Autumn is a good time to eat crabs, and green crabs have long been a hot sell. Guangdong is close to the sea and has a large number of sea crabs, with green crabs being the most famous. Compared with Chinese mitten crabs, the green crabs living in the fresh and saltwater areas of the Pearl River Estuary seem to be out of the limelight. Guangdong produces green crabs all year round, and they are categorized into different types with different flavors and prices in terms of different stages of growth. #LingnanCuisine

清蒸黄油蟹

清蒸水蟹

盐焗重皮蟹

台山青蟹已成为国家地理标志农产品（受访者供图）

生煎奄仔蟹

肉蟹糯米饭

奄仔蟹蒸肉饼

香辣膏蟹

秋季是吃蟹的好时节，各色青蟹早已崭露头角，成为热销产品。广东近海，海蟹居多，青蟹最为著名。相对于江南大闸蟹的名声在外，生活在珠江口咸淡水区域的青蟹总是显得淡定而从容。广东一年四季都有产青蟹，以青蟹的不同生长阶段分为：水蟹、肉蟹、膏蟹、奄仔蟹、重皮蟹、黄油蟹等。每个阶段的青蟹味道都不同，例如肉蟹以肉为美，优质肉蟹的蟹肉丰满、爽滑鲜甜；膏蟹以蟹膏美味著称，各个阶段的青蟹价格亦有所不同。

文、图 | 羊城晚报全媒体记者 王敏 马思泳