Hairy crabs do not grow in the sea, but in freshwater lakes. Hairy crabs are another name for river crabs, but not all river crabs become hairy crabs. There are many lakes that produce hairy crabs in my country, including Taihu Lake. , Yangcheng Lake, etc.
Hairy crabs are a variety of river crabs, and common ones include swimming crabs, blue crabs, frog crabs, Guan Gong crabs, etc. The main difference between hairy crabs and other crabs is their appearance and meat quality. The more famous ones in my country include Gucheng Lake hairy crabs, Taihu Lake hairy crabs, Gaoyou Lake hairy crabs, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, Crab House hairy crabs, Xinghua hairy crabs, Hongze Lake hairy crabs, etc.
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Selection skills
Look at crab shells. Crab shells are bright, shiny, and dark green in color. They are generally thick and solid; they are yellow in color. Most of them are thin; it is better to choose "golden retrievers and golden claws".
If the belly button protrudes, it is usually full of fat; if it is sunken, it is mostly due to lack of fat. When you hold the crab with your hands, you still have to feel it is "heavy", so you choose the hairy crab that is plump and creamy, with plump crabmeat.
Look at the strong claws of crab feet, and the "feet hair" on the crab feet is clustered, which means that the crab feet are usually fat and old; the hairless ones are mostly soft and without fat.
As the saying goes: "Select female crabs in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and male crabs after September." Because the gonads of male crabs mature well after the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the taste and nutrition are the best. It’s just that now everyone likes to choose females. Generally, those with round navels are female crabs, and those with pointed navels are male crabs.