1, sea crab March and April is the most fertile.

China's rich variety of crabs, broken down into more than 600 kinds, can be generally divided into two kinds of sea crabs and river crabs. Sea crabs, produced in the Bohai Sea and other coastal areas, the most fertile in March and April. River crabs are distributed in the Liaohe River system, the Yellow River system and the Yangtze River system, and October is the best time to eat river crabs.

2. There are 2 times a year, early spring and mid-autumn

After the cold dew to early November. Crab migration season (after the cold dew to early November) is the best season to eat crabs, this time period of the crab meat thick, fat and tender, taste and color, for the most fresh and delicious of the year. And this time period is the mature edible period of China's Yangtze River crab.

3, there

Autumn crab, need to distinguish between male and female in order to enjoy the most delicious crab feast at this time of year. The so-called "nine female and ten male", that is, the lunar September female crab is the most fat, crab yolk enough and firm, the lunar October male crab is the most fragrant, full of crab paste, the most suitable for eating crabs to enjoy the chrysanthemum. p>No matter what kind of crab, you can follow the following four steps when selecting it

One is to observe the color. Those with dark green shells are generally thick and solid, while those with yellow shells are mostly thin and weak. The crab will be placed in the sunlight or light backlight observation, the crab cover edge impervious to light indicates that the crab is full of fat, if the translucent slit visible, the crab is relatively empty.

The second is to see the belly button. The belly button is convex, generally fat fat full of cream, concave in, the cream is not enough. The more black the belly button is the more fat the crab, gently open the belly button, vaguely visible yellow is good. River crabs, there are "September (lunar calendar) to eat male, October to eat female," said the navel round is female crabs, navel pointed male crabs.

Three is to weigh. The crab will be held in the hand weighing, feel heavy for the fat and strong good crab, feel light more than dried up meat less inferior crab. The crab will be turned belly up, can quickly turn with the crab foot flick turn back, healthy and fresh.

Fourth, check the feet. Crab feet on the bristles of the better, but also the penultimate foot to pick up, to observe whether it is full. The crabs with hard legs that are hard to pinch are the most plump.

It's best to cook crabs in a timely manner, as storing them for too long will affect their freshness and richness. If you buy too many, freeze them before they die.

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