Chinese mitten crab

Also known as river crab, hairy crab, clear water crab, hairy crab. It is a famous food in China. Its chelicerae are used for feeding and resisting the enemy, and the inner and outer edges of the palm are densely covered with downy hairs, which gives the mitten crab its name. Omnivores, fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, worms, earthworms, insects and their larvae can be used as animal bait for hairy crabs.

The crab contains more vitamin A, which is helpful for the keratinization of the skin; rickets in children, and osteomalacia in the elderly can also play a role in supplementing calcium. China's territory is widely distributed in the north and south coastal lakes, including the Yangtze River water system production is the largest, the taste is extremely delicious. One of the most famous hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake, traditionally known as the crown of the crab, is recognized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce as China's Famous Trademarks, the other more famous Taihu Lake hairy crabs, Goodyear Lake hairy crabs, Changdang Lake hairy crabs, and so on.

You are looking at the female crab, which has crab roe from October to December, and the male crab has crab paste, but compared to the female crab's crab roe, the male crab is a lot less flavorful. The following pictures are to teach you how to buy both male and female crabs to prevent being deceived by unscrupulous traders.

Picture 1 shows a male crab: you can see that its abdomen is triangular, and the rest of the crab is not very different from a female crab.

Figure 2 is a female crab: the abdomen is round, the two pincers are smaller compared to the male crab, and the claws don't have as much fluff on them as the male crab.