Crab-eating has a long history in China, which is recorded in "Yi Zhou Shu. Wang Hui Jie" and "Zhou Li. Tian Guan. Bu Ren".

1. "Baopuzi" calls crabs "gutless young masters".

2. "Shishuo Xinyu·Ren Dan Chapter" records Bi Zhuo: "Holding a crab claw in one hand and a wine glass in the other, swimming in the wine pool is enough for a lifetime!"

3. Su Shi saw a cricket claiming to be "the greedy governor of Wuzhong". Su Shi wrote a poem: "It's worthy of laughing at the greedy governor of Wuzhong. One poem is worth two points." "If you don't go to Lushan, you will live up to your eyes, and if you don't eat crabs, you will live up to your belly."

4. Tang Yanqian's poem "Crab": "The heartless young man is praised for his beauty, but he can't be allowed to run rampant."

5. Lu Guimeng has "Zhi of Crabs", Yang Wanli has "Ode to Bad Crabs", Gao Shisun has "Ode to Crab House in Songjiang", Li Qi has "Xun Xun Shuo", Zheng Mingxuan has "Ode to Crabs", You Dong has "Ode to Crabs", Feng Zikai wrote "Remembering My Childhood, Eating Crabs on the Mid-Autumn Festival".

6． Zhu Xuanxian's Chinese painting "Two Claws on the Beach".

7. Chapter 38 of "Dream of Red Mansions" contains a crab poem recited by Xue Baochai: "Sitting in the shade of cinnamon and tung trees, raising a cup, Chang'an salivates in anticipation of the Double Ninth Festival. The road in front of us has no latitude and longitude, and the spring and autumn sky in the skin is black and yellow."

8． Lu Xun said: "The person who eats crab for the first time is very admirable. Who dares to eat it if he is not a warrior?

9. Meng Shen of the Tang Dynasty: Crabs dissipate heat and cure stomach qi. , regulate the tendons and digestion. Eat it with vinegar to benefit the limbs and joints.

10. "Suixiju Food Spectrum": Crab is sweet, salty and cold, nourishes the bone marrow, strengthens the limbs and joints, and nourishes the liver yin. , fills gastric juice, nourishes muscles and activates blood. "Ben Cao Jing Shu": It is suitable for those with bruises and blood stasis.

11. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Compendium of Materia Medica": Crabs should not be eaten together with persimmons and schizonepeta. "Compendium of Materia Medica": People with cold and slippery spleen and stomach who like heat and aversion to cold. Salty foods should not be taken.

12. "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": Crab and persimmon are cold in nature, so they should not be eaten together, as they can cause diarrhea and constipation.

13. "Suixiju Diet Spectrum": Crabs, those who eat too much will cause wind and cold, pregnant women and those with cold Qi, unclear symptoms, phlegm, cough and diarrhea should avoid eating Schizonepeta. Also avoid eating it with persimmon. Abdominal pain and vomiting. "Bielu": Crab claws are used to induce abortion.

14. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Crab claws induce abortion and stillbirth. Crabs are a folk experience in treating damp-heat jaundice and can be used as an auxiliary treatment.

According to legend, thousands of years ago, there was a vicious-looking beetle with two pincers and eight legs in rivers and lakes. It can hurt people with its pincers, so it is called "man-mapping insect". Later, Dayu went to the south of the Yangtze River to control floods and sent the warrior Ba Jie to supervise the work. In order to thank Ba Jie for his courage to lead the world, everyone added the word "worm" under the word "jie". , called the mangling insect "crab", which means that Ba Jie conquered the mangling insect and was the first crab-eater in the world. This is a legend with no origin. People in Shaoxing tried many methods to solve the problem of crabs. Later, a master gave everyone a way to make a broken tank, then pour salt water into the tank and wait for the crabs to crawl in, letting the salt water sting them to death. In the end, all the crabs were killed. When people had no choice but to When handling these crabs, it was the master who stood up first, ate the crabs in front of everyone and praised the crabs for their delicious taste. In this way, "the first person to eat crabs" was used to describe a brave person, and the Shaoxing master became famous. In addition, the modern writer Bao Xiaotian wrote "History of Hairy Crabs" in his later years, quoting Suzhou ancient book collector Wu Nashi: "Every crab fisher must set up a gate made of bamboo in the harbor. At night, a light is placed across the gate. When crabs see the light and climb up the bamboo gate, they can catch them one by one on the gate. It is very convenient. This is where the name hairy crab comes from. "The word "bamboo gate" should be a forced name, but it is actually "簖".

According to "Old Wulin Stories", when the queen returned to the province, the emperor gave her fourteen banquets (only one less than the emperor's own banquet, to reflect the difference between the emperor and the empress), and the tenth banquet was "hand-washing crab". It can be seen that "hand-washing crab" was already a famous dish in the palace at that time.

There was also a famous crab dish in the Song Dynasty: "Crab Stuffed with Oranges." "Shan Jia Qing Gong" records that the method of making "Crab Stuffed Orange" is: pick the crab meat, put it into hollowed oranges, put it into a steamer, and steam it with wine, vinegar, and water. Serve with vinegar and salt. This dish was also a famous dish in the palace at that time. According to "Old Wulin Stories", when the queen returned to the province, the eighth of the fourteen dishes given to her by the emperor was "crab stuffed with orange".

Crab balls during the Ming and Qing Dynasties are also famous crab dishes for a long time. According to the "Shi Xian Hong Mi" written by Zhu Yizun in the early Qing Dynasty, crab balls are made as follows: take crab meat, add minced ginger, egg white and other seasonings, and steam it in a bamboo tube.

The ancients ate crabs. In addition to the famous crab dishes recorded above, there were also casual "rough eating" among the people. There are records that during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were Jin people who held crab claws to eat crabs.

Among the crab-eating habits of the ancients, it is also worth mentioning the "Eight Pieces of Crab". "Crab eight pieces" is a tool for eating crabs. According to relevant written records, the first inventor of crab-eating equipment was a man named Caoshu in the Ming Dynasty. He first created three tools: a hammer, a knife, and pliers to deal with hard crab shells. Later, it developed into the "eight pieces of crab". According to "Kao Chi", eight crab-eating tools first developed in the Ming Dynasty include a small square table, a round hammer, a long-handled axe, a long-handled fork, round-head scissors, tweezers, a drill, and a small spoon, which are referred to as "eight pieces of crab". . "Eight pieces of crab" are specially designed for eating crabs. Therefore, they have various functions such as padding, knocking, splitting, forking, shearing, clamping, picking, and holding. For example, when the crabs are served, first place a crab on a small square table, use a hammer to pound all parts of the whole crab, then use round-head scissors to cut off the crab legs and claws, and eat from the feet up. . To eat crab legs and crab claws, you must use a hammer. Although the crab legs are slender and small, the legs are movable, and the movable meat is delicious. If you don't have a drill, you have to squeeze or chew the crab legs with your teeth. Eating crab legs and claws with a hammer is much more elegant and interesting than chewing crab legs and claws with your teeth. It is the most reserved among the various methods of eating crabs in ancient times.

Compared with "holding a wine glass in the right hand and crab claws in the left hand", "Eight Pieces of Crabs" is "Wen eating". "Wen eating" has the fun of "eating". It is said that it takes an hour to "eat" a crab. "Eight crabs" eating crabs was very popular in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Crab is a delicacy in food, and there is a folk saying that "a plate of crabs is the top dish on the table". It is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrients. It is a high-protein supplement.

According to the place of origin, it can be divided into four types: river crab, river crab, lake crab and sea crab. River crabs are most famous from Panjin County, Hebei, and Tianjin. River crabs are best from Nanjing. Lake crabs are better quality from Liangzi Lake in Wuhan, Hubei, Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Weishan Lake in Shandong, and Gaochun Gucheng Lake in Nanjing. good. Sea crabs are distributed in various sea areas in northern and southern China. Generally from south to north, March to May and September to October are the peak production seasons, and the Bohai Bay and Liaodong Peninsula produce more from April to May. Portunus trituberculatus is one of China's important export bestsellers and is exported to countries and regions: Japan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Export ports: Liaoning, Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian.

Crabs are in abundance from August to September, especially when the sorghum is red, which is the best time to eat crabs. There is a saying of "seven points and eight circles". The head and breastplate of the crab are round, brownish green, the claws are long and densely covered with velvet, the sides of the legs are flat and long, and the top is sharp. The crab meat is white, tender and delicious. 1. Gucheng Lake Hairy Crab

This crab is produced in Gucheng Lake, Gaochun District, Nanjing City. It has always been called the crown of crabs. The water area of ??Gucheng Lake is hundreds of miles in diameter, with rippling blue waves, lush aquatic plants and wide extension. , the shape and meat quality of the crabs grown here are particularly unique among the crab family. Their meat is fat, tender, delicious and rich in nutrients. Gucheng Lake crab contains 14 grams of protein, 13 milligrams of iron, 0.71 milligrams of riboflavin, and 5960 international units of vitamin A per 100 grams of meat. In the early years of the Republic of China, Shi Jinmo, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing, once compared the crabs of Gucheng Lake to the number one crab in the world.

2. Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab

This crab is produced in Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is a famous Chinese product well-known at home and abroad, and is also the first Chinese well-known trademark of aquatic products in China. Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs have always been known as the crown of crabs. Yangcheng Lake has rippling blue waves, as pure as a mirror, deep water and hard bottom, abundant aquatic plants, wide extension and pleasant climate. It is the most ideal "Crystal Palace" for crabs to settle and grow. The hairy crabs produced at Lotus Island in Yangcheng Lake are authentic Chinese mitten crabs from the Yangtze River. Due to the excellent ecology of the waters, the crabs produced in Yangcheng Lake have the characteristics of crispy shells, firm faces, plump limbs and muscles, and large individuals.

3. Yangtze River hairy crabs

In the waters from Anqing to Wuhu in Anhui Province, there are natural wild hairy crabs with excellent quality. They are the best among crabs. The survival rate of wild crab seedlings is very high. Low, the yield is extremely limited, and the cost of fishing is also very high, so the price is very expensive. However, there are artificially raised wild hairy crabs in Wuhu, Anhui. The quality and taste are similar to those of wild Yangtze River hairy crabs, and the taste is also very good.

4. Liangzi Lake hairy crabs

Liangzi Lake hairy crabs in Ezhou City, Hubei Province, fully ecologically cultured, products with origin mark. “Throughout the ages, the poetry of Jiangxia has existed, and the crabs on the banks of Liangzi Lake are getting fat.” The year before last, Yu Qiuyu composed an impromptu poem on the spot at the opening ceremony of the cultural festival, which made Liangzi Lake crabs famous. Liangzi Lake is the second largest lake in Hubei Province, with two-thirds of its water surface located in Jiangxia District. The lake water is clear and the water quality reaches the second grade standard. The crabs produced are large, with white belly, fresh meat and delicious taste. In 2004, the "Liangzi" brand Liangzi Lake river crab was awarded the product of protected origin, and its trademarks were successively awarded the title of "Famous Trademark of Hubei Province". The products are favored by consumers and are sold nationwide and exported to 7 countries and regions including South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, with annual foreign exchange earnings of US$5 million. Liangzi Lake is one of the freshwater lakes with the largest water capacity in Hubei Province and the second largest lake area in the province. It is the hometown of the famous Wuchang fish both at home and abroad. The area for raising crabs in Liangzi Lake is nearly 6 times that of Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, the output is 2 times that of Yangcheng Lake, and the water quality reaches the national Class 2 standard. Coming to Liangzi Lake to eat crabs is a must.

5. Tianjin Purple Crab

This is a kind of Chinese mitten crab. It is small, only about the size of a coat button. When you open the lid of the crab, you will see that the crab roe is purple in color and turns orange when cooked. It is extremely delicious. Purple crabs are produced in the cold and windy winter, so they are often used in assorted hotpots.

6. Laizhou crab

This crab is a famous specialty of Ye County. Because Ye County was the seat of Laizhou Prefecture in ancient times, the name Laizhou Big Crab has been passed down to this day. There are three raised parts on the back of the Laizhou crab, and there are 9 serrated teeth on each front and side edge. The last tooth is particularly long and resembles a shuttle, so it is commonly known as the "three-tuberculated swimming crab". This kind of crab is large in size, fresh in taste and tender in texture. The largest female crabs weigh up to 0.75 kg. The egg masses of the female crab, the fat of the male crab, the white and tender muscles in the claws and the meat on the hind legs of the big crab taste even more delicious and unforgettable.

7. Swimming Crab

Liaoning Xingcheng Swimming Crab: This crab has white meat, tender meat, cream-like cream, and delicious taste. It is the top-grade sea crab.

8. Nanhu Crab

This crab is produced in the Hangzhou, Jiazhou and Hushui areas of Zhejiang Province. It is famous for its large size and delicious meat. The lake crabs here used to reproduce naturally and were caught and marketed every year during the flood season. Artificial breeding and stocking have begun, and certain results have been achieved.

9. Junshan Lake hairy crabs

Junshan Lake clear water hairy crabs are famous for their "green backs and white bellies, golden claws and yellow hairs, large individuals, delicious taste and tenderness", and are well-known in China. A famous aquatic product brand, it is also the winner of the previous Crab King and Crab Queen in the Poyang Lake water system. At the 2004 Chinese mitten crab exhibition evaluation meeting in the Yangtze River system, the "Junshan Lake" crab defeated Jiangsu's "Yangcheng Lake" and won four crowns including king crab and queen crab among eight awards. Thousands of tons of crabs come out of Junshan Lake every year and flow continuously to the dining tables of citizens in Nanchang, Hangzhou, Hong Kong and other domestic cities. They are not only sold well domestically, but also exported to Japan, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.

10. Minquan County Qiushui Lake Crab

Minquan River Crab is pure natural, original ecological, pollution-free, high quality, large and fleshy, with yellow hair, golden claws and yellow fat, fragrant and delicious. Rich in nutrients. Therefore, Minquan County was named the "Hometown of River Crabs in China" by the China Fisheries Association and is well-known in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Changzhou, Suzhou, Xi'an, Wuhan, Tianjin, and Zhengzhou. It has been exported to South Korea; in 2002, it won the gold medal at the China (Shangqiu) Agricultural Products Expo, and in 2004, it won the gold medal at the first aquatic products in China (Zhengzhou). Minquan County has been designated and awarded as "Key Fishery County in Henan Province", "River Crab Breeding Base in Henan Province", "Advanced County in Aquatic Products in Henan Province", "Healthy Breeding Demonstration Base of the Ministry of Agriculture", "Pollution-free Breeding of Aquatic Products in Henan Province" base".

11. Panjin river crab

Panjin river crab, scientific name is Chinese mitten crab, is called river crab in the north and commonly known as hairy crab in the south. It belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, Crustacea, Decapoda, Reptile suborder. The short-tailed crab belongs to the genus Eriocheir in the family Crabidae and is a famous freshwater crab in my country. It has the largest output among crabs in my country. Panshan County in Panjin City is the largest river crab producing area in China and is known as the "Crab Capital". This is directly related to Panjin's geographical environment. The growth characteristics of Panjin river crabs are: they grow in sea water and grow in fresh water. Panjin faces the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea. It has a vast sea area and sufficient sea water, allowing river crabs to "live". At the same time, the abundant fresh water resources and lush aquatic plants in the interior allow river crabs to "grow". Panjin is known as the "Great Southern Wilderness" of Liaoning. It is dotted with swamps, riverbanks, pits and ponds, criss-crossed by large and small rivers, and millions of acres of reed ponds. A more important geographical condition is that there are more than 20 small and medium-sized rivers in Panjin City, all of which are connected to the Bohai Sea, making the migration of river crabs "growing and growing" unimpeded.