Xuyi is one of the earliest places to eat lobster. With the fame of thirteen-spiced lobster, in order to drive the economic development of Xuyi, the people of Xuyi County held the first Chinese Longevity Year Xuyi Lobster Festival in the middle of July 2000, during which the "Large Cultural Festival" was held. During the festival, "large-scale cultural evening party", "Dragon Boat Race on Tianquan Lake", "Mountain Buggy Race", "Water Traditional Folk Wedding ", "thousands of lobster feast" and other activities.
December 18, 2009, 2009, the first China's agricultural products regional public branding forum held in Beijing, the State Council Counselor, former Vice Minister of Agriculture Liu Jian, on behalf of the General Assembly recognized "Xuyi lobster" brand value of 4.13 billion yuan. "Xuyi lobster" ranked 9 out of 106 regional public brands of agricultural products in the country, and became "the top ten regional public brands of agricultural products".
December 20, 2009, according to the latest announcement of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, recognized Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province, "Xuyi Lobster XUYILONGXIA and Figure" trademark for "China Well-Known Trademarks," declaring the first Lobster "China Well-known Trademark" was born, registered by the Jiangsu Xuyi Lobster Association.
Xuyi lobster geographical indications product protection scope for the current administrative area of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province, within the natural waters.