This hermit crab, called coconut crab, has very tender meat. Before the technology for artificially breeding coconut crabs matured, it was once caught by crazy fishermen and diners and became an endangered species.
If the technology of artificially breeding coconut crabs had not gradually matured in recent years, coconut crabs would still be protected animals that could not be caught.
"Be careful, don't get pinched by its pincers." Xiang Yang shouted to Xiang Hui.
The claws of this crab are very strong and can easily cut coconuts from the tree and clamp open the coconut shells. If a person is pinched by it, not only will the bones be broken, but the skin and flesh will definitely be torn.
"Don't worry, I know the severity of the problem." Xiang Hui answered nonchalantly. Then he caught the coconut crab and tied it tightly with a rope he got from somewhere.
"Okay, we caught it. We'll cook it when we get back and try it." Xiang Hui said with a smile on his face.
Xiang Yang looked at the coconut crab carefully and found that it was not only extremely large in size, but also much more majestic in appearance than other crabs, looking like the supreme crab.
At this time, Fatty Zuo stretched his head over and said, "Is it tied tightly? Don't let it break free. If it really pinches you, it will be no joke."
Xiang Yang smiled. Xiang Hui was very professional in tying crabs. As long as they were tied, there was no risk of them breaking free. The more the crabs struggled, the tighter they would be tied.
Coconut crabs can live up to more than 60 years. They not only eat coconuts, but also various fruits and nuts.
Although coconut crabs are a type of crab, they have adapted to life on land and will drown if they stay in the water for too long. They mainly live on the coast and on some small islands.
On some islands, on some small islands lacking vegetation, rats have been seen preying on coconut crabs, but sometimes the situation is reversed, and scientists have observed coconut crabs preying on rats several times.
"We're in for a treat today. Coconut crab is a precious seafood. It's not easy to eat it because coconut crabs are generally distributed on islands in the Pacific Ocean. In our country, they are only occasionally found in the southeastern coastal areas. It is said that coconut crabs are sold individually in the market, and the price of one is several hundred yuan. In China, if you want to eat coconut crabs, you need to make reservations in advance at high-end hotels." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Originally, the number of coconut crabs was quite large, but in the past few years, as people hunted them in large numbers, the number of coconut crabs has declined rapidly.
The coconut crab meat is delicious, the belly is fat, and it is rich in nutrients, especially its eight strong legs, which taste like lobster tails and have a unique coconut flavor that is unforgettable.
In addition, the coconut crab's spherical tail is full of crab roe, also called crab roe. Everyone who has eaten it praises it as the best in the world and beyond words.
And coconut crab is very easy to cook.
The naturally beautiful coconut crab does not require any fancy cooking; you can enjoy its original flavor by simply steaming it in plain water.
Although coconut crab is called crab, its taste is more delicate than other sea crab meat and closer to the deliciousness of lobster.
In addition, coconut crabs mainly feed on coconuts, so their meat tastes like a light coconut milk aroma and has a very unique flavor.
"Okay, I'll cook tonight and make some stir-fried coconut crab." Fatty Zuo volunteered.
Xiang Yang smiled. It didn't matter whether it was stir-fried or steamed, as long as Xiang Yang could eat it.
Immediately, the three of them stopped wandering around and went straight home to cut the coconut crab into two halves, boiled one half in boiling water, and stir-fried the other half with shredded ginger and red pepper.
Such a big coconut crab was just enough for Xiang Yang and the other two to share, and they all ate one and were very satisfied.
"As expected, a reputation is justified. The taste of this coconut crab is really good. It tastes much better than that of the blue crab." Fatty Zuo said, touching his belly with a satisfied look on his face.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "But blue crabs are much more valuable than coconut crabs now."
Xiang Hui also grinned and said, "I don't know whether blue crabs are valuable or not, but if I buy a rope worth twenty yuan and tie it to the body of a blue crab, it can be sold for more than two thousand yuan."
Xiang Yang immediately frowned when he heard this. "Xiang Hui, you can't make such jokes. At least you can't say such words. If someone hears it, your water business will be in trouble."
In the next two days, Xiang Yang was relatively free. When he had nothing to do, he would go to the Binhai Department Store to have a look, and occasionally go to the beach to catch some seafood.
During this period, Li Chao came to Xiang Yang once to discuss advertising matters, but the cost of this matter was too high, and Xiang Yang and Li Chao ended up parting on bad terms.
It was not until the third day that Xiang Yang finally got some serious business to do.
"Captain, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you." Xia Pengjie looked at Xiang Yang, hesitating to speak.
Xiang Yang looked at the dark-skinned but troubled crew member in front of him and found it a little funny. "You have already come to see me. No matter what the matter is, just tell me first."
Xia Pengjie smiled awkwardly, then said, "Captain, are we still recruiting crew members on our ship?"
Xiang Yang looked at Xia Pengjie in confusion, "Why? Do you have relatives or friends who want to come to my ship?"
"They are not relatives or friends, they are my classmates." Xia Pengjie said quickly.
"Hey, it's been a day, I thought it was something else, it turns out it's this. Okay, I agree. Just ask him to rush to Qinglongwan in the next few days and try to go out to sea with us next time we go out to sea." Xiang Yang agreed without thinking.
To be honest, life at sea is actually quite hard. Even if you offer a very high salary, it is difficult to recruit satisfactory crew members.
Especially since the local young people in Yanlong Village have basically been divided up by Xiang Yang and Wu Shiwen, it is really difficult to recruit crew members for fishing boats like Xiang Yang's.
Xiang Yang really wanted to have a crew member like Xia Pengjie, who graduated from an ocean university and received systematic training in ocean-related knowledge.
"No, Captain, it's not him, it's them. The classmate I'm talking about is not one, but a group." Xia Pengjie spoke in a lower and lower voice, and in the end, he didn't even dare to look Xiang Yang in the eye.
"Hmm?" Xiang Yang, who had been absent-minded, suddenly raised his head after hearing this, "You said you have a group of classmates who want to come to my boat?"
"It's all my fault. I posted all the photos of our trips to the class group and also disclosed my income in the last two months." Xia Pengjie said with a look of self-blame. (To be continued)