Is the hairy crab male or female better?

Hairy crabs are famous for their yellow and plaster fat, and there are male and female when they are sold in the market. Which one is better, male or female? In fact, different periods of time for eating Yangcheng Lake hairy crab male and female are also very different, as for hairy crab male delicious or female delicious depends on when you eat, different time to choose the crab is also different, let's take a look!

Is the hairy crab male or female better?

Whether the hairy crab is male or female depends on the time when the hairy crab is on the market. Hairy crabs eat female crabs in the early days of the market. at this time, there is little male crab paste, and female crabs have only a little bit of crab roe. Around the middle of October, the female crab is basically full and yellow and hard, and the female crab at this time is the most delicious. At that time, the male crab was dominated by the male crab around the middle of November. The yellow of the female crab was already too hard, but it was not delicious. At that time, the paste of the male crab was sticking to its mouth, and the whole mouth felt like it could be stuck after eating it.

The difference between male and female hairy crabs

The easiest way to distinguish between male and female hairy crabs is to look at the belly of hairy crabs. Male crabs wear thongs and female crabs wrap diapers, which means that the belly of male crabs is pointed and female crabs are round. Another way is to open the shell, if there is yellow that is crab roe, it must be female, if it is white, it is crab cream, it must be male. Male crabs have more meat than female crabs.

How to select high quality hairy crabs

1. Green back: the shell of hairy crab is blue and mud, smooth and shiny. Because this kind of color is generous, clean and lovable, it is called green shell crab. This is the unique appearance given to it by the clear water of Taihu Lake. The green back is coated with a layer of bright oil, which looks like gray, and if you look closely at the crystal lamp, it is bluish in the gray, green and shining. Compared with other crabs, it looks like a majestic, shining general in iron armor.

2. White belly: a muddy navel belly carapace, crystal clear and white, without ink spots. Hairy crab belly shell is generally white, unusually white, it is white with luster, giving people the feeling of crystal clear and white. This is because there are dense bristles and other aquatic plants growing at the bottom of the clear Taihu Lake. Hairy crabs living here often crawl on the aquatic plants and rub with them, as if utensils are constantly washed and polished in clean water. Therefore, the white belly appearance of Yangcheng Lake hairy crab can give people a jade-like aesthetic feeling.

3. Golden claws: the crab claws of hairy crabs are golden, solid and powerful, placed on the glass plate, eight-legged, double claw in the air, navel back uplift, majestic. Taihu hairy crab claws are similar to the golden yellow of fine cut tobacco, so it is also known as golden claw crab, while ordinary crabs often come into contact with mud and are grayish brown. The "golden claws" of hairy crabs in Taihu Lake are also given to it by the unique natural environment of Taihu Lake. Crabs crawl at the bottom of the lake, their claws are often inserted into yellow mud and gravel, and they often tread on water plants, which is not only much cleaner than crawling in soft mud. And because the bottom of the lake is hard and flat, like a natural playground, crabs crawl on it and naturally develop strong claws commensurate with their burly figure.

4. Yellow hair: the hairy legs of Taihu hairy crabs are long and yellow, with tall and straight roots. Hairy crabs have golden hairs on their legs, which are as long as 3 to 4 centimeters. Ordinary crabs not only have grayish brown claws, but also have short hairs.

5. Six, look.

① see crab shell shell bright color, shiny, and dark green, generally thick and solid. Most of the yellow ones are thin and weak. It is better to choose the one with golden hair and golden claw.

② looks at the belly button protruding from the belly button, it is generally full of fat and fat: the concave ones are mostly lack of fat body. When you hold the crab by hand, you have to feel heavy enough, so you can pick the hairy crab with fat and plump crab meat.

③ sees crab feet with strong claws and clumps of "foot hair" on crab feet, which are generally fat and healthy. Hairless, mostly soft and fat-free.

④ looks at male and female as the saying goes, "pick a female crab in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and choose a male crab after September." Because after the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the gonads of male crabs mature well and have the best taste and nutrition. Generally speaking, the round belly button is the female crab, and the pointed belly button is the male crab.

⑤ look at the vitality to turn the crab around, can quickly use the crab foot to bounce back, indicating that the vitality is strong. Can not be turned back, poor vitality, storage time can not be long.

⑥ looks at its "rampage" to observe that those who crawl with their belly off the ground are good goods. Of course, its crab feet are all tied up, so it is not included in this list. However, you can also see whether the crab is responsive. If the crab touches its eyes with hands or branches, the eyes will flash flexibly, react quickly, or "spray white bubbles". It is still fierce and fresh.