Rushing to the sea: I can see the prompts

Chapter 234 King Crab

“There are also king crabs in Australia?”

The person next to him rolled his eyes: "It's a king crab, I didn't even hear it clearly."

Many people also get confused.

King crabs are also called stone crabs or rock crabs, which are crustaceans of the Stone Crab family. They are not real crabs. They are mainly distributed in cold sea areas. They are named king crabs because of their huge size. They are known as the "King of Crabs".

The scientific name of the king crab is Pseudomonas giganteus, commonly known as the oddly heavy pseudoback crab and the Australian king crab.

Their crab bodies are red and can land ashore. They are masters of tree climbing and mainly feed on fruits such as coconuts and pandanus. King crabs are found in western and southern Australia at water depths of 100 to 180 meters.

King crabs are very big, with the largest weighing more than fifty pounds. Therefore, it is normal for king crabs to cost several thousand yuan each, and some even cost tens of thousands of yuan each.

In appearance, the king crab looks like a spider-like monster. The crab legs are the main edible parts. The Australian king crab is obviously several times bigger in size, but the shell is very soft, and the meat of the short legs is mostly hidden in the body and claws of the crab. middle.

"Don't drool more than your tea, and hurry up and help."

The crabs poured onto the deck of the fishing boat and were crawling everywhere.

"Hey! Why are you running?"

I saw a crew member being chased away by a giant king crab.

"Damn it! This thing is chasing you with its pincers, so you have to run away." The man turned around and said plausibly.

Everyone was also shocked.

That king crab looked a bit scary, weighing more than sixty pounds by visual inspection. What is the concept of more than sixty pounds? The weight of a small pig.

You know, this is just a crab!

"Brother Hua, are such big sea crabs normal?" someone couldn't help but ask Zhang Yaohua.

Zhang Yaohua told them: "This is the heaviest crab in the world, what do you think?"

Ok!

The heaviest crab in the world, no wonder.

"I heard that the largest crab in the world is the killer crab, not..." Someone wanted to refute.

"Brother Hua said he was the heaviest, not the biggest."

"It's the biggest, isn't it the heaviest?"

Zhang Yaohua said with a smile: "The killer crab is the largest crab, mainly because of its long legs. The legs of the killer crab are just over one meter long. But the killer crab actually doesn't have much meat, which is much worse than the king crab."

"That one is estimated to cost tens of thousands of yuan. Please be careful not to break the pliers and crab legs."

Everyone started collecting crabs, and it took two people to subdue and tie up a king crab better.

If you're not careful, if you let them clamp, your fingers will be pinched off. Therefore, Zhang Yaohua repeatedly warned everyone to be careful, not to rush, and to take their time.

"Is one one enough for all of us?" Azhe sighed as he held down a king crab that was bigger than a washbasin.

"I don't know if such a big crab is delicious."

Generally speaking, things that grow big are not very tasty and the meat is not tender. A crab as big as this lasts for more than three to five years, right?

The old captain had eaten it and said: "The king crab is not bad, especially the crab legs."

The crab legs are the most delicious part of the king crab. The crab cover is rich in paste, but you cannot eat it like you usually eat crabs with paste, otherwise it will be very greasy.

King crabs can generally be fried with ginger and green onion or used to make porridge, but there is a simple way in Australia, which is to use king crabs directly to make soup.

Cut the whole crab into several large pieces, cook it directly in the clear soup, take out the crab and eat it after it is cooked. The deliciousness of the crab meat is simply indescribable, and every bite is so filling.

When I'm almost done eating, I drink some more soup. The soup is very clear and complements the rich crab meat perfectly.

The old captain added: "I heard that this thing is also a restricted species in Australia, and the annual output is not high. We'd better catch it quickly and leave."

It would be troublesome if Australian officials came to find him.

King crab is different from king crab.

The number of king crabs is so large that it has even reached the point of flooding in some sea areas, causing huge pressure and even devastating blows to the marine ecology. King crabs, however, are just the opposite.

Therefore, king crabs are relatively rare even in Australia. The annual catch is only 60 to 70 tons, which is more than 100,000 kilograms.

Things are rare and valuable!

More than 100,000 kilograms will be supplied to the whole world.

Let alone the whole world, it will not make a splash in the Chinese market.

Because of this, king crabs have never been worried about selling, and they are priceless.

Zhang Yaohua nodded, roughly understanding the situation of the king crab.

Like bluefin tuna, this fish has an annual fishing quota. It is said that there is currently a fishing company that has been competing for the king crab fishing quota.

To catch king crab, you need to pay a fishing tax to the local government.

But even if there is a fishing tax, it still cannot stop the fishing companies from competing for it. After all, the price of this kind of crab is high, and the global market is so big, there is no need to worry about poor sales.

As long as everything is caught, it can be sold at a high price, and who doesn't like the business of making a profit without losing money?

Zhang Yaohua doesn’t care about fishing quotas.

Those quotas are generally used to restrict honest people.

In my childhood, when did countries such as China ever worry about fishing quotas? Take bluefin tuna as an example. They overfish the quota every year and there is no punishment.

At most, it's just a few words of condemnation from some organization.

Are there any chicken feathers for use?

Not to mention quotas, they even blatantly violated the convention by killing whales. They are condemned every year, but they don't change. At most, they push a few people out to bow and apologize.

They probably thought: I've already apologized, what else do you want from me?

"What we fished in the high seas has to do with them?" Some people were dissatisfied.

It's not like they fished it out of their territorial waters.

"The problem is that people don't always reason with us."

"In foreign countries, it is better for us to be cautious and not be so public." said the old captain.

To be honest, Zhang Yaohua's behavior of letting the fishing boat hit him earlier really shocked him and he was too courageous. Although it is very relaxing, if the other party calls the relevant departments of their country, things will become serious.

After hearing this, everyone became less stubborn and the movements of their hands accelerated significantly.

I know the captain has a point.

They continued to unload the net.

Zhang Yaohua told the chef: "Get a few and bring them to the kitchen to give everyone a taste."

"Okay! Leave it to me."

After weighing the next net and still confiscating it, everyone will have a meal first while the chef prepares the king crab. I couldn't eat this kind of crab before, and even if I could, I wouldn't want to part with it.

The king crab is red and white, creamy and meaty, the crab meat is firm and extremely delicious.

"It's really delicious." Everyone praised it while eating.

No wonder this crab is on high-end tables.

"Now! Use a spoon to dig in and eat." Zhang Yaohua said to everyone.

He never scrutinized the crew.

It is said that the hind legs and body of king crab are best baked with soup or cheese and noodles.

Compared with the steamed version, the Western style has a stronger taste, which creates a taste contrast with the freshness and sweetness. In addition, the king crab meat is more chewy than the lobster, which makes it even more delicious when combined with the flavor of the Yi noodles.

But the conditions on board are limited, so we don’t have to pay that much attention.

(End of this chapter)