Which one tastes better, swimming crab or blue crab

Comb crabs and blue crabs are both very common ingredients in our lives, but some friends are often hesitant about choosing them. The comb crab has more delicious meat, while the blue crab can be chosen with fat roe. The two types of crabs have their own characteristics, and the taste and flavor will also be different. You can make a choice based on which flavor you are pursuing.

Which is better, swimming crab or blue crab?

Both crabs are delicious because they are not of the same species. Swimming crabs are marine species. They can be steamed and eaten with vinegar and ginger juice to enjoy their original flavor.

Blue crabs are freshwater crabs that can be fried or boiled in a variety of ways. They are rich in roe and meat and are also super delicious. But if both crabs are steamed and eaten at the same time,

After eating swimming crabs, you will feel that blue crabs are not cooked enough when you eat blue crabs. Actually, it is ripe. So although they are cooked and eaten differently, as long as they are cooked right, they are all delicious.

Taste comparison between swimming crab and blue crab

Among common crabs, swimming crabs are the best. Among them, the female swimming crabs in winter are the best, called roe crabs (door crabs), and the common ones are called white crabs. Blue crabs are generally farmed and have more meat, but the taste of blue crabs is not as good as that of swimming crabs, and the yellow color is a bit numbing in the mouth. I am a native of Zhoushan. When I was young, I could eat wild blue crabs, but now they are becoming less and less. The price varies a lot throughout the year. Around National Day (except National Day), the price is relatively low and the quality is better. Swimming crabs are about 20 yuan per catty. The most expensive time is during the Spring Festival, about 200 yuan.

The difference between swimming crab and blue crab

Appearance characteristics of blue crab

The blue crab is named after its green body color. The cephalothorax of the blue crab is slightly oval, with a smooth surface, a slight bulge in the center, and unclear divisions. The nail surface and appendages are blue-edged. There is an obvious "H"-shaped indentation between the stomach area and the heart area on the back. The forehead has 4 prominent triangular teeth that protrude more than the inner eye sockets. There are 9 medium-sized teeth on the front edge. The last tooth is small and sharply protruding, pointing forward. The claws are strong and asymmetrical. The front edge of the long segment has 3 spines, and the rear edge has 2 spines; the outer edge of the carpus has 2 blunt teeth, and the inner corner has a strong thorn; the metacarpal segment is swollen and smooth, especially swollen in males, with 2 ridges on the back, with a spine at the end, and a linear groove on the inner and outer sides of the knuckles. The gap between the two fingers is large, and the teeth on the inner edge are large and blunt. The front and rear edges of the phalanges of the first three pairs of walking legs are covered with short hairs, and the front segments and phalanges of the last pair of walking legs are flat and paddle-shaped, suitable for swimming. The male abdomen is broad and triangular, with the distal edge of the 6th segment concave, its margin straight, the margins on both sides straight, and the distal edge of the last segment blunt and rounded, while the female abdomen is broad and round. The carapace width can reach 20 cm and the weight is 1.5 kg.

The appearance of swimming crab

The body color of the swimming crab varies with its surroundings. In individuals living on the sandy bottom, the cephalothorax is fusiform and slightly raised, with scattered granules on the surface, which are coarser and more concentrated in the gill area. In addition, there are three horizontal granular ridges, one each in the stomach area and gill area. There are three warty protrusions in total, one in the stomach area and two in the heart area. There are two sharp teeth on the forehead, which are slightly smaller than the inner teeth on the dorsal edge of the eye socket. The outer teeth on the dorsal edge of the eye socket are quite large, and the inner teeth on the ventral edge of the eye socket are long and sharp, protruding forward. The supraoral ridge is exposed between the two frontal teeth. The anterior margin, including the external orbital teeth, has a total of 9 teeth, the last tooth is enlarged and thorn-shaped. The chelipeds are well developed, with long segments in the shape of a prismatic circle, four sharp spines on the front edge, a spine on each end of the inner and outer edges of the carpus, three granular ridges on the posterior side, and the palm segments very long in males, with a spine on each of the front ends of the two ridges on the back, and a spine on the outer base angle. The movable finger has two ridges on the back, and the immovable finger has a groove in the middle of the outside. The inner edges of both fingers have blunt teeth. The fourth pair of legs is paddle-shaped, long, with wide and short carpus segments, flat front segments and phalanges, and short hairs on the edges of each segment. The male is blue-green and the female is dark purple. The carapace is 82 mm long and 149 mm wide (including the lateral spines).