Can’t Yangcheng Lake crab farmers eat Yangcheng Lake crabs? So how can ordinary consumers buy hairy crabs?

It is hairy crab season again, but this year crab safety accidents have occurred from time to time. It is not that the crabs are not full and the launch date has been delayed, but the price has once again achieved great results. The price of a large gift box of crabs is comparable to a Taichung's high-end mobile phones make crabs often the protagonists of news reports this autumn.

Now there is a new topic about crabs. The crab farmers in Yangcheng Lake can’t eat the crabs from Yangcheng Lake? This is interesting to me. If you can’t even tell the difference between crabs from Yangcheng Lake among front-line crab farmers, then where can ordinary people like us go to buy crabs, and how can we tell whether the crabs we buy at high prices come from Yangcheng Lake crabs?

Some people actually visited Yangcheng Lake and called seven crab farmers near Yangcheng Lake and invited them to try crabs. The results showed that only 4 of the 7 crab farmers could identify which plate of giant crabs was the Yangcheng Lake crab. Netizens also said: With a real crab rate of 1%, the general public does not need to chase the reputation of Yangcheng Lake when eating hairy crabs.

In fact, those who know how to eat hairy crabs do not seek crabs from Yangcheng Lake, because the quality of crabs from Taihu Lake, Chaohu Lake, Junshan Lake, Gucheng Lake, and Huze Lake next door is not bad at all. The most important thing to distinguish the quality of crabs is whether they have more crab paste and less crab roe.

Some people in the industry believe that even if you witness the giant crabs picked up from Yangcheng Lake, they may not really be raised in Yangcheng Lake. Bathing crabs are just put into the lake for a dip, pretending to be a cost-effective real estate. crab. Even if the crabs are really raised in the waters of Yangcheng Lake, as long as they don’t have crab paste and crab roe, you are not a bad product.

In addition, it must be explained: Yangcheng Lake crabs are divided into lake crabs and pond crabs.

Lake crabs: Crabs have been cultured in seine nets on the water surface of Yangcheng Lake for more than 200 days, with an estimated annual production of only 1,400 tons.

Pond Crabs: Crabs raised in crab ponds near Yangcheng Lake divert water from Yangcheng Lake. The estimated annual production volume is about 10,000 tons.

With that comparison, you can understand where the crabs currently on the market come from. There are only about 12% of lake crabs, which are basically exclusively for supply and export. It is not the turn for ordinary people to try them, so most people eat pond crabs, which are already purchased with marked bottom crabs.

As a general public, what everyone is most concerned about is: How should we buy the most cost-effective crabs? In fact, it is not difficult, as long as we can understand one thing - it is not about the popularity of the origin, but also about the quality of the crab. Because the crabs in Jiangsu are themselves a species "Chinese mitten crab".

In Jiangsu, everyone cares more about the quality of cancer crabs, and quality is related to the breeding environment. Good water produces good crabs. There are many lakes in Jiangsu. Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake, Gaoyou Lake, Gucheng Lake and other sea areas are all famous crab breeding industry bases. The crabs produced by these lakes are basically not inferior to Yangcheng Lake.

From this time point of view, Xinghua and Gucheng Lakes have rich water resources and crisscrossed river embankments. The crabs produced here were matured relatively earlier and were put on the market earlier than other crabs. , so when eating hairy crabs in the early stage, it is better to choose Xinghua crabs and Gucheng Lake crabs, which are fatter and tender, and crab sticks are rich in amino acids.

When crabs are on the market in the middle and late stages, choose crabs from Hongze Lake. The lake in Hongze Lake meets the national second-level water quality testing standards. Hongze Lake crabs are perfect after eating enough natural feed. Each crab is big and fierce, and its big claws swing vigorously, so it is known as the "king crab".

Let me teach you a little common sense: mid-October is the time to eat female crabs, and the crab paste of female crabs is in the most ideal condition and tastes the best; early November is the time to eat male crabs. At this time, the male crab is delicious and sweet, entering the period of explosive flavor. It is worth trying.