Crab season in the fall, generally speaking, fall is a good season to eat crabs, for September to October. Although there are crabs to be eaten throughout the year, the saying "nine females and ten males, the umbilicus of the September group, the tip of the October" indicates the best time to eat crabs. In the lunar calendar in September female crab eggs full, crab yellow fresh fat delicate, October male crab gonadal development is the best, this time the yellow fat cream white, crab paste taste rich and smooth.

Autumn, chrysanthemum crab fat, it is the best time to taste the crab. Crab, tender meat, delicious flavor, for the first-class valuable aquatic products. Crab nutrition is also very rich, protein content than pork, fish are several times higher, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin A content is also higher. Autumn crabs are tasty and highly nutritious, but if eaten inappropriately, they may bring health damage.

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The crab belongs to the class of soft armor, decapods, is a crustacean, the body is protected by a hard shell, rely on gills to breathe. In biological taxonomy, it is in the same category as shrimp, lobster, and hermit crabs. The vast majority of species of crabs live in the sea or offshore areas, with some inhabiting freshwater or land. Common crabs include pike crabs, distant sea pike crabs, blue crabs and Chinese mitten crabs.