As the saying goes, the autumn wind rises, and the crab feet itch. With the arrival of autumn, crabs began to walk on the tables of citizens and friends again. However, the reporter visited and found that the crabs currently listed are mainly "June yellow", and the price is not expensive, but few people ask about it, so why is this?
On the crab street on Liji Road in Hankou, the reporter saw that large and small shops have put crabs in the most conspicuous position, but the price is not too high.
Vendor Ms. Luo: "Now crabs, the cheapest is five yuan a piece." The bigger ones are eight. All pretty cheap. About two or two for five dollars. Eight dollars is about two halves. The bigger ones were, fifteen and one, three and a half. We've been selling for more than ten days this year, earlier than in previous years. Because the weather is cool this year. ”
Ms. Luo, a vendor, said that in previous years, the newly listed crabs were generally eight yuan, but this year it was only five yuan, which was indeed much cheaper.
However, after turning around on this street, the reporter found that although the price is not expensive, there are not many citizens who buy crabs, and even there are not many vendors who sell crabs. So why?
The reporter inquired more carefully to understand that the crabs sold now were not the common new crabs, but June yellow.
Vendor Ms. Ai: "Because June Yellow is last year's hairy crab, it has shed its shell, and this year it has become June Yellow." It's actually the crab from Last June. ”
Ms. Luo, a vendor: "These are old crabs that were not caught last year." It ripens earlier in season and can be eaten in June. The new crabs are the kind that came down in February and March this year. ”
The reporter saw that most of these crabs called "June Yellow" were male crabs and were not very large. Pinching its crab feet with your hands also feels soft. And because it is last year's old crab, "June Yellow" does not have the exuberant vitality of the new crab, which cannot stimulate people's desire to buy.
More importantly, this June yellow has neither yellow nor cream, nor much meat. The reporter picked one casually, this one is about three or two times yellow in June, but the flesh is not full.
Market vendors said that after the cultivation of the market in recent years, the public has a certain understanding of June yellow, so many people have chosen to wait, wait until September, this year's new hairy crabs are listed and then taste fresh.
The new problem came, and there was a period of overlap between the market of Yellow in June and the listing of new hairy crabs. So when citizens buy, how should they distinguish themselves to avoid buying mistakes?
How to identify June Yellow?
Ms. Ai: "You see, the usual hairy crab, its claws are very thick hairy. The paws are thick. But June is yellow, and it has very few hairs on its paws. And its belly is a little golden. The big man is commonly known as the hairy crab, also known as the long-haired crab. The common name of June Yellow is also called short-haired crab. Short-haired crabs are generally sold in the market for one and a half months, and long-haired crabs can be sold for about half a year. ”
The reporter learned that most of the June yellow currently listed is from other places, and there is very little cultivation in the province, and from the perspective of edibleness, even if the price this year is low, the overall cost performance is not high. Therefore, it is more appropriate for citizens who want to eat crabs to wait until the end of September and the beginning of October when the autumn breeze rises.
Trader Ms. Luo: "When crabs are cheapest, it is after eleven." Big and cheap. This seasonal product is just that. ”