What is crab roe? What is male crab roe? What is male crab roe?

In daily life, many people like to eat crabs, and crab roe is the most popular among people. However, many people do not know much about crab roe. In fact, crab roe is the main male accessory glands and their secretions. Eating it is not good for human health. Therefore, you need to pay special attention to the amount when using it, and you should not eat too much. Only in this way can you experience the deliciousness of crabs and ensure your own health.

1. What is the roe of male crabs? What is the roe of male crabs?

The white and sticky substance in male crabs is crab roe, which is mainly the male's accessory glands and their secretions. When male crabs mature, their accessory glands become abnormally developed, occupying most of the reproductive system and even lifting up the crab shell. The accessory glands are rich in protein, lipids and other nutrients, have high nutritional value and are very delicious.

In its natural state, crab roe is a bluish-white, translucent jelly-like liquid; after being steamed, it becomes a translucent, sticky, and slightly greasy gelatinous substance.

Crab roe is a collection of semen and organs from the seminal vesicle of male crabs, and is also a sign of the strength and maturity of male crabs. In its natural state, crab roe is a bluish-white, translucent jelly-like liquid; after being steamed, it becomes a translucent, sticky, and slightly greasy gelatinous substance. There are two types of crab roe: river crab roe and sea crab roe. River crab roe is slightly sweet, while sea crab roe is slightly fishy. It contains water, protein, fatty acids, vitamins and other ingredients.

2. How to eat crab paste

Crab with Orange

The completeness of crab roe has nothing to do with its taste or nutritional value. In the wild, the roe of female crabs is the fullest in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and the crab paste (crab oil) of male crabs is the thickest in October. Therefore, in the past, there was a saying about eating crabs: "nine females and ten males". It means: eat female crabs in the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and eat male crabs in the tenth month of the lunar calendar.

cooking

Crab with Orange

Cuisine: Zhejiang

Features: Fresh seafood and river food, delicious taste

Ingredients: 200 grams of crab meat, 2 eggs, 25 grams each of pork fat and water chestnuts.

Preparation: Cut a slice off the top of each orange in the upper quarter, scoop out the orange pulp, and leave some of the orange flesh. Boil the pork fat, dice it, chop the water chestnuts, add the crab meat, diced pork and diced water chestnuts, egg liquid, minced ginger, pepper, salt, MSG and cooking wine, mix well, divide into 10 portions and put into oranges, cover with orange peel and steam for 30 minutes.

Crab Paste with Hibiscus Sauce

Ingredients: 1/2 bowl of crab paste (cooked) 8 egg whites (yolks can be used as garnish) 8-10 tablespoons salad oil 1/2 tablespoon chopped green onion 1/2 teaspoon pepper 3/5 teaspoon salt A little MSG 1 teaspoon wine Steps:

Crab Paste with Hibiscus Sauce

1. After the eggs are steamed, dig out the meat 1, wash it with clean water and oil, and remove it to drip dry.

2. Beat the egg whites carefully, add crab meat and ingredient A, and mix well.

3. Add oil to a wok and heat it until warm. Pour in the crab paste and slowly scoop up the egg juice over medium heat and stir it slightly so that the egg juice coagulates but does not harden. When the egg juice is completely coagulated, you can serve it.