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Introduction: A green crab that sells for thousands of yuan is called "the king of crabs", but it is a "sick" green crab
As the saying goes, "The autumn wind rises, and the crab feet itch".
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, most parts of the country will enter autumn, and one of the most unforgettable ingredients in this season is hairy crabs.
This is a very seasonal food, and every year in autumn, hairy crabs will move along the water flow from lakes, reservoirs, rivers to rivers, because they are also migratory creatures.
The ancients also summed up the saying "autumn wind, crab feet itch" according to this characteristic of hairy crabs.
Hairy crabs are a very strange creature, they are not only a few animals that walk sideways, but also hairy crabs have to go through multiple molting shells in their lives to grow continuously.
And after adulthood, they also have to cross countless rivers and gates, just to enter the rivers and oceans to spawn, which is why they are called "hairy crabs".
But now it's all artificially bred and farmed.
However, don't look at the hairy crab in addition to the hard shell, there are too few edible parts, but its price has not been cheap.
With the frequent media reports in recent years that hairy crabs are "cold", low prices are not easy to sell, but the price of hairy crabs in the market is still rock solid.
Many people are complaining that hairy crabs are too expensive to eat.
If you have heard of the "noble" in the crab, the butter crab known as the "king of crabs", you will definitely drop your jaw, because it costs thousands of dollars a piece, and it is difficult to sell.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="45" >What is a butter crab? </h1>
Butter crab is still very famous in the south, especially for some foodies, butter crab can be called the nobility of the crab world, because its price has always been in the "ceiling" position.
However, the butter crab is not a hairy crab, but a kind of green crab, and it is also caused by the lesion of the green crab under special conditions.
The famous hairy crab is actually a Chinese river crab distributed in the Yangtze River system, which is a genus of river crabs in the family Bow Crab. The blue crab is an animal of the genus Crab in the crab family, of which the predecessor of the butter crab is the blue crab, and it is a female of the genus green crab.
The reason why it is also called butter crab is because after this crab is cooked and steamed, its crab body color is quite different from ordinary crabs, which is between red and yellow.
And after opening it, you will find that the crab cover and the joint of the crab claw can see a significant yellow greasy substance, hence the name "butter crab".
Studies have found that these butter crabs are actually the females of green crabs during development, because of some natural reasons, resulting in lesions in the body,
Then the crab paste in the body decomposes into a golden grease, and then it spreads to multiple parts of the body with the activity of the green crab, and even fills the entire body, so it forms the butter crab.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that butter crabs are caused by female lesions of green crabs.
Although it is famous in many places in the south, it is a precious seafood food in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, but the market is rare. Many people have heard of it, but very few have eaten it.
Only because its price is relatively expensive, the market is all about selling, one will sell for thousands of yuan, so it is also known as the "king of crabs".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" >Why is butter crab so expensive? </h1>
This has to be said to be the reason for the formation of butter crabs, as mentioned earlier, butter crabs were formerly females of green crabs, and in the process of growth and development, they will cause lesions due to some natural factors, resulting in a large amount of butter growing in their bodies, thus becoming butter crabs.
Therefore, whether the butter crab can grow a large amount of butter in the body cannot be artificially intervened, so its output can be regarded as a kind of sky-dependent decision.
According to statistics, in the artificially farmed green crabs, even if there is some human interference, but the average of a thousand green crabs, up to four or five butter crabs, the yield is very low, which shows their rarity.
And butter crab is also sold according to the grade, it depends on the size and the amount of crab butter to divide the grade, respectively, the first hand, the second-hand, the cream crab and the water oil crab.
Among them, the head hand refers to the top butter crab, such a butter crab is full of crab oil, even the joint part of the crab has it, if it is eight or nine double weights, it costs a thousand yuan, and the larger one is more expensive.
However, it is very rare, this is dependent on the sky to eat, the yield is very unstable.
As for the second-hand crab, it refers to the butter crab that is selected by the picker, and the oil color in its body is a little red, and the joints may not have oil. As for the creamy crab, that is, there is a small amount of oil, which is not completely dispersed.
Water oil crab, as the name suggests, is that the crab oil in its body is watery, and the amount is still very small, which is also the cheapest one.
Another point is that the survival period of butter crab is still very short, the risk during transportation is also very high, and it is easy to die in the middle, so the cost of transportation is high, which is one of the reasons for its high price.
Because the price of butter crab is expensive, ordinary people generally can't afford to eat, so it is very rare in the market, generally in high-end hotels, and like the top butter crab also have to book a day in advance.
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If you've ever eaten butter crab, you'll be impressed by its delicious flavor. However, before the butter crab did not become popular, it was always regarded as a diseased green crab, and basically no one ate it.
But now it has become the "king of crabs", as long as thousands of dollars. If you find it in the wild, or in farmed blue crabs, cherish it.
The way to eat this crab is also relatively simple, generally steamed directly, or fried to eat. But be careful when handling it, because if you are not careful, it will cause its crab oil to flow out, which is a pity.
When handling butter crab, be careful not to break its crab claws, otherwise the "crab oil" will flow from the fracture when it is steamed.
After cleaning, it is generally used to "ice water cool death method", that is, with nearly 0 ° C of fresh water to submerge the butter crab, when it is numb to a slightly stiff state, you can "flip" the crab in the dish and cook it directly.
Friends, now is the time for hairy crabs to go on the market, and although the butter crab is listed a little earlier, it is not too late. Have you ever eaten butter crab? How does it taste? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!