As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 361 - Chapter 361 Chapter 285 Alone Departure_4

Chapter 361: Chapter 285 Alone Departure_4 Chapter 361: Chapter 285 Alone Departure_4 Fortunately, there were no crab roe, otherwise, he would have had to release it.

He picked up the scissors and cut off its tail, releasing a lot of bloody liquid.

The blood of this crab wasn’t transparent but a clear wine-red, due to the color of its crab paste being the same hue.

Next, he grabbed a crab leg with one hand and the shell with the other, putting force into both hands to forcibly pry it open.

The resistance was very strong, making his fingers ache a bit. He guessed he was probably the only one who could do it; Zhang Wei certainly wouldn’t have been able to pry it open.

The inside of the crab shell was filled with blood and a lot of dark yellow crab brains and wine-red crab paste.

He poured out the blood, then used the scissors to cut out and clean the viscera from the inside of the shell.

The stomach of the crab was quite large, pitch black inside, and despite having been nurtured for three days, it hadn’t digested everything.

But Chu Mingcheng wasn’t curious enough to cut it open and see what was inside.

These crabs are scavengers, and opening them up would be quite disgusting.

If he ever came across an anglerfish, on the other hand, it might be worth checking to see if there were any treasures inside.

After that, Chu Mingcheng used a knife to chop the crab body in half, and to his surprise, he found there wasn’t much meat in the body. Was it like the Emperor Crab where the legs are the main source of meat?

Today was his first time eating Gan’s Giant Claw Crab, and due to considerations of the length of the crab cage ropes as well as their size, he hadn’t let Zhang Wei and Chen Yang know that there were so many crabs on board.

Everyone was out at sea, and if they didn’t understand now, it didn’t mean they wouldn’t find out later.

Catching forty-two Gan’s Giant Claw Crabs, weighing over twenty and even thirty pounds each in ten cages overnight, was obviously not possible.

Unless the cages were switched to the kind specifically for catching Emperor Crabs, so he planned to replace the cages when he went back, and also prepare a much longer rope.

Eating Gan’s Giant Claw Crab today wasn’t due to craving; it was to understand the taste of this type of crab and to assess the sales situation when he got back, to see if he needed to adjust the price.

After all, the market price was nearly double that of Emperor Crab, and if the taste of the crab meat couldn’t compare to that of the Emperor Crab, who would buy it at such a high price next time? They’re not fools.

He chopped the crab legs into small pieces at the joints, and also chopped up the entire crab body.

After chopping up the crab body, he did find plenty of meat that was quite plump; only the middle part was empty.

Since he wanted to taste the freshness of the crab, Chu Mingcheng didn’t go for braising it in sauce.

All the crab meat was placed in a steamer for steaming, and then he opened the kitchen window and took out a charcoal stove to prepare shell-roasting.

With so much crab roe and crab brains, eating shell-roasted was the most original and authentic way.

After preparation, he peeled the sea lobster, prepared some ice water, and put the lobster meat into it to chill.

Indeed, the sashimi of sea lobster is more delicious than that of ordinary shrimp, sweeter and more succulent.

Finally, he brought out a box of snowflake beef from Chen Yang’s place, unsure whether beef slices wrapped around crab meat would taste good.

It took a full hour for Chu Mingcheng to finish preparing dinner.

He first brought the cat’s bowls inside, poured a little cat food, then laid some shredded crab meat on top, and topped each bowl with a slice of beef.

They were lucky to have such a big meal today.

After a short while, the sound of the cats munching in the living room could be heard, obviously enjoying their food.

Chu Mingcheng also began to taste the Gan’s Giant Claw Crab for himself.

He started with a crab leg, twisted it at the joint, and pulled out a large chunk of crab meat.

The crab meat was relatively full, similar to eating a big chunk of Emperor Crab directly popped into the mouth.

Having tasted the crab meat, Chu Mingcheng had an estimate in mind.

The flavor of Gan’s Giant Claw Crab’s meat was superior to the Emperor Crab’s, and even sweeter and crisper, not inferior to the claws of the Green Crab.

In fact, although Emperor Crab is well-known, its meat isn’t as tasty as the large pincers of the Green Crab.

However, the taste of Gan’s Giant Claw Crab’s meat still couldn’t match up to the Emperor Crab, which is more delicious.

He then poured some meat into a crab shell, mixing it with the already cooked crab roe and crab brains.

With that bite, Chu Mingcheng nodded in approval; the taste of the crab roe was quite good, very fragrant.

Although it was not as rich as the roe of hairy crabs, it wasn’t far behind.

In that case, selling these large Gan’s Giant Claw Crabs for five hundred a pound was still quite reasonable.

Even though the cost-performance ratio was still not high, given their rarity, many would still purchase them.

However, if smaller ones were caught in the future, then the price could be made more affordable.