no THE CHINESE COOK BOOKCrab
HICrabs are found most abundantly in salt
water. The bestquality is found ina place
wherethesaltandfreshwatermix. Although
theyexistalltheyearround,thebestmonths
for crabs are February, July, and August.
Inbuyingcrabsalwayslookfortheheavyones.
Thelightonescontaintoomuchwater.
Naturally the most delicious food is crab.
Thisis the onlymeatwhichcontains enough
saltandoiltofitanyone'staste.
Incookingcrab,therefore,allthatisneces-
saryistowashandsteamituntilthecrabturns
red. Servewhenhot. Sometimesredvinegar
isusedinservingbutit isnotnecessary.
Neveraddsaltoroilorbutterofanykind
becauseitspoilstheflavor.