My family lives by the sea, and I often eat crabs. I think as long as you can cook crabs, all crabs are delicious. However, if you make soup, Qinghai crab is the best, the most nourishing and nutritious.

How to choose a good crab

High-quality hairy crabs have four characteristics: green back, yellow hair, golden claws and white belly. The back is bright and floody, and the hardness is good; When you open the navel, you can see that the inside is full and red. The darker the two red dots on the abdomen, the fatter the crab roe and crab paste are.

Crab-eating has obvious seasonality, commonly known as "September is full of navel and October is sharp, and drinking chrysanthemum with claws is a day". It is said that the female crab is full in September in the lunar calendar, and the male crab has cream in October, so September and October in the lunar calendar are the best seasons for crab-eating. In fact, it is not that the female crab in October will not work, but that the male crab will have to wait until October; This is not to say that you can't eat crabs after October, but September and October are the harvest time of crabs. After October, with the cold wind, the price of crabs has risen even more. First of all, hairy crabs should be big. Now, with the development of aquaculture technology, big crabs are no longer unusual. When picking crabs, it is best to choose half a catty of male crabs and more than four ounces of female crabs. Although the price is higher, it is also worth it. However, it is not enough for this crab to be big. It must be full. If two crabs have the same weight, it is better to be smaller. Whether the crab is full or not is related to the sweetness of crab meat. The fullness of the crab can be seen from the seam on the back of the crab near the navel. There will be stripes from this seam to the navel, and some of them will be called "opening several doors". Of course, the more doors you open, the better. If the doors are wide enough to see the crab yellow, it will be the best. Crabs are delicious only if they are yellow. You can open the navel. If you can see yellow in the umbilical duct, it is a good crab. It's just that this method hurts the crab. If it's not an old customer, the stall owner often refuses to let you choose like this. In addition, you should pinch the crab's feet with your hands, the harder the better; Soft-footed, commonly known as "soft-footed crab."

When is the best time to cook crabs?

Use the following methods to prevent crab oil from overflowing.

1 Tie the crab tightly with a string before cooking;

Put the crab belly up on the steaming ladder, as flat as possible. Be careful not to let it spill on the crab.

3 After the fire is boiled, steam over medium heat 15 minutes or so.

When is the best season for hairy crabs?

Hairy crabs are produced in Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou, Jiangsu, which is a famous product in China at home and abroad. It is generally fat, generally three weigh 500 grams, the largest weighs more than 250 grams, and the largest can reach 500 grams. Yellow hair with green back, white belly, golden claws and yellow hair is its signature, with ten limbs vigorous, full crab meat and rich nutrition. Since ancient times, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs have attracted countless diners. Mrs. Tang Guoli, Mrs. Zhang Taiyan, wrote a poem: "If Yangcheng crab tastes good, why live in Suzhou in this life!"

The best time to eat crabs is September and October of the lunar calendar. There is a saying called "nine females and ten males", which means that female crabs are eaten in September of the lunar calendar and male crabs are eaten in October of the lunar calendar. At this time, the crabs are full of shells and the meat is full and delicious, which is the best time to taste crabs.

What kind of crab is the best?

Crabs are not necessarily big, but they must be fat, preferably old crabs. Look at the yellow side of the belly, which is old and white, which is young. The meat of old crabs is fat and delicious. Of course, sea crabs are better than river crabs. These are common sense.

Crab eating season is also very important. Crabs around Mid-Autumn Festival are the fattest, but they are also the most expensive. Crabs in this period are closed to fishing, so it is hard for mother and son to buy them, but eating them is good.

What brand of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs is good?

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in Guyuan Road

When is the best time for hairy crabs this year?

As the saying goes: "Autumn wind starts, the crab's feet itch, and the navel is round in September and pointed in October." Its "round" and "sharp" refer to the crab's navel (bottom). The umbilical cord of the mother crab crab is round and has horizontal stripes. In September, the female crab will be eaten, when the female crab is full of meat. In October, the male crab will be eaten. At this time, the umbilical cord of the male crab crab is pointed and the paste is firm.

Introduction to eating crabs in autumn

Late autumn and early winter are the harvest season of blue crabs, which are good and cheap, so you can eat like a pig.

Choose crabs: how to choose crabs? Needless to say, crabs must be fresh, so they must be picked alive. Any size is ok, but it must be heavy. Because the mother crab is more yellow, the mother crab is better. If you can't tell the difference between male and female, you can ask someone who picks crabs together.

How to eat crabs: crabs can be eaten raw, but they have to be marinated with wine and other condiments for a few days, so it is not easy to eat them raw. And in case the crabs are not fresh, it is no joke. Cooked crabs can be fried, steamed or boiled. Frying is more troublesome, so most people steam or cook it.

Wash crabs: No matter how you cook them, you must wash them first. You can put crabs in the sink and soak them for a while. Then use a brush (you can use an old toothbrush) to brush off the sediment on the crab. Be careful not to let the crab bite!

Steaming/boiling crabs: After washing the crabs, you can steam/boil them. Boil the water first, and then put the crab in the pot.

Juice mixing: While steaming/boiling crabs, you can mix the juice for dipping crabs. Find a fresh piece of ginger first. Wash the ginger and cut it into filaments. Put ginger in a bowl, then pour some vinegar into the bowl (Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar is the best), and then add some sugar. Mix the juice well with chopsticks/spoon, and you will be fine.

After mixing the juice, you can see if the crab is steamed/cooked. If the blue crab turns red, it will be almost fine. Eat crabs: After the crabs are cooled, you can eat them. First, remove the round cover of the crab. If it is female, you will see the crab yellow in Huang Chengcheng. This is the most delicious thing on crabs. You will also see something white like brush hair near your thighs on both sides, which is not edible.

After eating crab roe, you can eat crab meat. Crab meat is white like fish. It's best to break the crab in half, so as to expose the glistening crab meat. Most people finally eat crab legs, because eating crab legs takes time and there is not much meat in them. But people still try to finish their legs. Some people think the meat in their legs is delicious. Eating crab legs is also a good opportunity to kill time and chat with family and friends. You have to find a way to get the meat out of the crab leg. You can crush the hard shell of your leg with a special crab-eating clip, or you can get the crab meat out with a toothpick or fork. Note: the crab shell is hard and its legs are sharp. Don't bite your teeth!

The last step: after eating crabs, you'd better throw away the crab shells at once, because crabs are very fishy. The pot for steaming/boiling crabs should also be thoroughly cleaned. Of course, it is best to wash your hands with soap.

Where is the best hairy crab in China? 5 points

Yangcheng Lake is the best place of origin, but as far as Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are concerned:

The annual output is only 2-3,000 kilotons. In fact, the cumulative annual sales output can reach 200,000-300,000 tons. .....

The extra 200,000-300,000 tons are basically "Taihu Crab, Honghu Crab" and Xinghua Hairy Crab with the largest sales volume in freshwater lake;

But this one is really authentic;

What wine should hairy crabs go with?

Steamed crab with carved flowers

The most common way to eat hairy crabs is steaming, which can keep the color, fragrance and taste of hairy crabs to the maximum extent. "Crab meat is tasteless on the table". Steamed hairy crabs are orange in color, and the meat is fresh, sweet and beautiful. Carefully peel off the golden cream, pour it with vinegar and taste it carefully. It is really delicious. Eating steamed crabs has always been accompanied by yellow rice wine, especially the carved flowers in yellow rice wine, which can not only flavor and repel fishy smell, but also display the delicacy of hairy crabs, bringing out the best in each other. After savoring a hairy crab carefully, have a cup of warm carved flowers and experience the taste of the two at leisure; On the other hand, eating hairy crabs is to do it yourself, while carving flowers is to taste it slowly, which is fast and slow, so it is not interesting.

Chinese mitten crab with chardonnay

Hairy crabs should belong to seafood. The basic matching rules of wine say: "Red wine with red meat, white wine with white meat". White wine with seafood can not only avoid fishy smell, but also make seafood more tender and plump. Hairy crabs with white wine, fresh litchi, apples, pears and other fruit aromas neutralize the richness of hairy crabs, which is fresh and beautiful. Especially the Chardonnay white wine in white wine, the sweetness in the wine shows the delicious taste of hairy crabs, and the fragrance of fruit and the slightly sour taste of Chardonnay match the fatness of crab meat, which is quite commensurate. Wine with hairy crabs is fashionable and has a unique flavor.

Spicy crab with beer

Hairy crabs and beer, this is not a reasonable match, because according to the ancient health rules of China, hairy crabs are negative and beer is negative. However, if hairy crabs are fried spicy, peppers and other ingredients can bring some positive ingredients, and spicy crabs are very suitable for drinking. Under the fresh and spicy taste, it is believed that a glass of chilled beer is irresistible to many people. Spicy crab with beer is good to eat and drink, but don't drink too much, and it's best to drink chicken soup or eat some other positive dishes when eating, so it's delicious and not harmful to your health. Only by eating scientifically can we appreciate the fun of delicious food.

Other collocation

Hairy crabs with high-alcohol liquor are delicious and nourish yin and yang.

Hairy crabs with Japanese sake, feel the pleasure of leisure in a soft and soothing taste.

Hairy crabs with sherry are slightly sweet and tender.

liquor-saturated crab

Drunk crabs don't need wine, because the dish itself has been drunk with wine. Use refined salt, onion, ginger, cinnamon, star anise and pepper to form a "drunken liquid", pour it into a pot and boil it with high fire for a while, remove the onion, ginger and cinnamon, filter it with gauze to remove impurities, cool it, pour it into a clean jar, make a "drunken liquid" with white sugar, monosodium glutamate, yellow wine and sorghum, pour the drunken liquid into the drunken liquid jar and stir it evenly, and finally immerse the hairy crabs in the drunken liquid. The aroma of wine and the umami taste of crab complement each other.

How to choose the best crabs?

Look at the crab's eyes and check the light of the abdomen and navel

Autumn wind, smell the crab. At this time, crabs are yellow and fleshy. The so-called "nine females and ten males" and "the umbilical cord in September and the tip in October" are all talking about the time to eat crabs. The mother crab is a round umbilical cord, and the eggs are full in the lunar calendar in September, and the crab yellow is delicious and delicate. The male is pointed navel, yellow and fat in October, and the taste is rich and round.

The sea crabs that we often eat are Portunus, Shichong Red and lake crab Hairy Crab. How sweet the red crab gravy is; Portunus is thick and delicious, and hairy crabs are thick and oily. Although each has its own beauty, it is the best food. When choosing crabs, you can refer to the following points:

1. Choose fresh crabs as the top grade.

The crab's eyes are the most sensitive to the outside world, so touch the crab's eyes first when choosing, and those with more intense reactions show that it is fresh. You can also turn it upside down to see if it can be turned over by itself to judge whether it is healthy and fresh enough.

2. Hold the crab in your hand, the good crab with a heavy hand feels fat and strong, and the bad crab with a light hand feels dry and less meat.

A good crab's back is blue and hard, and its abdomen is full and heavy. You can also observe the crab legs carefully. The crabs with hard legs and hard to pinch are the fattest.

3. Observe the belly navel of the crab. The more black the crab is, the fatter it is. Gently open the belly navel, and the yellow is better.

4. Put the crab in the sunlight or light for backlight observation. If the edge of the crab cover is opaque through the sunlight, it means that the crab is full of fat. If the transparent gap is visible, the crab is relatively empty.

When cooking crabs, be sure to put cold water in the pot, so that the crab legs are not easy to fall off. Because crabs grow in mud, they often carry some toxins in their bodies. In order to prevent these pathogenic microorganisms from invading the human body, they must be steamed and cooked thoroughly when eating crabs. According to the experience, according to the size of crabs, it is appropriate to cook for 8-10 minutes after the water is boiled, and the meat is mature but not too rotten. It should also be noted that the crab's brain and lungs are not edible.

When is the best time to eat hairy crabs?

Gold, nine silver and ten, of course, refers to the lunar calendar. It's only the beginning of September. According to Baidu Wallet, the official fishing date of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs is in late September, and fishing has not officially started. If you want to know the process of eating hairy crabs, you might as well watch the camera of Baidu wallet official website. The Baidu cloud camera monitors the hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake 24 hours a day, so that diners can see the whole process of authentic hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake from breeding, growth to cage, packaging and transportation.