Listing time of Taihu crab

Taihu crab is a kind of crab growing in the waters of Taihu Lake. It is a characteristic industry in Wuxing District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is deeply loved by people because of its thick crab roe and fresh meat. When will Taihu crab be on the market?

When will Taihu Crab come on the market?

Taihu crabs are on the market from Cold Dew to the Beginning of Winter, usually eating female crabs in the ninth month of the lunar calendar and male crabs in the tenth lunar month. The traditional eating methods are steaming, boiling, noodle towing, drunkenness, pickling and so on. After taking out the crab meat, it can also be made into famous dishes such as crab meat lion head, peacock shrimp crab, crab oil crystal ball, fried crab powder, crab powder Xiaolongbao and so on.

How big is the crab in Taihu Lake?

Generally speaking, the weight of female hairy crabs in Taihu Lake is about 2-4 taels, and those less than 2-taels are basically not sold in the retail market of hairy crabs. Hairy crabs harvest season less than 2 taels are old crabs, generally only send restaurants to make some hairy crab dishes. There are very few female crabs with more than four taels, and one of the 100 crabs can be chosen. So the price of more than 4 taels of Taihu hairy crabs is also frightening.

The weight of male hairy crabs in Taihu Lake is generally about 3-5 taels. Male crabs less than 2 taels have no meat and generally do not retail in the market. More than five taels of male crabs are as few as four taels of female crabs. This is because Taihu Lake hairy crabs are basically grown in the wild, without hormone and pollution, and are listed later than those in other places. But the size is slightly smaller, so the price of Taihu Lake hairy crabs more than five taels is naturally very high. Generally, 4 taels of female crabs and 5 taels of male crabs sell for more than 250 yuan. The price beyond this specification is even higher.

Of course, every year in all the Taihu Lake hairy crabs, there will be such a special price of crab king, weighing 8 to more than 1 jin have been, these may be missed in the next year of the old crab, and its vitality is extremely strong. To sum up, the size of Taihu hairy crabs is generally 2-4 taels of female crabs and 3-5 taels of male crabs. It is recommended not to buy crabs lower than these weights. If the price is lower than this specification, you should make a question mark. Generally, it is most affordable to eat crabs that are male, female, female and hairy.