How to keep crabs for a long time

Crabs have high nutritional value and are rich in protein, so many people like to eat crabs. Eating crabs in moderation can supplement the protein that the human body lacks, enhance people's immunity, and has many benefits to the human body. But if you buy it every time you eat it, it will be very troublesome and a waste of time. So, how do you keep crabs for a long time?

1. Tie up the crabs and place them in the refrigerator, preferably on the layer with the fruits. Place a wet towel on top of the crabs (do not wring it too dry) and do not fold the towels. This will save it for a while.

2. Raise the crabs in water. If the crabs are too thin or you want to keep them for a while, you can feed them some sesame seeds or beaten eggs and add some rice wine to fatten them up.

3. Keep it moist. It is no problem to survive for a week or two. Just don't soak it in water. The breeding place is usually placed in a cement pool, sprayed with water every day, sometimes for a month or two. How to preserve live crabs: Plastic bucket/basin to preserve crabs. Prepare a 30-50 cm high plastic bucket/basin with a smooth inner wall to prevent crabs from escaping. Put the crabs in it, not in layers;

Then add water to half the height of the crab's body - mainly to keep it moist. Do not bury the crab completely. If the water is too deep, the crab will suffocate and die due to lack of oxygen. The bucket/basin does not need to be covered. If this method is used to preserve live crabs, the hairy crabs can be preserved for more than 5 days when the temperature is not high.

How to preserve river crabs and sea crabs is different from how to preserve live crabs. Remember not to put river crabs in water when storing them. River crabs cannot get wet. Just put them in a container and cover them with a wet towel. Try to choose crabs with green shells. Crabs with green shells and yellow inside are not very fresh and have a short shelf life. Tie it up with a rope and put it in the pot. Open the lid a little bit to allow air to flow, and put it in the refrigerator. In my experience, the longest time to store it is no more than three days, because if it is kept for too long, the crab will become thinner and it will consume nutrients. Live crabs can be tied up and placed in the freezer. They can be kept for several months. This is how the seafood included in New Year’s goods is preserved. The correct way to store live hairy crabs is to place them on dry ground, but in a place with higher humidity, such as next to the kitchen sink. Just placing them in water for 5 minutes every 2 days or so is enough. The crabs will support each other.