First, the reason for eating crabs: The custom of eating crabs in the Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history. As the saying goes, "The west wind makes the crab's feet itch", which means that when the Mid-Autumn Festival is over every year, the crab is yellow and full of cream, which is the best time to taste. Crabs are rich in nutrition, especially protein, which is several times higher than pork and fish.

In ancient times, the Han people's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet custom was the most elegant in the court. For example, eating crabs was popular in the court in the Ming Dynasty. After the crabs were steamed with cattails, everyone sat around and tasted them, accompanied by wine and vinegar. Drink Su Ye Tang after eating and wash your hands with it. The banquet table area is full of flowers, pomegranates and other fashionable things, and the mythical dramas of the Mid-Autumn Festival are performed.

Second, pay attention to eating crabs: the most essential part of crabs is crab yellow and crab paste. According to related books, crab yellow refers to the eggs of female crabs, and crab paste refers to the testis of male crabs. Autumn is the spawning season for many crabs. In August of the lunar calendar, female crabs are the fattest and crab yellow feet, and in September of the lunar calendar, male crabs are the most fragrant and have more crab fat.

Therefore, when eating crabs in autumn, you can enjoy the most delicious crab meal in the season by distinguishing between men and women. There are many ways to eat crabs, the most common one is steaming, so as not to destroy the fresh taste of crabs, but also to retain their nutrition to the maximum extent. When steaming, it is best to put a few slices of ginger in the pot to remove the coldness of the crab.

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Nutritional value of crabs;

1, crab meat is delicious and nutritious, containing a lot of protein and fat, and more substances such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins. Every 500g of crab contains 49.6g of protein, 9.3g of fat, 27.2g of sugar, 0/.088mg of phosphorus/kloc-,33.6mg of iron and a proper amount of vitamin A, etc.

2. Crabs are rich in protein and trace elements, which have a good nourishing effect on the body. Crab contains more vitamin A, which is helpful for skin keratinization.

3. Hairy crabs? 90%? All the above fats are stored in viscera, and the fat content of crab roe is also higher than that of crab meat, but it contains essential fatty acids beneficial to health.

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