Seven star purple crab

Seven-star purple crab is named after the shape of purple crab after it is cooked. Purple crab is a hairy-legged river crab produced in the suburbs of Tianjin. It is as big as a silver dollar and as small as a copper coin. Every winter, it lives in mud holes on river banks and has to break the ice to catch it. This is small, but the abdomen is white and muddy, and it tastes delicious. Because its crab yellow is extremely rich, it shows a layer of purple through the thin crab cover, hence the name. Beasts of Ming and Qing dynasties were tributes. Tianjin chefs take the "Seven-Star Purple Crab" cooked with this crab, which is very fresh and fragrant, and has become a traditional dish in winter in Jingu. The poet once praised it: "Dan Crab is less than money, and the cream claw Daqu fist catches the water from Tianjin and carries it to Weihe boat. The official pavilion is sparsely lit, and it is snowy in winter. When you get drunk, it's the fattest and freshest thing.
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