Chinese mitten crab

Also known as river crab, hairy crab, clear water crab, hairy crab. It is a famous food in China. Its chelipeds 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.

China's territory is widely distributed in the north and south coastal lakes, including the Yangtze River system production is the largest, the taste is extremely delicious. Among them, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are the most famous.

It is China's first aquatic well-known trademark, the first Chinese national geographic indications products, was named "Chinese mitten crab model brand".

Other famous ones include Taihu Lake hairy crabs, Xinghua hairy crabs, Gucheng Lake hairy crabs and Changdang Lake hairy crabs.

Expanded Information

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are also known as gold claw crabs. Green back, white belly, golden claw, yellow hair, individual strong and thick, bright orange-red after cooking, sweet taste. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs formed by the distinctive four characteristics:

One, green back: Yangcheng Lake crab shell into a greenish gray, smooth and shiny.

Second, white belly: stick to the mud of the umbilical abdomen, crystal white.

Three, yellow hair: foot hair is long and yellow.

Four, golden claw: Yangcheng Lake crab claw golden yellow firm and powerful, on the glass can eight feet upright, double chela air.

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