This object is so delicious that it has been loved by many people since ancient times. Li Yu, a Qing Dynasty man, was a crab powder. He went so far as to think: "Crabs are fresh and fat, sweet and greasy, white like jade and yellow like gold, and the color and fragrance have been created to the extreme, and nothing can be on it." "
I've loved eating this object since I was a kid. I remember when I was a teenager, there was a record of eating a small half pot of crabs. To illustrate, it is a basin the size of a laundry basin. Even now, when the family brings it up, they still sigh. Of course, that time it also made the stomach less comfortable.
Crabs are divided into sea crabs and river crabs, the taste is different, no matter which one, all like.
The earliest memories of river crabs are this: when I was a teenager, living in a small courtyard in a bungalow, my neighbor came to my relatives who lived by the river and brought a few sacks of fresh river crabs. When I looked, the blue-black shell and claws in the sack were constantly crowded, and the crab claws were waving strongly, and the mouth was foaming, and there was a sound. The family bought a dozen of them and put them in the basin, which looked small, but extremely active, and the sound of the crap was even louder. In the middle of cooking, delicious food is heard. It was served as something I had never tasted before. The meat is tender and white, the paste is sticky and greasy, and the yellow is beautiful and fresh. How can there be such a delicious thing in the world? Since then, he has formed an indissoluble relationship with crabs. Later, every year I hoped that the neighbor's relatives would bring such delicious food, but there was no more.
When I was a child, my grandmother loved me, and when she saw a crab stall on the street in autumn, she would buy me a few. The peddler would tie it up with horsetail leaves and hand them over. Go to the house and untie the horse's lining, tie the rope, and you can drive the crab across the ground. Enough play, steamed again, and delicious. But I always felt that I didn't buy that delicious taste from my neighbor.
The so-called "hairy crab" of southerners is actually the same thing as the river crab we usually eat. It's just that the former may be fatter. Crab sellers who can do business have long sold crabs online. I have also eaten the "hairy crabs" that my daughter bought online, which is indeed quite fat.
When I remember when I was a child, the sea crabs sold on the street were generally cooked, large, and probably always had about a pound. On the desk, the red face is lined up in a row, and it is a solicitation of kisses. Fresh sea crabs are rare, probably because transportation was not so convenient at that time. Today, in the aquatic market, there are live sea crabs in baskets.
The smell of sea crab, with the smell of the sea, is another wonderful delicacy. Compared with the river crab, the flesh is firmer and the cream is more plump. Eat more meat, more energetic, more enjoyable, and even sometimes eating large crabs is as free and casual as chewing steamed buns.
The sea crabs we often eat locally are pike crabs, which used to be netted in Bohai Bay, but now the vendors don't know where they got them, and most of them are artificially farmed. The crab species are said to be extremely numerous, and several less common sea crabs have been eaten. There is a kind of pearl crab, which has a nearly round shell with pearl-like embellishments on the shell and a sweet meat taste. Meat crabs, thick in size, and tough in flesh. I have eaten the so-called "big flying crab" in Qingdao, and when I get on the table, it is actually a pike crab, which is called differently.
The way to eat crab is indeed to steam it as the best, which can maintain its original taste. Of course, steaming also has the highest quality requirements for crabs, and it must be fresh to be suitable for steaming. Other practices often rob the crab of its umami taste. Spicy and spicy methods are often suspected of hiding the raw materials, and they cannot eat the delicious taste of crabs. In Fujian, friends invite rice, in addition to the dishes, eat sea crabs, but only two, do not know how to make. When I served it, I found that it was cut into pieces and fried, accompanied by vermicelli, plus a few slices of red and green peppers. Good looking, but not edible.
Steamed sea crab should only be associated with a few peppercorns, slightly fishy, but also added flavor, and the crab flavor is more delicious. River crabs should add ginger slices and perilla leaves to remove cold and warm up, which is more helpful.
Crabs are divided into pointed balls, the pointed umbilicus is the male crab, and the umbilicus is the female crab. The male crab is full of meat, and the female crab is yellow and fresh. Regardless of the sharp group, all love it. It is said that the crab heart is cold and inedible. But I have not abandoned it for many years, nor have I felt anything out of the ordinary. And the dead river crab is said to never be eaten, but I have eaten it and am safe. One day, a friend brought a basket of river crabs, and I was not at home. There was too much delay when he returned, and the crabs were all dead. It is a pity to abandon it, and if you want to steam it, your heart is troubled. After thinking about it again and again, I decided to steam it. Sniff them one by one, and discard them if there is a slight odor. After steaming, open the crab navel one by one to smell, and then eliminate a batch. The rest of the remaining "elites", that is, boldness. It is also cut into pieces and stir-fried, and added water to make soup, which is also very delicious. Although I was still worried after eating, I was actually safe.
I am a disgraceful person who has not done anything, and the danger is very great, and I must not learn from me. It's also because I'm alone at home and can do whatever I want. In fact, I still have a heart, under strict selection, the rest is actually still a good crab, at most it is a crab that has just died, and there is no corrupt degeneration.
The tools for paying attention to crabs are "eight pieces of crabs", and the knife and anvil cuts, shovels, hooks, forks, axes and sticks are complete. I have studied it carefully on the Internet, and I wanted to buy it, but finally gave up. It is too troublesome to use, and it is not easy to clean and collect after use, which is not in line with the rough habits of northerners. But there is still love for the exquisite eight pieces of crab in my heart.
It is said that among the great literary heroes of ancient times, from Li Bai and Su Dongpo to Li Yu, they were all fans of crabs, especially Li Yu. He talked about crabs in a special article in "Idle Love And Notes and Drinking Food Department". He said that the crab has not yet been listed, so he "saves money to wait", and after the listing, until it is "completed", "it has not tasted a false day, and the defect is temporary." That is to say, in addition to saving money and waiting to buy crabs, he bought crabs every day to eat, in short, he could not do without crabs. Of course, this is a bit exaggerated, but there is no doubt that Li Yu is a crab idiot.
Crab is not only delicious in taste, but also very nutritious, especially known for its particularly well-absorbed protein and rich minerals. My direct feeling is that after eating crabs, there is a spirit, and the spirit is so strong that I don't want to sleep.
I once wanted to make a picture book with the theme of crab, photograph the beauty of various crabs in the world, introduce its various cooking methods and eating methods, and attach the superb body odor of crab eaters from top gourmets. The pictures and texts complement each other perfectly, and the fun is all in the book. I think the sales will be good. I hope that those who have knowledge will achieve this beautiful intention.
I think there must be many people in the world who love crabs as much as I do. Talking about crabs, it can be regarded as enjoying a crab feast together.