How much does coconut crab cost per jin, and how should it be eaten?

Friends who like watching animal documentaries must have heard of the coconut crab, an animal that can grow to 1 m long and is not only the largest terrestrial crab but also the largest terrestrial arthropod. This crab is an expert tree climber, able to climb to the top of coconut palms to feed on coconuts, which is also the origin of its name. Here is a brief introduction to the market price of the coconut crab.

1. The price of the coconut crab

The coconut crab lives in tropical forests near the sea, returns to the sea during the breeding season, and its larvae grow larger in seawater. The coconut crab is found throughout the waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. In China, coconut crabs appear only in the Taiwan region, so eating a coconut crab is not a simple matter.

At present there is no uniform pricing for coconut crabs, and they are very rarely sold on the market. Generally, if you want to eat coconut crab, you have to reserve one at a specialized hotel, at a price of about 30 US dollars each, which converts to about 200 yuan each. The meat of the coconut crab is very tender and has a unique coconut aroma, making it a rare delicacy.

The coconut crab is famous worldwide for its tender meat; however, due to frenzied hunting by humans and the destruction of its natural habitat, the coconut crab is increasingly hard to find in its habitat and has become an endangered animal facing extinction. There is currently no artificial breeding method for the coconut crab, and in 1996 the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the coconut crab as an endangered species.

2. How to eat the coconut crab

The main ways to prepare coconut crab are steaming, stir-frying, and stewing in soup. Whichever way it is eaten, it is delicious and tasty, and after the coconut crab is cooked it also gives off a faint coconut fragrance that is very unique. In southern Taiwan, China, the coconut crab is also regarded as a nourishing natural wild delicacy; for example, mixing the roe and yellow paste from its abdomen into rice wine and eating it is considered an excellent tonic.

Nutritionally, the coconut crab is mainly composed of protein, fat, and trace elements, and is a main source of nutritional supplementation, so people who are malnourished or somewhat weak can eat more of it. However, coconut crab is very high in cholesterol and purines, so people with hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and gout should eat less of it.

The above is some related information about the coconut crab. Although the coconut crab is very nutritious and has a unique taste, we should pay even more attention to protecting it. If fishing continues so recklessly, perhaps within not many years our list of extinct animals will have one more entry.