While the seafood stall selling large crab prices from 200,000 to 400,000 VND per kg depending on the size of the streets of Saigon, trolley traders only sell for less than 100,000.

More than a week along the routes in HCMC as Highway 13, Dien Bien Phu (Binh Thanh District), Ha Noi Highway (District 2) ..., crab prices to "super cheap" is loaded on the trolley is full Street. Most products are sold on the trolley is 3 dots crab (also known as crab moon).

At Highway 13 (Binh Thanh District), just a short distance near the eastern bus station with up to 2 -3 trucks Iced both weightlifting crab for sale for VND40,000 half kg (categories 5-7 a kg).

Anh Hung, said vehicle owners selling crabs, with mainly taken in Vung Tau. But though the dead crab is frozen to keep freshness. Without trust, you can buy the tasting.

"Every year, there is rarely kind to that crab so cheap. Usually the last year we only take crab Category 2, 3 for sale, but this year many volumes in Vung Tau, weak purchasing power traders collectors bring to Saigon. Because in the fall, the amount of crab are plentiful so attractive rates like this, "he Hung explained.

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Also for sale for nearly hundred kilograms, he sold crab Hoa Dien Bien Phu road constantly suggest buyers try to eat 2-3 children. "I sold nearly all week crabs, every day from 40 to 70kg, but also customers who have not complained about the quality. If the crab in the early season last year, this year to June there are many new rains come late, "he said while Hoa said that the reason he sold cheap crab is so taken root row, did not take land costs so cheap half, even by a third compared with the markets and shops.

Not sold in greater numbers as the two traders on, Ms. Hanh, vehicle owners crab on Kha Van Can Street, Thu Duc district, said each day only sold around 20-30kg. Because small crab so she just sold for $ 70,000 Hanh dong per kilo.

"This crab but not alive, but is frozen soon freshness should not decrease more than the remaining oxygen. This crab soup, fried tamarind, are very sweet steamed "said Hanh advertising.

While big crab, cheap is full of street traders selling it at markets and stores, small live crab child 8-10 costs 140,000 dong per kilogram, a large 5-7 kg are 200000-250000 dong . Particularly in a large number of seafood bowl, blue crab child a kind of 3-4 kg per kilogram price contract 370000-420000.

Ms. Flowers, a small business that sells live crabs at the market Pham Van Hai (Tan Binh), said she normally only sold to live crab, crab own near death as she brought into processed meat sold to consumers do processing rolls or crab dishes.

"Dead crab nutrients will reduce, if purchased, the type of long-dead meat friable and sweetness will be no longer. In particular, there are many types of crab, red crab like, three dots crab, blue crab, blue crab which delicious, sweet, fleshy and most nutritious. 3 dots crabs also eat at the finest kind, blue crab meat was not sure by not using crab fat and red, "Mrs. Flowers said.

Seafood is the largest granary in HCMC, representatives burden in Binh Thanh Seafood confirmed recently crab season. However, under the management of the fish market, only new drift crab crab cheap but delicious "food cost" prices are still very expensive. So buyers should be wary of products with amazingly cheap.

"This season is pretty much crab Vung Tau, but because this region die so fast crab large bowl very limited buying, which mainly take in Phu Quoc or Phan Thiet. Thus, many small businesses find cheap retail consolidation brought to the city to sell. Often reduced to 50% dead crab quality than live crab, meat should op customers should choose carefully when buying this product, "fish market representatives said.

To choose delicious crab, seafood stall on representative said, the customer should buy live crabs. Want to buy the crab Sure, customers checked by clicking on the side abdominal burning crab 2, 3. If the hips are sunken crab crab meat op dead long and contain lots of water, do not buy. Conversely, do not squeeze into the sinking crab crab, it is delicious. Depending on the preferences of each person choose male or female crabs (crabs the tiles, while the male crab meat sure).