Jiangsu Gucheng Lake Aquatic Market Co., Ltd., Gucheng Lake crab, Gaochun County, Jiangsu Province, special agricultural products, known as the "crown of crabs", its meat is tender, delicious, and nutritious

Gucheng Lake crabs have always been known as the top crabs, which is closely related to the special ecological environment of Gucheng Lake. The water area of Gucheng Lake is 100 miles square, the blue waves are rippling, the water quality is pure as a mirror, the water is deep and the bottom is hard, the aquatic plants are abundant, the extension is wide, the climate is pleasant, it is the most ideal "crystal palace" for crabs to settle and grow. There is no source of pollution around the lake, and there is a natural environment that is intoxicating. Therefore, the crab that grows here is particularly unique in the crab family in terms of shape and flesh, and it has four major characteristics: first, the green back, the crab shell is green mud colored, smooth and shiny; the second is a white belly, a muddy umbilicus carapace, crystal white, without ink spots; the third is yellow hair, the hair of the crab leg is long and yellow, and the roots are smooth; The fourth is the golden claw, the crab claw is golden, solid and powerful, placed on the glass plate, the eight legs are erect, the double chela is in the air, the umbilicus is uplifted, and the majesty is majestic. Its meat is tender, delicious and nutritious. According to experts, every 100 grams of Gucheng Lake crab meat contains 14 grams of protein, 13 mg of iron, 0.71 mg of riboflavin, and 5960 IU of vitamin A.

In addition to being a precious delicacy and having high nutritional value, Gucheng Lake crab also has certain medicinal value. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and some ancient Chinese medicines, crabs have the effects of heat dissipation, digestion, and stomach disease. In the early years of the Republic of China, Shi Jinmo, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing, was a well-known gluttonous who loved crabs, and he divided the crabs produced in various places into six grades, namely lake crabs, river crabs, river crabs, stream crabs, ditch crabs and sea crabs, one of which was the lake crab, and the big crab produced in Gucheng Lake was ranked first in the first class, like a champion who won the world.