Between August and October in the lunar calendar is the time when the chrysanthemum and crab are fat, and when it comes to hairy crabs, your mouth is watering and your mind is salivating when you think of the golden yellow of hairy crabs. If crab is the supreme delicacy in seafood, then the crab yolk is the best of the delicacies. What part of the crab is so delicious?
What part of the crab is the yellow crab?
Crab yolk is the ovary and digestive gland of female hairy crab, which is orange in color and tastes delicious. The yolk is not the egg of the crab, although the composition is basically the same as the egg, but there is a fundamental difference between the two. It is true that crab yolk contains egg cells that have not been expelled from the body, but there are also other organs, glands, tissue fluid and other substances of the crab, not just crab eggs.
Nutritional value of crab yolk
Hairy crab yolk is rich in trace elements such as zinc, calcium, iron and selenium, and is known as the "gold of the sea". In addition, hairy crabs are rich in amino acids and high quality collagen, which are good for beauty and skin care. There is also a large amount of vitamin A in the crab yolk, which is good for softening skin keratin. Children can eat more to prevent rickets, and the elderly can eat more to relieve osteoporosis.
What kind of crab yolk is more delicious
Larger, orange-colored crab yolks are more delicious. This is because when the crab's yolk is bigger and bright orange, it means that the female crab's gonads are fully mature and shiny, and the flavor is best.
How to eat crab yolk
Eating crab yolk is the climax of crab eating. Lift the crab shell, taking care to open the lid from the top of the head, remove the crab lungs, heart, stomach and intestines, bend the crab body to the sides and squeeze out the crab yolk to eat.
