Hairy crabs, for China's prestigious cuisine, China has nearly 5,000 years of history of eating crabs, its chelipeds used to take food and resistance to the enemy, the inner and outer edges of the palm densely covered with velvet, velvet crabs, so named. Widely distributed in China in the north and south coastal lakes, including the Yangtze River system production is the largest, the taste is extremely delicious. Which is most famous around Jiangsu hairy crabs, traditionally known as the crown of the crab, the following to see Jiangsu's best 10 hairy crabs, body fat fat, meat cream, see if there is any you love to eat.
1, Yangcheng Lake hairy crab
Yangcheng Lake hairy crab is also known as the golden claw crab. Produced in Suzhou Yangcheng Lake. Crab body is not mud, commonly known as clear water hairy crab, large fat, green shell white belly, gold claw yellow hair. Meat cream, ten limbs healthy, every golden wind, chrysanthemum blooming time, it is the golden claw crab market season. Female crabs in September of the lunar calendar, male crabs in October, the best gonadal development. When cooked and congealed, the female is golden yellow and the male is like white jade, with delicious flavor, which is a famous brand product in China.
2, Hongze Lake hairy crabs
Hongze Lake hairy crabs, specialties of Hongze District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China's national geographic indications products. Hongze Lake is the only living water lake in China's Great Lakes, water quality is excellent, conducive to high-quality hairy crabs production, hairy crabs on the back of the letter "H" in the shape of the natural "geographical indications" of Hongze Lake. Hongze Lake hairy crabs male fat white as jade, female cream yellow as gold, with a large, fat chelipeds, meat flavor of the qualities.
3, Taihu Lake crab
Taihu Lake crab, grown in Taihu Lake waters, also known as the crab, its back shell firm concave lines like a tiger color green and black, abdominal green and white, umbilical cord under the abdomen, male pointed female group, within the hard hair. Crab large weight, crab fat, tender meat, rich and beautiful exception, identify the Taihu Lake crab from the "green shell, white belly, golden claw, yellow hair, body strong" the five features to start." Autumn wind, crab feet itch", from cold dew to winter, is a large number of Taihu Lake crab season. Ancient poetry said "September group umbilical October tip, holding chelates drink wine chrysanthemum days", folk also have "the lunar calendar in September to eat female crabs, the lunar calendar in October to eat male crabs," the custom as well as enjoy the chrysanthemums, eat crabs, drink yellow wine of food culture.
4, Gaoyou Lake hairy crabs
Gaoyou Lake hairy crabs for the national geographic indications products, is one of the characteristics of the city of Gaoyou aquatic products. Gaoyou Lake, wide waters, excellent water quality, ecological environment is unique, rich aquatic products, especially in Gaoyou Lake hairy crabs are famous, in the Northern Song Dynasty has become one of the Royal Tribute, Gaoyou Lake hairy crabs five characteristics, back green, belly bright, claw gold, cream red, fishy. According to the crab fisherman said: the fishy gas is bigger, the more delicious meat.
5, Zhenjiang river crab
Zhenjiang river crab, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province specialty, the national agricultural products geographical indications. Zhenjiang river crab body color light green, glossy, abdominal translucent red, yellow hair, gold claws, white belly, claws long, head and chest armor wart-like protrusions obvious, "work" type pattern is clear. Selenium, iron content is high, the total free amino acids and flavor amino acid content is high. The rainfall in Zhenjiang is moderate, with rain and heat occurring in the same season. The bait organisms are rich and varied, and the water plants, mainly Erythrina, Verticillium and Bitter Grass, grow luxuriantly, which provide a unique natural ecological environment for the culture of river crabs.
6, Dazhong Lake hairy crabs
Dazhong Lake hairy crabs, produced in Dazhong Lake and Yandu area with similar conditions in the waters. Because the crab body is not mud, commonly known as clear water hairy crabs. Green back white belly, golden claw yellow hair, chelipeds strong, meat fresh flavor, rich in nutrients." Autumn wind, proud chrysanthemum yellow, it is a year to taste crab time". Every autumn, it is the peak season of hairy crabs on the market. As the saying goes, "nine female, ten male", this is because the female crabs in September and male crabs in October of the lunar calendar, the best gonadal development. When cooked and condensed, the females are golden yellow and the males are like white jade with a delicious flavor.
7, Lake Baima hairy crabs
Lake Baima hairy crabs, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou City, specialty, the national agricultural products geographical indications. Lake Baima is located in the transition zone between the northern subtropical zone and the warm temperate zone, with abundant rainfall all year round, plenty of light, warm climate, four distinct seasons, and abundant precipitation, which is suitable for the breeding of hairy crabs. The appearance of the hairy crabs in Lake Baima has obvious regional characteristics, the back of the armor color is greenish-gray or dark green, the bulge is full and rounded, the abdominal armor is milky white, no water rust spots, the back of the back, abdominal armor back edge of the confluence of the fullness of the slightly rising open. Hairy crabs in Lake Baima have long appendages, beautiful form, adult crabs have dense brown velvet chelicerae, long foot teasing, brown-red bristles. Because of the long-term in the aquatic grass environment, less wear and tear, the tip of the foot sharp golden color.
8, Gucheng Lake crab
Gucheng Lake crab, is a specialty of Nanjing Gaochun District, China's national geographical indications products. Gucheng Lake crabs, that is, Gucheng Lake hairy crabs, its meat is fat, tender, tasty, nutritious. Each 100 grams of Gucheng Lake crab contains 14 grams of protein, 13 mg of iron, 0.71 mg of riboflavin, vitamin A5960 international units. Gucheng Lake crabs are produced in Gucheng Lake, Gaochun District, Nanjing, which is one of the first "national ecological demonstration zones". Gaochun lakes and ponds are densely packed, with a water area of 235 square kilometers, accounting for about one-third of the total area of Gaochun, of which the western part of Gaochun is a water network polder area, rich in water, with Gucheng Lake, Shishu Lake, two natural freshwater lakes, and Shuiyang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, with excellent water quality, which is very suitable for aquaculture, and it is a key production base of freshwater fish in Jiangsu Province.
9, Qinhu fish trap crab
Qinhu fish trap crab, in February and March each year, spring flowers, at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Crab seedlings hatch one after another, upriver, into the river, looking for a home. To Qin Lake, the water flow is gentle, pure water, mild climate, grass and food, Qin Lake crabs, rapid growth, meat fat and tender, this time the crab can not be called "fish trap crab". Every year before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the guest Qinhu crabs and began to swim back, but the trouble came back, back to swim crabs, a touch on the fish trap, they have to divert to the two sides of the high side of the climb, over the fish trap after a fall in the gabion basket, only those who have turned over the fish trap crabs, called fish trap crabs, if not the body fat and meat of the big crab, no power to climb on the high fish trap, so fish trap crabs, there is absolutely no small, skinny, sick, all fat, strong, strong, powerful, enough half a catty. All of them are fat and strong, with a strength of half a catty. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on the price of the fish, and then you can get a good deal on the price of the fish.
10, Xinghua hairy crab Xinghua hairy crab, Jiangsu Province, Xinghua City specialty, China's geographical indications products. Xinghua city lakes and swings are densely packed, the river is intertwined, lakes and swings in the water and grass, for the growth of high-quality freshwater crabs provide a unique and favorable conditions. There are four townships were awarded the title of "China River Crab Township", Xinghua City was awarded the title of "China's first county of river crab farming". Produced by the hairy crab has a "green shell, white belly, golden claw, yellow hair, Boao, Jiefu" features, fat cream full of pure, white meat, tender, crystal red yolk moist, the entrance of fresh sweet, favored by consumers at home and abroad.