"Autumn wind, crab feet itch"? This autumn wind has not yet risen, Xiaobian is itchy to eat hairy crabs, although there are still 2 or 3 months to wait for the hairy crab to go public, but it does not prevent us from first understanding the origin and practice of hairy crabs, and then we can eat a happy time in the autumn of October!
Eating crabs as a leisurely cultural enjoyment began in the Wei and Jin dynasties. The "World Speaking New Language Ren Birthday" records: "Holding a wine glass in your right hand and a crab claw in your left hand, and photographing the floating wine boat, it is enough for a lifetime." This poetic view of food has influenced many people, and since then, people have taken eating crabs, drinking alcohol, appreciating chrysanthemums, and giving poetry as the affair of the golden autumn.
Think about the moment you break open the crab lid, a large chunk of crab yellow, take a sip, sweet and soft glutinous, the whole autumn is lit up at this moment! If you want to pick hairy crabs that are so delicious that you can't stop, let's first learn about some important hairy crab production areas.
1. Hairy crab in Yangcheng Lake
When it comes to hairy crabs, many people will blurt out the hairy crabs of Yangcheng Lake, and indeed the hairy crabs of Yangcheng Lake are the most famous and familiar ones among the hairy crabs. Yangcheng Lake has a vast surface and excellent water quality, which is an ideal place for hairy crabs to grow. The authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crab has four major characteristics: blue back, white belly, yellow hair, and golden claw.
Yangcheng Lake hairy crab is fat, full of flesh, fresh and sweet and tender, the most worth mentioning is the crab yellow of Yangcheng Lake hairy crab, it is like golden yellow quicksand, delicious and unparalleled, absolutely addictive existence.
2. Taihu hairy crab
The Tang Dynasty poet Tortoise Meng ate Taihu crab to write "Fishing Gear Poem", and Tang Bohu, a talented man, ate Taihu crab and drew "Drunken Crab Diagram"... The literati in history ate Taihu crab and ate many legendary poems and paintings.
Taihu crab grows in the waters of Taihu Lake, the hydrological conditions here are not bad compared with Yangcheng Lake, coupled with the depth and shallowness, rapid water flow, abundant aquatic grass, hard riverbed at the bottom of the lake, raised hairy crabs with large weight, crab yellow and thick, tender flesh, and abnormal beauty.
According to the "Taihu Lake Preparation": "Those who come out of Taihu Lake are large and yellow, the shell is stronger, better than other production, and the winter is increasingly fat, which is called the Ten Days Male." "Taihu crabs are especially different from Yangcheng Lake with large meat tightness and more oily feet, dominating the market, and people compare Yangcheng Lake crabs to "boudoir shows", while Taihu crabs are "plagiarized athletes".
3. Hairy crab in Hongze Lake
Hongze Lake is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China, and is also the only living water lake in the country's large lakes, with excellent water quality, and many shallow beaches, all kinds of aquatic plants flourish, there are a variety of natural snails, shellfish, fish and shrimp and other aquatic animals, providing natural food for hairy crabs, which is very conducive to the growth of high-quality hairy crabs.
The back of the hairy crab has the shape of the letter "h", which is a natural "geographical indication" for the hairy crab in Hongze Lake.
Zhang Qian, a famous poet from Huai'an, one of the four scholars of the Northern Song Dynasty, described the hairy crab of Hongze Lake in a poem: "Kuangshi gold is heavy, and the claw is fat and white jade is fragrant." The four characteristics of large, solid, chelated fat and meat aroma are enough to make people feel the excellent quality of hairy crabs in Hongze Lake.
In addition, The hairy crabs of Goseong Lake, the hairy crabs of Baoying Lake, the hairy crabs of Xinghua Lake, the hairy crabs of Junshan Lake, and the hairy crabs of Weishan Lake are also the high-quality production areas of hairy crabs in Dudu.
Crab has been a delicacy on people's tables since ancient times. The Song Dynasty was a period of rapid development and prosperity of crab vegetables, whether royal or folk, crab dishes are very rich in varieties.
In the history of Chinese cuisine, there are countless crab-based dishes, and there are as many as 70 or 80 kinds of famous dishes. There are also many cooking methods, such as frying, slipping, cooking, frying, boiling, stir-frying, etc.
Crab powder tofu, crab powder lion's head, crab yellow soup bun, crab fish balls, crab meat sea royal soup, bald butter bibimbap, etc. are all familiar dishes. The following Xiaobian wants to introduce to you the most commonly used way to eat hairy crab - steaming.
Although the steaming of hairy crab is simple, it can ensure the deliciousness of the ingredients to the greatest extent, and with a little crab vinegar, it is simply beautiful to eat. The following method is taught by old fishermen who have many years of experience in eating crabs, so let's quickly take out a small book and write it down!
Steamed hairy crabs
【Ingredients】
5 hairy crabs (female), ginger to taste, 3 chives,
2 tablespoons of steamed fish soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of aged vinegar
【Steps】
1. Soak the purchased hairy crab in water for a while
2. Brush each part clean with a toothbrush
3. Rinse the brushed hairy crabs with water and put them in the steamer
4. Add slices of ginger and chives to the crab and steam on high heat for about 15 minutes
5. Mince the ginger, add steamed fish soy sauce and aged vinegar to make the sauce
6. Remove the ginger slices and chives from the steamed hairy crab, place them on a plate, and serve hot with the sauce
Crab cold, after eating and drinking a cup of warm and melting ginger tea can play a role in warming the stomach and driving away the cold, Xiaobian here wishes everyone a happy crab in autumn!
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