After hearing so much, Han Peacock began to look forward to it. He didn't expect that coconut crab is so delicious, so he must try it tonight.
"Is it really that delicious?" Han Peacock finally couldn't help but asked.
"This is not just a lie. You will be able to see it after a while. There are edible wild animals like coconut crabs. They often grow on islands in the Pacific and feed on coconuts, so their meat has a coconut flavor.
The delicate fragrance is regarded as the ultimate taste bud temptation by food from all over the world. If you don’t believe it, ask Lao Wang, he is a chef, and no one knows the deliciousness of coconut crab as well as him." Lao Wu said.
"Coconut crab meat is delicious, has a lot of belly fat, and is rich in nutrients, especially its eight strong legs, which taste like lobster tails and have a unique coconut aroma, making them unforgettable. Their ball-like legs are
The tail is full of crab roe, also called creamy yellow. People who have eaten it praise it as the best in the world and indescribable beauty.
In terms of eating methods, it is very delicious whether steamed, stewed or souped. The plump crab paste tastes great when used with steamed eggs. If angelica, red dates and round meat are used with coconut crab stew, it is even more popular.
Excellent for replenishing the body.
In the southern part of Wandao, local residents add the yellow paste from the belly of coconut crabs to rice wine and eat it, which has the effect of strengthening the essence and bones! Generally, you need to travel abroad to taste the deliciousness of coconut crabs. Adult coconut crabs
It can grow up to 7 kilograms, but currently the coconut crabs we can eat weigh up to six kilograms, and most weigh 2 to 4 kilograms.
Although the shape and habits of coconut crab are different from coconut crab, the eating methods are similar, mainly steaming, stir-frying, and stewing. No matter which way you eat it, it is delicious, so it is like this. It is not that easy to eat if you want to.
It’s here.”
Looking at a complete crab, Han Peacock couldn't help but ask: "Then how are we going to eat this crab tonight?"
Lao Wang laughed and said: "Although there is only one coconut crab today, I will make it for you in two ways. Half of it will be ginger and onion coconut crab. The raw materials will be what I prepared just now, salt, MSG, and pepper.
The method is also very simple. Peel and wash the coconut crabs, cut them into pieces, find one in a bowl, add clear soup, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, onions, ginger, garlic, starch, sesame oil, oyster sauce, and mix into juice.
Will be used.
I have already deep-fried this half of the coconut crab. Now I only need to add the green onions and white slices to stir-fry until fragrant, add the coconut crab cooking wine, cover the pot, pour in the prepared juice, stir well and serve.”
"It's easy to eat like this, but steamed crab with ginger and vinegar is also good. This is what we used to eat. It uses very few ingredients, just coconut crab, ginger, coriander, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sugar." Lao Wu said.
"That method is indeed simpler. Just wash the coconut crab, tie the crab legs with a rope, put it in a steamer and steam it over high heat. Scrape off the skin of the young ginger and cut it into fine pieces. Put soy sauce in a small bowl.
Mix rice vinegar, white sugar and ground ginger to make a ginger-vinegar sauce. When the crabs are cooked, remove the crab toes and tails, cut them into pieces, stack them neatly in two pots, pour the ginger-vinegar sauce over them, and sprinkle with coriander segments.
." Lao Wang explained while doing it.
"So easy? If we catch it ourselves, shouldn't we just process it a little and eat it?" At this time, Han Peacock had already smelled the unique aroma of boiled coconut crabs, so he really wanted to catch one himself and cook it.
"This is not that simple. Although coconut crab is not as poisonous as sea urchin, there are many things that need to be paid attention to. After all, coconut crab is a rare food, and there is not enough research on it scientifically, so you must be careful when eating it.
Pay special attention to it," Lao Wang said.
"So, what are the precautions for eating coconut crab?" Lao Wu was also very interested in this.
"The first thing is of course to clean it up. You should not eat raw crabs, and you should not eat the gills and stomach, heart, intestines and other organs of coconut crabs. Then you need to pay attention to all crabs. You must not eat leftover crabs overnight.
The histidine in leftover crab seeds overnight will be decomposed into histamine under the action of certain vitamins. Heating it again can kill the pathogenic microorganisms, but it cannot destroy the toxins, leading to histidine poisoning.
Furthermore, it should not be eaten at the same time as pears, peanuts, loach, cantaloupe, ice water, popsicles, or ice cream.
Of course, you cannot eat dead crabs. The parasitic bacteria in the dead crabs will multiply and spread into the crab meat, causing the protein to decompose to produce histamine. Even if the dead crabs are cooked thoroughly, the toxins are still difficult to be destroyed, and eating them will cause nausea and vomiting.
Cheeks flush, heartbeat speeding up, etc.
Because coconut crabs are cold in nature and the cholesterol in crab roe is very high, the average person should only eat 2 coconut crabs each time and not more than 3 times in a week. After eating coconut crabs, you should not drink tea immediately. In fact, you should not drink tea immediately.
Eat the same food as tea, persimmons, peanuts, and cold drinks. Eating the same food can easily cause diarrhea."
"So troublesome?" Lao Wu was a little disappointed.
But Han Peacock didn't think so. After listening to it, Han Peacock discovered the characteristics of these taboos, so he remembered them. It's actually very simple. Some crabs can't eat their internal organs, they can't eat dead crabs, and some others can't be eaten together.
things, these are easy to do.
"It's not too much trouble, I'm really looking forward to it." Han Kongque said eagerly.
"You don't have to look forward to this, because big coconut crabs are hard to come across, so as Lao Wu said just now, you have to make a reservation if you want to eat them, especially if they are more than two kilograms, you need to ask the hotel to prepare them.
Otherwise, you won't be able to eat it, so you don't need to pay attention to these precautions." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"You can't eat too much of this thing anyway. This is a big crab weighing four pounds. One crab is a big plate, enough for a table of us." Old Wu said, looking at the coconut crabs on the table.
Han Peacock did not give up. He asked directly: "Can't coconut crabs be cultured? If they are allowed to grow naturally, how big can they grow?"
Old Wu laughed and said, "You don't want to keep this thing, do you?"
Han Peacock smiled and said: "I think this thing is an omnivore and will eat anything. Since it can eat mice, it shouldn't be troublesome to raise it."
"This is a good idea, but if they are fed with rats, will anyone dare to buy coconut crabs like you?" Lao Wu said.
Han Peacock said with a smile: "Of course you don't need to feed mice. You can use small fish, shrimps, scallops and other seafood. When they grow up, you can feed them with coconuts. In this way, the unique taste of coconut crabs will also be available. I feel good. If you can
In captivity, I really want to raise some."
A crab costs one hundred US dollars, which is more than 600 yuan when converted into RMB. Such a crab is definitely expensive, but I don't know if it is easy to keep.
Lao Wang looked at Han Peacock with admiration at this time. He really dared to think about it, but who was sure that Han Peacock couldn't make it?
So Lao Wang said with some enthusiasm: "Coconut crab, also known as Bagua Crab, is an arthropod of the family Decapod terrestrial hermit crab. This crab is widely distributed in tropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, so it should be suitable for farming here.
You must know that coconut crabs can weigh up to seven kilograms and are the largest existing terrestrial arthropods. The economic benefits of raising such crabs are absolutely high. However, they are a kind of hermit crabs, so not all of them live on land.
of.
They generally live in tropical forests near the seaside and are good at climbing trees, so they can be farmed by just enclosing a forest on the seaside. As long as there is sufficient food, these things will grow very quickly.
However, you need to be very careful when raising it, because its pincers are very powerful, and it can easily climb tall trees to cut off coconuts, and crack open the shells to eat the coconut meat. So be careful, if your hand is caught by this thing, you will probably be hurt.
Very tragic.”
"So it's really possible to breed them?" Old Wu said with bright eyes.
"It is possible to raise them in enclosed areas and let them grow naturally, but the space needs to be large, because coconut crabs do not live in groups, so it will be more troublesome. However, I think that as long as there is enough food, there should be no fighting between coconut crabs. If it really happens,
That's right, coconut crabs can't be cultured." Lao Wang said seriously.
"Then tomorrow I will build a coconut forest along the coast and raise coconut crabs. I can even build a fishing ground." Han Peacock said.
"Are you really raising it?" Old Wu was a little dumbfounded when Han Peacock said it seriously.
"Of course, coconut crabs also need the ocean, so find a place close to the sea and raise some abalone, grouper, etc. If sea urchins are really delicious, you can even raise some sea urchins. I think those in China
Foodies should like it." Han Peacock said with a smile.
"Your idea is very good. I support it. You must know that coconut crab meat is delicious, has a lot of belly fat, and is rich in nutrients, especially its eight legs, which taste like lobster tails. If such a delicious food can be cultivated on a large scale,
, it will definitely be popular." Lao Wang said.
As Lao Wang spoke, he began to dismantle the coconut crabs he had just fished out, and a rich fragrance suddenly emitted.
Because coconut crabs use coconut meat as their main food, the meat of coconut crabs also has a unique coconut fragrance. Now Korean Peacock has seen it, it is really fragrant.
"The abdomen of such a large coconut crab contains a small bowl of crab paste. It would be quite greasy if eaten alone, so I mixed the crab paste with a bowl of rice, took it to the kitchen and lightly stir-fried it, and it instantly turned into a plate of mixed food.
The secret crab paste fried rice with the fragrance of coconut and the delicious flavor of crab paste." Lao Wang put away the crab paste and prepared to give Han Kongque and the others a bowl of rice to try.
The rice was fried very quickly, so Han Kongque and others did not eat first, but waited for Lao Wang.
When Lao Wang came out with steaming crab paste mixed with rice, Lao Wu immediately greeted him enthusiastically: "Come here quickly, we are all waiting for you."
At this time, a big coconut crab had been divided by Lao Wu. When Lao Wang came over, Lao Wu immediately handed him a coconut crab claw.
Seeing that everyone had started eating, Han Peacock was no longer polite. He broke open a coconut crab claw, and a fresh fragrance rushed towards him. He took a bite and the taste was even more delicious, a bit like lobster meat. (To be completed.)