How do you know if a crab is fat? How to tell if a crab is fat or not

Observe the shell: If the crab is strong and fat, the shell of the crab is hard, dark green, and shiny. Observe the crab legs:

The bottom two lower legs of the sturdy crab are overgrown with hairy hairs and the sides are thicker. Look at the abdomen: If the crab's belly is bulging and the navel is dark and thick, the crab is fat.

1. Observe the crab shell

If the shell of the crab is hard, and the back of the crab is black-green with bright light, it means that the meat of the crab is thick and strong, and it is fat, if the color of the crab shell is yellow and the pinch is relatively brittle, it means that the crab is relatively thin.

2. Observe the crab legs

**Crab legs are also one of the ways to judge whether the crab is fat, if the bottom two calves of the crab are covered with hairs, and the side of the crab is relatively fat, it means that the crab is relatively strong, if there is no fluff on the crab legs, it means that the crab is weak and weak.

3. Observe the abdomen

If the abdomen of the crab is convex, and the navel texture is deep and thick, it means that the crab is fat, and if it is a crab that is sunken, most of them are varieties with insufficient paste.

Weigh the weight: When buying crabs, you can't just look at the size with the naked eye, you should weigh it with your hands, and at the same time take two crabs of the same size and weigh it in your hands. Pinch crab legs:

You can pinch the middle foot of the last few crab legs of the crab a little harder, and if you pinch it hard, it means that the crab legs are full of meat. Judgment of life and death: live crabs can ensure freshness.

The more active the crab is, the fresher it is. <

Sentence of life and death: Only by calling live crabs can we ensure freshness. Buy crabs and pick crabs, the more active the bright Kai crab means the fresher it is.

Weigh the weight: When buying crabs, you can't just look at the size with the naked eye, you should weigh it with your hands, and take two crabs of the same size in your hands at the same time.

Pinch the crab legs: You can pinch the middle feet of the last few crab legs of the crab a little harder, and the hard feel of the pinched leg means that the crab leg is full of meat.

Look at the crab belly: to distinguish the male and female crabs, you only need to look at the shape of the crab's navel, if it is oval, it is a female crab; If it is a triangle with a sharp angle, it is a male crab. Female crabs have crab roe, and male crabs have crab paste, so you can choose according to your favorite.

You can take a look at the crab pattern on the white belly of the crab, and the crab pattern with obvious concave and convex feeling is fatter. At the same time, you can also press the crab belly, if it feels hard, it means that it is also fat.

Color: The back of the shell is dark green, generally thick and solid, yellow, and most of them are thin. Place the crab in the sunlight or backlight to observe, and the opaque edge of the crab lid indicates that the crab is plump.

Look at the abdominal button: the belly button is protruding, and the paste is generally full, and the concave is insufficient. The more black the navel, the fatter the crab, gently open the navel, and the faint yellow is better.

Weigh the weight: Take the crab in your hand, the heavy feel is the fat and strong good crab, and the light feel is mostly the shriveled and less meat of the bad crab. <

1. Color: The back of the shell is dark green, generally thick and solid, yellow, and most of them are thin. Put the crab in the sunlight or backlight observation under the light, the edge of the crab cover is opaque, indicating that the crab is full, if the translucent gap is visible, the crab is relatively empty.

2. Look at the abdominal button: if the navel is protruding, it is generally full of fat, and if it is concave, the paste is insufficient. The more black the navel, the fatter the crab, gently open the navel, and the faint yellow is better.

3. Weigh the weight: hold the crab in your hand, the heavy feel is the fat and strong good crab, and the light feel is mostly the shriveled and less inferior crab. Flip the crab with its belly facing up, and you can quickly flip it back with the crab foot bounce, which is healthy and fresh.

4. Check the feet: It is better to have bristles on the crab feet, and you can also pick up the penultimate foot to observe whether it is full. Crabs with hard legs that are difficult to pinch are the fatter.

How to pick crabs

At a glance: the dorsal carapace of the crab is blue-gray and shiny, the abdomen is white, the color is bright, the upper part of the umbilicus is not marked, and the limbs are firmly connected and curved.

Second: For the sea crabs that meet the requirements of the appearance, check the weight of it one by one, and the heavy or heavier ones are fat crabs.

Three peels: peel off the umbilical cover of the sea crab, if the crab roe in the shell is condensed and formed, the crab is a good crab.

Four pulls: The legs of the sea crab are intact, and the legs of the crab are weakly elastic, indicating that they are fresh sea crabs; If the crab is not fresh, pull the crab leg gently, not only there is no weak force, but the crab leg is easy to break.

Five smells: If you smell a fishy smell of sea crabs, it means that the sea crabs have spoiled and can no longer be eaten.

Crabs "don't buy two".

1. Of course, crabs are better to be fresh, especially sea crabs, don't eat dead crabs.

2. The most critical point is to take a closer look at the belly button of the crab or the joint of the big tongs, whether there is a needle eye, if there is a needle eye, it is possible that the illegal trader has injected water with a syringe, even if it is very heavy, it is an empty shell and no meat when you cook it at home, so don't buy it.