Where is the producing area of butter crab?

Butter crab is a kind of edible crab rising in the south in recent years. It is known as "the king of crabs" and is a unique and precious seafood food in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Where is the origin of this delicious butter crab?

First, the producing area of butter crab

The producing area of butter crab is mainly in the Liu Fushan and Pearl River basins in Hong Kong. this kind of crab grows in the border area of brackish waters and has the highest yield from the end of May to the middle of August of the lunar calendar every year.

Second, the origin of the name of butter crab

During the summer spawning season, mature ointment crabs live on the banks of the shoal when they lay eggs. When the tide goes out, the fierce sun raises the water temperature on the shoal, and the paste crab is stimulated. The crab paste in the crab decomposes into golden oil, and then permeates into all parts of the body. The whole crab is filled with butter, and the crab body is orange, so it is called butter crab.

What is the butter crab

Butter crab is actually a kind of paste crab, but it is not an ordinary paste crab, but a mutant paste crab.

After the butter crab is steamed, the crab body will show a color between red and yellow, and yellow oil can be seen on all joints.

The cooked butter crab can smell a strong flavor of crab oil before it is tasted, and it is even more fragrant and tender when it is eaten.

As the yield and quality of butter crabs are directly affected by the breeding environment and weather, and the production period is long, the price of butter crabs is much higher than that of other crabs.

Although crabs are delicious, they are cold and high in cholesterol, so you should pay attention to your intake when eating.