October 3, 2022
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【大閘蟹食用小貼士】
踏入金秋，饞嘴人士立即想起大閘蟹金黃色的蟹膏！秋冬正值大閘蟹繁殖之時，體內充斥滿滿的蟹黃，實在令人垂涎三尺，但要注意大閘蟹屬性寒涼，吃後容易中「蟹毒」，所謂蟹毒是指因為大閘蟹過於寒涼而令身體出現嘔吐、肚瀉、腹痛等腸胃道症狀。注意以下吃大閘蟹的四大注意事項，就有助減低吃大閘蟹後可能出現的不適症狀。
1. 挑走蟹心
中醫認為大閘蟹性寒，而呈六角形的蟹心更是極度寒涼，進食前記得先挑走，它藏在蟹腹中間黃膏最厚的地方，記得亦要清走腮、腸和胃方可食用。
2. 節制份量
大閘蟹有清熱、去瘀通經絡的功效，但由於性寒，吃蟹後容易腹瀉，體質虛寒、手腳冰冷、脾胃虛寒、容易腹瀉及胃脹人士、孕婦、坐月、行經中的婦女都應避免進食。就算身體偏熱人士每次最多吃兩隻，進食時宜配搭清淡菜式。
3. 必備紫蘇葉、薑、醋
為了消減螃蟹的寒性，蒸蟹時宜將紫蘇葉加在水中以及蓋在蟹身，紫蘇葉性溫，具發汗散寒、行氣健胃、安胎、解魚蟹毒的功效，食用時配搭薑醋亦有驅寒作用。
4. 喝杯薑茶/炒米水
飯後宜吃杯薑茶或炒米水，有助暖胃驅寒，加入紫蘇葉更可解魚蟹毒。
紫蘇生薑紅糖茶
功效：暖胃驅寒鎮吐，體質偏熱不宜。
材料：紫蘇葉9克、生薑5-6片、紅糖適量
做法：洗淨材料，紫蘇葉及生薑以約800毫升水煲煮30分鐘至出味，再加入適當紅糖調味即可。
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Tips when eating hairy crabs
As we are approaching the golden autumn, foodies will immediately think of hairy crab’s tomalley (or crab fats)! Hairy crabs are the most fertile during autumn and winter, and their body will be filled with mouth-watering crab fats.
Nonetheless, hairy crabs are cold in nature and might cause ‘poisoning’. The so-called ‘poisoning’ is associated with individuals who develop symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, stomach upset, and other gastrointestinal problems after consuming hairy crabs that are cold in nature.
Take note of these four points below, as they can help reduce the discomfort after consuming hairy crabs.
1. Remove the heart
Chinese Medicine believes hairy crab is cold in nature, and its hexagonal heart is exceptionally cold. Remember to remove it before consuming the crab. The heart is hidden in the thickest part of the crab fats. Also, remove the gills, intestines, and stomach before eating the crab.
2. Control the intake of hairy crab
Hairy crab can clear heat and stasis and promote the circulation of the Meridians, but since they are cold in nature, individuals would experience diarrhea easily. Those with a cold and weak body constitution, cold limbs, and a cold and weak spleen and stomach, as well as pregnant women, mothers during confinement, and women on period should avoid eating it.
You should limit to 1-2 crabs each time and combining with light dishes.
3. Perilla leaf, ginger, and vinegar are a must
To reduce hairy crab’s cold nature, add perilla leaves into the water and on top of the crab when steaming. Perilla leaves are warm in nature, can dispel cold, improve qi circulation, strengthen the stomach, eliminate the ‘toxins’ from the fish and crab, and promote prenatal care. Consume the hairy grab with ginger and vinegar to dispel cold from the body.
4. Drink a cup of ginger tea/fried rice water
Drinking a cup of ginger tea or fried rice water after eating the hairy crab can help warm the stomach and dispel cold from the body. Add perilla leaves into the tea can help also clear the ‘toxins’ from the fish and crab.
Ginger tea with perilla leaf and brown sugar
Effects: warms the stomach, dispels cold and stops vomiting. Not suitable for those with a heaty body.
Ingredients: 9g perilla leaf, 5-6 pieces of raw ginger, brown sugar to taste
Preparation: Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Boil perilla leaf and ginger with 800ml of water for 30 minutes. Add in brown sugar.
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