Editor: Chinese Food Network Mobile site
If you take a walk along the beach on the Pacific coast at night, you might be startled by this scene: a giant crab, many times larger than a normalcoconut crabIt quickly climbs up a coconut tree that is meters high, and then uses its strong claws to clip off the coconuts on the tree, and then eats the coconut happily.This type of creature that feeds on coconuts is called a coconut crab.Since people discovered coconut crabs, they have also become a delicacy.However, as a rare species, coconut crabs are not cheap!So, how much do coconut crabs cost per pound?MomNet Encyclopedia will tell you the answer.
How much do coconut crabs cost per pound?
Coconut crabs are not a common food.Coconut crabs are found on the coral islands in the Pacific, and there were many coconut crabs before, but because of excessive hunting, there are now very few.In China, only Taiwan has coconut crabs, so eating coconut crabs is not an easy task.
To eat coconut crabs, you must first book in advance at a hotel, and generally only high-end hotels sell coconut crabs.The price of coconut crabs is also not fixed.Generally, they are sold by weight, not by pound, and the price is about per one, which is about 200 yuan per one in RMB, which is relatively expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it.
Currently, coconut crabs are wild and there is no method of artificial breeding, so in order to prevent them from being extinct, it is better to eat less.
Can coconut crabs be eaten?
Coconut crabs are edible wild animals.They live on islands in the Pacific and feed on coconuts, so their meat has a coconut-like fragrance, which is considered a delicacy around the world.CoconutCrab meatIt is delicious and nutritious, with a lot of fat in the abdomen.Their balloon-like tails are full of crab seeds, also known as "crab yolk," and those who have eaten it praise it as the "ultimate delicacy."
In terms of eating, whethersteamingbraising andboilingsoup, the taste is all very delicious and delicious;The delicious crab meat can be steamed with water eggs, which is very delicious;If you usedanggereddatesround meat to cook coconut crab soup, it is considered a healthy food.In the southern region of Taiwan, local people add crab yolk to rice wine for consumption, which has the effect of strengthening bones.
How to eat coconut crabs?
Many people have eaten coconut crabs, but few people have eaten coconut crabs.Generally, we can only taste coconut crabs by traveling abroad.Adult coconut crabs can grow up to 7 kilograms, but the weight of the coconut crabs used currently is mostly 2 to 4 kilograms.Although the shape and habits of coconut crabs are different from coconut crabs, the eating methods are basically the same, and the main methods are steaming, frying, and braising. No matter which way you eat it, it is very delicious. Here, MomNet Encyclopedia will introduce the deliciousness of coconut crabs.
GingerGinger and coconut crab
Ingredients: Coconut crab, salt,MSG,pepperrice wine,peanutsoil, chopped green onions,vinegar,oyster sauce
Method:
1. Remove the shell from the coconut crab, clean it, and cut it into pieces;
2. Put a bowl of clear soup, salt, MSG, pepper, green onion, ginger, garlic, starch, and fragrant oil into it, and mix it well;
3. Put the coconut crab into a pot and fry it until it's cooked;
4. Leave some oil in the pot, and sauté green onions, then add the coconut crab and cook with rice wine, cover the pot for a while, and pour in the sauce and stir-fry until cooked.
Ginger and vinegar steamed crab
Ingredients: Coconut crab, baby ginger,cilantro,soy sauce,rice vinegar,sugarMethod:
1. Wash the coconut crab, tie its legs with rope, and steam it in a pot until cooked;
2. Peel the baby ginger and cut it into small pieces;
3. Put soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar into a bowl and mix it with ginger;
4. After the crab is cooked, remove the crab legs and tails, and cut them into pieces and arrange them neatly in two bowls, then pour the ginger vinegar sauce on top and sprinkle with cilantro.
4 Cooked crab, remove the legs and tail, and cut into pieces. Arrange neatly in two bowls, then pour over ginger-vinegar sauce and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
Nutritional value of coconut crabs
Coconut crabs are not only delicious, but also have nutritional value.Studies have shown that coconut crabs contain a lot ofprotein, trace elements, and other nutrients, which has good nourishing effects on the body, and also has anti-tuberculosis effects. Eating coconut crabs can help in the recovery of tuberculosis.Coconut crabs contain a lot of vitamin A and vitamin B, which promotes growth, prolongs life, and maintains the health of skin cells, strengthens the body's resistance to infectious diseases, and also prevents night blindness. Eating coconut crabs can help improve the body's immune function and promote the repair and synthesis of body tissues.
In addition, traditional Chinese medicine says that coconut crabs have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, strengthening bones and replenishing marrow, strengthening muscles and blood, promoting blood circulation, healing injuries, nourishing liver yin, and enriching stomach fluid.
It has a certain therapeutic effect on diseases such as blood stasis, injury, jaundice, waist and leg pain, and rheumatoid arthritis.Precautions for eating coconut crabsCoconut crabs are rare foods, and there is not much scientific research on them, so when eating coconut crabs, we need to pay special attention.1. Coconut crabs to be eaten must be cleaned, and should not be eaten raw, nor should be eaten coconut crab's gills and stomach, heart, and intestines.
2. Do not eat overnight leftover crab, overnight leftover crab will decompose in certain vitamin conditions, which can produce histamine, and reheating and cooking can kill the microorganisms, but cannot destroy the toxins, so it will cause food poisoning.
3. Do not eat together with
pear
2 Avoid eating leftover crab. Leftover crab contains amino acids that, under the influence of certain vitamins, break down into histamine. Reheating can kill pathogens, but it cannot destroy toxins, leading to histamine poisoning.
peanutsPeareelCatfishwatermelonice water, ice cream,ice creamat the same time.4. Do not eat dead crabs.
The bacteria in dead crabs will multiply and spread to the meat, which will produce histamine.Even if dead crabs are cooked, the toxins cannot be destroyed, which will cause nausea, vomiting, flushed cheeks, and rapid heartbeat.5. Coconut crabs are cold in nature, and the cholesterol in crab meat is also very high, so generally only eat 2 coconut crabs at a time, and no more than 3 times a week.
6. Do not eat with tea,
peachpeanuts, cold drinks,at the same time, it is easy to cause diarrhea.