Why didn't the ancients eat crayfish?

Because the edible species of crayfish are actually exotic species, crayfish did not exist in ancient China. Without this thing, of course, the ancient people in China didn't eat crayfish, so there was no such custom.

When and where were crayfish introduced into China?

In fact, the history of crayfish abroad has exceeded 100 years, but in China or Asia, it was actually introduced from the United States in 19 18, not for eating, but as bait for bullfrogs.

At 1930, some Japanese biologists brought crayfish to the coast of China, and they started experimental culture in Nanjing.

It is worth mentioning that after 1974, crayfish began to enter Hubei, the favorite place of crayfish.

In fact, the history of crayfish abroad has exceeded 100 years, but in China or Asia, it was actually introduced from the United States in 19 18, not for eating, but as bait for bullfrogs.

At 1930, some Japanese biologists brought crayfish to the coast of China, and they started experimental culture in Nanjing.

It is worth mentioning that after 1974, crayfish began to enter Hubei, the favorite place of crayfish.

Although crayfish has been in China for a long time, it was actually studied and eaten as food in 1983, and then 1988, Hubei Academy of Sciences successfully cultivated crayfish.

199 1 year, the Hubei Provincial Fisheries Department introduced red claw crayfish for trial planting in China, and then crayfish blossomed everywhere in China. It is worth mentioning that most of us eat Procambarus clarkii, because this species has strong reproduction and adaptability.