Lu Chun, a Tang Dynasty, said, "The flavor of the four directions should include Bo Huang first." . Including Bo Huang, which means crab. Crabs can be eaten in many ways, including stewing, salting and steaming.

Dongping Lake is rich in crabs and is famous both inside and outside the province. Every year when the autumn wind is cool, it is the time when lake crab is listed. Fat crabs can be seen everywhere in the fish market around the lake. This is a good time to eat lake crab. Steamed lake crab is a traditional food in Dongping County.

Dongping Lake crab is rich in elements needed by protein and human body, and has been regarded as a fine food since ancient times. "The skin has not solved the golden nail, and the white jade paste often stays in the bone marrow", which is praised by scholars. Lake crab is big and fleshy. Each male crab weighs about six Liang, and each female crab weighs three Liang. The paste in the crab is full, yellow and delicious.

Steamed in a cage, served with soy sauce, mature vinegar and Jiang Mo, the paste is solid yellow and delicious. In the autumn of September, boiling crabs and drinking to swim around the lake is a kind of enjoyment that many people yearn for. After someone tasted the Dongping Lake crab, they even gave a sigh that "Dong Yuan Jun didn't laugh when he was drunk, and the chrysanthemum crab wine was proud of Wang Hou"!