Swimming crabs are usually on the market in autumn (August-November). When selecting, you need to choose ones that have no odor, are relatively large, full of vitality, have relatively hard crab legs, and have crab shells. For swimming crabs that do not turn black, it is generally better to choose swimming crabs with green shells and white belly. The crab tails are also required to be red or yellow and tilted. It is not advisable to choose swimming crabs that are smaller in size and have soft crab legs, because this The meat of species crabs is less and not fat enough.

1. When is the swimming crab available on the market?

1. The season when it is listed

Swimming crab is generally available in the autumn, that is, from August to November every year.

2. Selection method

(1) Choose swimming crabs that are relatively large and energetic. Do not choose swimming crabs that are small and inactive.

(2) The color of the swimming crab shell should be cyan, the abdomen should be white, and the crab tail should be raised and red or yellow. Be careful not to choose a swimming crab with a black color.

(3) You can pinch the crab legs with your hands. If the crab legs are hard, it is a good crab. You cannot choose swimming crabs with soft crab legs, because the crab legs will have less meat.

(4) You can smell the swimming crab with your nose. Generally, the normal smell is a fishy smell, not a bad smell.

2. Are swimming crabs and flower crabs the same?

1. Swimming crabs and flower crabs are not the same. Swimming crabs are also called white crabs. The shell surface of male crabs is cyan. , the shell surface of female crabs is ocher, or has spots, and has relatively high requirements for salinity. The suitable salinity for growth is 20-35℃. If it is left in a high-salt, high-oxygen environment, it will die easily. Mainly distributed In Japan, Korea, the Malay Archipelago, the Red Sea and most of our country's coastal areas.

2. Flower crab is named after the pattern on its shell. It is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang and other regions in my country. It is also distributed in Thailand, Australia, the east coast of Africa and other places. Its nutritional value is also higher than that of swimming crab, but the market value of swimming crab is higher than that of swimming crab. The biggest similarity between the two is that the taste of eating is relatively delicate.

3. The common method of eating crabs is steaming. You can wash and cut the crabs first, and then put tofu cubes, crabs, ginger slices, shiitake mushroom slices, and green onion segments in sequence on the plate. , old wine, soy sauce, MSG and chicken oil, then put the plate into the cage and steam for 3-5 minutes.