Annual hairy crab season is from September to November, into September is a good season to eat crabs, which October to eat the best female crabs, November to eat the best male crabs, from the second half of November to start hairy crabs will slowly become unpalatable, this time it is the female and male hairy crabs mating period, the meat is not so tender, the crab yolk and crab paste is also gone.

Annual hairy crab season months to months

Autumn winds, crab feet fat, September crab is the most fertile, every year from September to November is the best time to eat hairy crabs, this time period of hairy crabs, not only the crab aroma is rich, and tender meat, nutritional value is also relatively high. October to eat the mother of the best crab, the mother of the crab yolk of the thickest crab yolk nutrients are very rich, rich in human needs. The best thing to do is to eat in October, when the yolk is thickest and the nutrients in the yolk are very rich, which contains many nutrients needed by the human body, and after October, the yolk of the female crab starts to harden, so it is not so delicious.

And male crabs in November to eat the best, November male crab fat gradually accumulated, long into the crab paste, this time the crab paste cream thick greasy, meat rich flavor, but also the most viscous and rich.

The way to distinguish between male and female crabs

1, the male crab's abdomen is triangular and pointed, while the female crab's abdomen is round or oval.

2. The umbilicus of male crabs is pointed and narrow, while the umbilicus of female crabs is wide and round.

3. The female crab's feet only have fine downy hairs on the front two legs, while the male crab has dense downy hairs on all eight legs.