Types of crabs in Vietnam and are considered specialties of each region
Crab is a delicious dish that is loved by many people, let’s take a look at the popular crabs and are considered specialties of each region in the following article.
Crab is a delicious dish, sweet meat is processed into many attractive dishes. Especially crab is a food rich in nutrients such as: minerals, omega 3 acids, vitamin B12, magnesium… Right now, let’s learn about the types of crabs present in Vietnam today!
first Bac Giang skin crab
The famous crab skin in Yen Dung (Bac Giang). The reason for this crab It is called a leather crab because the crab’s claws have a layer of skinthe salient feature of the leather crab breed is 2 is longer, has a moss-like coatThe season of leather crabs is usually in September-November of the year. Each leather crab has weighing about 80g-200g/head and costing about 400,000 – 500,000 VND/kg.
Crab skin can be processed into many attractive dishes such as: steaming beer, roasting salt, roasting tamarind, cooking soup, making hot pot…
2 Ly Son stone crab, Cham Island
Crab is abundant on Ly Son island (Quang Ngai), the outstanding advantage of stone crab is The meat is sweet, greasy, has a little fishy aroma, tough meat than other types of sea crabs, especially this crab is very big, 100% brick is not used to eating it can be “drunk” with bricks.
The recognizable feature of rock crab is purple, but when cooked, it turns brick yellow. Weight up to 300-400g/head, Small crabs weigh about 100g/fish.
3 Moon crab Ninh Thuan, Con Dao
Moon crab is a famous crab in the land of Ninh Thuan or Con Dao (Phu Quoc). The feature of the moon crab is that the shell of this crab has many dark red circles, mixed with bright pink like the moon.
In the moon season Crab meat is sweet, rich and firmalthough the meat is a bit small, but in return Crab bricks are many and have a greasy taste. Have The price is about 350,000 – 600,000 VND/kg depending on time.
4 Con Dao tank crab
Con Dao is the only place where tank crabs live, this type of crab is on land and has a huge size Adults have carapaces over 10 cm long and weigh up to 1 kg. The characteristics of this crab breed are 2 is bigger and stronger, when crawling it looks like a tank is moving hence it is called tank crab.
5 Con Dao wine crab
A type of crab is also considered a characteristic of the land of Con Dao, which is wine crab. The characteristics of wine crabs are different from other sea crabs that are small weight about 10-20g/headthe smaller, the purple-brown color is like the color of wine.
The advantage of wine crab is that the meat is delicious and sweet, which can be used to make roasted crab and crab soup. Yes, there is wine The price is about 35,000 VND/kg.
6 Armored crabs in the Central Highlands
True to its name, the armored crab has a hard shell, a fierce nature. Armor crab is considered a specialty in the Central Highlands with Firmer and more flavorful meat.
7 Nam Can sea crab in Ca Mau mangrove forest
Nam Can sea crab is a unique specialty in the mangrove area of Ca Mau. This type of crab possesses just enough salinity, rich sweetness that not all sea crabs have. Buying Nam Can sea crab, you can process it into many different dishes such as: grilled, salted, cooked crab, …
Recently we have just taken a look at some famous crab species in Vietnam. If you have the conditions, try to buy one of the above types of sea crab and process it into many attractive dishes to treat the whole family!
