How to distinguish between good and bad crabs, and how to distinguish between dead and alive crabs

It's okay to be big, but it has to be heavy. Because the female has more crab roe, the female is better.

According to people in the know, the fine selection of crabs should be "five looks":

One look at the crab shell. Where the back of the shell is black-green with a bright light, the flesh is thick and strong; The back of the shell is yellow.

, mostly thinner.

Second, look at the navel. The navel protruded, and the whole was full of fat; Most of the concave ones are underweight.

Three look at chelicera. All chelerae are covered with hairs, and they are all old and healthy; The chelicerae have no villi, and the body is soft.

Fourth, look at vitality. Turn the crab over, with the abdomen facing the sky, and can quickly turn it back with its stinging feet, which is vigorous and can be preserved; If it can't be turned back, the vitality is poor, and the storage time can't be long.

Five look at the male and female. Lunar.

Female crabs are selected in August and September, and male crabs are selected after September, because male and female crabs are selected.

At these two times, the gonads are mature, and the taste and nutrition are the best. Carefully study and refer to this "five.

look", you can pick out the high-quality crab from the many crabs.

I don't know Yang Cheng is ashamed of my eyes, and I don't eat crabs to live up to my belly." Hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake have always been pushed.

Chongzhi is known as the "king of crabs", and food is called "in the middle".

However, there are not a few counterfeit Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs on the market, although the origin has put on an anti-counterfeiting ring for it.

According to experienced aquatic experts, there are four major characteristics that make hairy crabs different from each other:

One is the green back, the crab shell is blue-gray, smooth and shiny;

the second is white belly, the navel and carapace of the mud are crystal white, and there are no black spots;

the third is yellow hair, the hair of the legs is long and yellow, and the roots are straight;

Fourth, the golden claws, the crab claws are golden, firm and powerful, and they can stand on eight legs on the glass, and the double chelates are in the air.

Four tips for quickly identifying the good and bad of crabs:

1.Whether it falls or not: It does not sink in the hand.

2.Press your claws with your hands to check if the meat is clean or not.

3.Whether there is enough crab paste is the best quality for the crab tail to be full or bulging.

There are several ways to tell if a crab is alive or dead:

1. Smell the smell: If it smells fishy, it proves that the crab is alive; If it smells foul, it is a sign that the crab is dead.

2. Look at the eyes: Observe its eye stalks, or touch it directly, the live crab can move independently, while the dead crab's eyes will not move.

3. Water: Pour a little water on its mouth, if it is still alive, it will open automatically, and if it is a dead crab, it will not react. In addition, live crabs exhale bubbles when they breathe.

4. Untie the rope: You can put it in a room temperature environment, and untie the rope, wait for a while to see if it will crawl, and the living will usually move.

There are three ways to identify:

1. Touch your eyes.

Live hairy crabs shrink when they touch their eyes with their hands, while dead crabs usually bulge out of their eyes and do not move.

2. See if you spit bubbles.

If the live hairy crab is more energetic, it will spit out a circle of small white bubbles, while the crab with bad spirit may not have this characteristic, and this method must be observed to distinguish the dead and alive characteristics of the hairy crab.

3. Untie the rope to see the state.

If there is no response after touching the eyes, you can untie the rope tied to the crab and put it on the table to see if it can still crawl or retract its paws, if not, it means that it is dead and must be discarded.