The best time to eat swimming crabs is from August to November every year. This period is called the feeding and fattening period. The body width of swimming crabs at this stage can grow to 100mm~130mm.

Among them, the swimming crabs are the most abundant and plump in September. If it enters October, it is the time for male crabs and female crabs to mate. After mating, many female crabs will turn into empty-shell crabs. .

Selection of swimming crabs

1. When choosing swimming crabs, you should first start from the back and observe the color of the swimming crab’s back. Generally speaking, the color of the back of a good swimming crab looks cyan. Then gently tap or press the back of the swimming crab with your hand. If it feels hard, then there is a high probability that the swimming crab is a good swimming crab.

2. Observe the abdomen of the swimming crab and judge whether it is a good swimming crab according to the color of the abdomen. Most swimming crabs have a light red abdomen. The more red, the plumper the swimming crab. Then observe whether the abdomen of the swimming crab is full and thick. Finally, observe the calf of the swimming crab. Try to choose a swimming crab with hard legs and difficult to pinch. Generally speaking, this type of swimming crab has fatter meat.

3. Another part that cannot be ignored when selecting swimming crabs is the crab cover. Friends who are more experienced in selecting crabs can know the fullness of crab paste and crab roe by looking at the crab cover. Mainly look at the sharp corners on both sides of the crab cover to see if they are yellow-red. The more things of this color, the more crab paste and crab roe the crab has. But please note that this method can only be used to identify female crabs, and cannot identify male crabs.