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It's a good time to eat snails
However, a word of caution should be given to everyone
The health and safety of snails cannot be ignored
If you're not careful, you can get caught up
The danger of contracting with parasites
In severe cases, dementia and even death can occur
In a vegetable market, the aquatic product stalls are piled up with large fat snails, which attract many citizens to come and choose.
"The small ones are 5 yuan a catty, and the large ones are 10 yuan and 8 yuan, and they sell dozens of catties every day on average. According to He Lixue, the operator now sells local green-shell snails in the market. Although snails are available all year round, after months of dormant winter, the snails before and after Qingming Festival have thin shells, fat meat, less sediment, and the best taste.
Snails are not only a delicacy, but they are also not inferior in terms of nutrition. Snail meat is a high-protein, low-fat high-quality food, and is also rich in vitamin E, especially calcium, magnesium, zinc and other trace elements.
However, just around Qingming Festival, parasites in the water become active, adding a hint of potential risk to the consumption of snails. Zhang Wensheng, chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Second People's Hospital of Anhui Province, reminded that the Chinese snails that the public generally eats will have relatively fewer parasites, but the Fushou snails, if not cooked, are very easy to cause foodborne Guangzhou strongyloidiasis, damage the central nervous system, cause meningitis, and in severe cases, it can also cause dementia and death.
Not only is it a problem of parasites, but also bacterial food poisoning can occur in snails and some seafood if they are not cooked.
The snails must be cooked and cooked thoroughly
Therefore, if you want to eat hygienic and healthy, you must not be sloppy in the following four steps.
First, the selection of snails is very particular.
- One smell: If you smell a fishy smell, it means that the snail is dead and inedible;
- Second look: If the snail floats in the water and the lid at the mouth of the snail is deeply recessed, it means that the snail is empty shell or not fresh, and it is not recommended to eat it.
Snails with shiny, green, thin shells are usually fresh. You can also gently press the snail cap with your fingers, if there is enough elasticity, it means that it is relatively fresh, and you can buy it with confidence. In fact, the bigger the snail is not necessarily the better, it is best to choose a medium-sized snail with a uniform size when buying, so that you can avoid the situation that the big snail is not fully cooked and the small snail is overcooked.
2. Before eating, snails should be soaked in water and spitted out and cleaned, so as to ensure that all sediment and potential parasite eggs are removed. Do not cook the snail immediately after buying it, it is best to raise it in water dripping with sesame oil for more than half a day, and replace the turbid water regularly, so that the snail can spit out impurities in the body, and there is no muddy smell when eating.
3. It is necessary to cook and cook thoroughly, and use high temperature to completely kill parasites to prevent them from entering the body and breeding, causing more serious consequences. The key words should be emphasized three more times: cooked, cooked, cooked!
Fourth, it is best to only eat the head of the snail, and do not eat the tail, because the tail is the abdominal cavity of the snail, mainly the intestines and other internal organs, and the heavy metal content of the tail is high.
These groups of people are not suitable for eating snails
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that snails are cold foods, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat more, especially the elderly and children with poor gastrointestinal tract or indigestion, and should eat less or no food. Avoid eating with cold drinks and ice water, otherwise it is easy to induce abdominal pain, diarrhea and other uncomfortable symptoms. It is also not suitable to eat snails during colds, menstrual periods and postpartum periods. People with liver, kidney or immune system disorders should also avoid eating snails, which can carry microorganisms that pose a risk to the health of these populations.