How to judge the false death of hairy crab

After the hairy crabs are bought, many people will directly put them in the water to raise them, and when they take them out, they will find that they are dead. In fact, hairy crabs sometimes fake death, so how to judge the hairy crabs' fake death?

First, how to judge the fake death of hairy crabs?

1. Look at the eyes

The bound hairy crab is motionless, and if it is not possible to judge whether it is a live hairy crab, you can touch the hairy crab's eyes to see if it blinks, and those that blink are fresh.

2. Look at spitting bubbles

You can also put the hairy crab into a basin and then add water that is not in the mouth of the hairy crab. If you can spit bubbles, it means that the hairy crab is alive.

3. Look at the crab claws

The tiniest part of a crab's claw is bent to determine whether it is a fresh crab. You can straighten the tiniest part with a little effort, and if the crab claws quickly return to the state of bending, it means that the hairy crab is fresh.

4. See if you can climb

If you really can't tell whether it is alive or not, you can put the hairy crab in a basin, then untie the rope bound with the hairy crab and move it to see if it will move.

When is the fattest hairy crab?

From mid-late September to November, hairy crabs are the fattest, but there is a difference between female and male crabs.

Female crabs: Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs usually open the lake in mid-late September every year. Within a month after the lake is opened, it is the best time to eat female crabs. At this time, the female crabs are the fattest, and the crab roe is full and firm. If you eat in advance, then the crab roe is not full, the crab leg is also relatively firewood, the taste is not good; if you eat late, the female crab has already mated and laid eggs, the crab roe becomes less, and it is not delicious.

Male crabs: after eating female crabs, it is the best time to eat male crabs, usually from the end of October to November of the Gregorian calendar, when the male crabs are the most fragrant and full of crab paste.