Correct. Soft-shelled crabs are edible. Soft-shelled crab is a short-lived form shortly after molting. They shed their shells 13 times in their lives, and each time they grow up, it is like the beginning of a new life. When they molt, they also take off their gills, feeding sacs and internal organs, so there is no trace of dirt all over their bodies. Soft-shelled crabs are very rare in nature, because their new shells will gradually harden when they come into contact with water after a few hours of shelling.

Soft-shelled crabs are precious because they become soft all over within a few hours of changing their shells. Soft-shelled crabs are rich in nutrients, and even their shells can be eaten. We can get chitin, the sixth life element that the human body lacks, from shells.

Chitin is an animal cellulose, which only exists in crustaceans in nature. Chitin has great effects on human body, such as expelling toxin, caring skin, lowering blood fat and blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, improving human immunity and preventing cancer. It is the most natural diet food except exercise in the world at present. It has no side effects on the body.

In addition, soft-shelled crabs are also rich in free calcium, which is the best food for elderly children to supplement calcium.

Speaking of soft-shelled crabs, I have to mention the "June yellow" of hairy crabs. Every year in June and July of the lunar calendar, before hairy crabs go on the market, gourmets can't wait to start appetizing with "June Yellow" crabs that are softer than hairy crabs.

Normal hairy crabs can't reach gonadal maturity until September of the lunar calendar. The "June Yellow" in Yangcheng Lake hairy crab market is actually a precocious crab. Because of its popularity, crab farmers sometimes sell crabs that are not shelled, that is, "bivalve crabs."

If the bivalve crab molts its shell again, its weight can be doubled and its price is expensive. When you can raise crabs, you need to pay attention to the density. Hairy crabs will constantly shed their shells and increase. Too dense is not conducive to growth. So pick out some hairy crabs that developed earlier, and let the rest grow better, which will not only supply diners, but also meet the good growth of hairy crabs. Why not? So soft-shelled crabs are edible.