When you think of bean sprouts, you will definitely think of soybean sprouts, which is a vegetable that we often eat. This is the one in the picture below.
However, the kind of bean sprouts we are talking about today is the sea bean sprouts that grow in the sea. To be precise, it is a creature that grows on shallow mudflats. In fact, sea bean sprouts are just common names, its scientific name is called tongue-shaped shellfish, which is the longest genus of living organisms in the world, and is a famous "living fossil", living in temperate and tropical seas. Its fleshy stem is thicker than its body, and it can inhabit undersea caves, where it can freely expand and contract. The shell and thumb head of the sea bean sprout are about the size of the head, and the shape is oval, dragging a white tail, like a strange soybean sprout.
This sea bean sprout Chaoshan people call it "glue wall". Eating too many sea bean sprouts will be allergic, keep that shell, if you are allergic, use the shell to boil water to drink. I heard that this dish is the third oldest in the Leizhou people's wine dishes, because the Leizhou people must order this dish when they go to drink. Chaoshan people usually eat sea bean sprouts in a fried way, the method is like frying thin shells, adding gold is better without changing the taste. The flesh of the sea bean sprouts is a little tough, but the taste is very delicious, especially its large white tail, which is very crispy to eat.
Sea bean sprouts are rare in many coastal areas, probably because of its small production, and the price on the market is now very expensive, often want to buy and buy. I remember when I was a child, I often went to the beach to dig up sea bean sprouts, and I could dig up a lot every day. At that time, almost no one ate sea bean sprouts, and the price was very cheap. And many people dare not eat sea bean sprouts because they are afraid of allergies. So when we cook sea bean sprouts, we must fry it until it is very cooked.
The method of eating sea bean sprouts is generally stir-frying, buying back sea bean sprouts, soaking them in water, putting a little salt in the water, and spitting out the sediment inside the sea bean sprouts. The method of stir-frying is the same as our usual fried thin shell, and friends with good conditions can add a little chopped gold without changing. You can also stir-fry with the peppers and add a pinch of celery, so that it looks full of color and flavor, crispy and delicious, and very delicious.
Warm tips: for friends with seafood allergies can not eat too many sea bean sprouts at a time, sea bean sprouts must be fried until very cooked. If you are not carefully allergic, you can use its shell to boil water to drink, this method is very practical.