Meat crabs and paste crabs: that is, male and female crabs in the green crab, meat crabs to meat for the beauty of high-quality meat crabs, crab meat plump, smooth and sweet, there is a sense of fragrance. The cream of the crab is the ovary of the female crab, the cream of the crab is dense, bright red after steaming, smooth and delicious.

Distinguish between meat crabs and paste crabs: those with triangular belly umbilicus are meat crabs, and those with rounded belly umbilicus are paste crabs.

Crab selection skills: a look at the crab shell, where the back of the shell is black-green, with a bright light, for the meat thick and strong crab. Second look at the crab umbilicus, crab umbilicus convex out, generally fat fat full of cream. Third, look at the crab feet, where the crab feet on the fluffy tufts, the crab feet old and healthy. Four look at the vitality of the crab abdomen to the sky, the crab can quickly turn back with the legs, the vitality of the strong, can be purchased. Five look at male and female, the lunar calendar in August and September to pick female crabs, September after the selection of male crabs, female and male crabs at this time the best flavor and nutrition.

Eating crab taboos: crab cold, spleen and stomach cold people should eat less, so as not to cause abdominal pain, diarrhea. Suffering from cold, fever, stomach disease, diarrhea should not eat crab, otherwise it will aggravate the condition, suffering from hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, try to eat as little as possible, so as not to increase cholesterol. Crab should not be eaten with tea and persimmons, which will cause abdominal pain, vomiting and other symptoms.