1. Huadiao drunken crab is a famous dish in Huaiyang cuisine. Selected Gucheng Lake hairy crabs, known as China's crab town, are secretly made with aged Shaoxing Huadiao wine, which can remove the fishy smell and replenish warmth without covering up the sweet fragrance of the crabs. The aroma of Huadiao wine spreads the rich scent of crab in the air. It has a strong aroma but no bitter taste, making people salivate. The red crab is steamed with eggs, and the golden juice soaks the red crab in the dish, as if it was born with it. Chewing the solid red crab, the taste of aged rice wine inadvertently spreads between the lips and teeth;
2. It is said that in the past, fishermen’s living conditions were limited. After catching crabs from the sea, there were no cooking utensils around them. Only sea water is used to simmer the crab in a clay pot on a coal stove. The original intention of the salt cake recipe is to return to the fisherman's thinking. Only ginger and green onions are added, and the crab is slowly simmered in salt water over low heat. After tasting it after it was cooked, I felt that the steamed method was a little less flavorful;
3. Because the crab meat contains more crab juice and the crab roe is richer, it is more common for heavy-shell crabs to be steamed whole. However, restaurants that like to go a bit eccentric recommend the honest "Salted Crispy Heavy Shell Crab" and the coquettish "Huadiao Wine Steamed Heavy Shell Crab". Pick up a cooked heavy-shell crab, gently tear off the outer hard shell and throw it away. Chew the crab meat, crab roe and the soft shell together. The texture is rich and smooth, and it has the charm of ice cream. It is a perfect match for your taste buds. A rare and wonderful trip;
4. Although there are no delicious hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake at the moment, we can see how others eat hairy crabs. Taste the two unforgettable dishes of heavy-shell crabs Method - salt cake and Huadiao wine steaming. The former is authentic, mellow and simple, while the latter is harmoniously matched and has a strong flavor.
Huadiao is a perfect match with crab. From a health perspective, it is best to eat crab with rice wine. Crab is a cold food. People with weak stomachs are prone to abdominal pain and diarrhea when eating crabs. The rich amino acids and esters in rice wine can not only make it fresh and remove the fishy smell, but also have a warm nature that can harmonize with crabs and resist the coldness of crabs. Winter-brewed Huadiao is the top-grade rice wine, and the effect should be relatively good.