T/WXCY 0001-2019 Taihu Lake Drunken Crabs
T/WXCY 0001-2019
Basic Information
Scope
Scope: This standard specifies the raw materials, production processes, product specifications, logos, packaging, transportation, storage, shelf life requirements, and inspection rules for Taihu Lake Drunken Crabs. This standard applies to ready-to-eat cooked drunken crabs made from live Chinese hairy crabs (river crabs) in Wuxi City, which are temporarily cultured, cleaned, steamed, cooled, soaked in liquor, and seasoned with spices. Main technical content: 3.1 Terms and Definitions 3.1.1 Drunken Crab: A method of preparing cold dishes in the catering industry, mainly using a large amount of wine (white wine or yellow wine) and other seasonings to create a drunken sauce and soak the raw materials until they are fermented and mature. It is divided into raw drunken crab and cooked drunken crab. 3.1.2 Cooked Drunken Crab: Mainly using a large amount of yellow wine, supplemented with other seasonings such as brewed soy sauce and white sugar, and making a mature drunken sauce (drunken brine) according to a certain proportion. It is a method of soaking the preheated and mature raw materials in the sauce to add flavor. 3.1.3 Crab Yellow Index: Also known as the "liver-pancreas index", it is one of the quality evaluation indicators of river crabs. The liver and pancreas, commonly known as "crab yellow", are important digestive glands and nutrient storage organs of river crabs, divided into left and right lobes, composed of numerous fine branch-like blind tubules, orange-yellow in color, rich in fat, and delicious in taste. Crab yellow index (%) = crab yellow weight/body weight × 100% (for all crab yellow of live river crabs). 3.1.4 Crab Gland Index: Also known as the "sex gland index", it is one of the quality evaluation indicators of river crabs. The sex gland is the reproductive organ of river crabs, located under the carapace of the head and thorax, with male and female differentiation. The female sex gland is commonly known as "red gland", including the ovary and fal