The world is big, it is really no wonder; Chinese food culture is even more profound, up and down five thousand years, the mystery of which can be said to have been unraveled so far, hidden in nature of countless mountains and treasures of the sea, leaving mankind with a mystery that can never be explored! Relying on the mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to draft water, one side of the water and soil to nourish one person, the people in the mountains know the most about "mountain treasures", the seaside people know the most about "seafood", today I will take you to see a very peculiar seafood - sandworms.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" what is a sandworm >? </h1>
Sandworm is a very peculiar animal, sandworm is not a bug that grows in the general environment, it is a burrowing reptile that lives on the beach all year round, also known as "naked star worm", "checkered star worm" and "sea ginseng", and "sand worm" is just a common name for it, because it is a bug that lives in the sand. Therefore, sandworm is not an ordinary insect, but a real seafood.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > can this seafood be eaten? </h1>
Sandworm this seafood, although not as famous as sea cucumber, shark fin and abalone, but the fresh taste of sandworms is incomparable to sea cucumbers, shark fins and abalone, and the nutritional value of sandworms is extremely high, which is a high-protein seafood. In China, especially in the Guangxi North Sea sandworm and Zhanjiang sandworm are the most valuable. Therefore, sandworms can not only be eaten, but also a seafood dish with extremely delicious taste and extreme nutrition.
However, in the eyes of our ordinary people, only the color, fragrance, and taste of the food have super temptation, that is, it looks beautiful, smells fragrant, can arouse appetite; eating delicious taste is a kind of enjoyment, and only such a delicacy is accepted by the public. However, in this world, there are many foods that subvert the three views of ordinary people, and those who like it regard it as "honey"; those who hate it as "arsenic". And the "sandworm" I introduce to you today is such a strange food.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > sandworm is a superior specialty on the table of People in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, but it is the most terrifying and disgusting monster in the eyes of ordinary people. </h1>
As long as you have been to Zhanjiang, Guangdong Friends, should have a deep understanding, if you come to Zhanjiang people's home as a guest, they will definitely make a sandworm dish for you, such as sandworm porridge, cold mix sandworm, sandworm soup and so on. Because sandworm dishes are very delicious and precious in the eyes of Zhanjiang people, as guests, they should naturally enjoy the special hospitality of the host. Even if you go to a local restaurant in Zhanjiang to eat, you will often meet the boss to sell you this special dish of sandworms, but if you are a person who has never seen or never eaten sandworms, I believe that as long as you see the fresh sandworms for the first time, its strange and ugly appearance will definitely make you creepy, sweaty forehead, suddenly turn the stomach upside down, get goosebumps all over your body, don't say eat, want to vomit when you see it, and walk around!
People who have never seen sandworms have always seen earthworms, but sandworms look more than ten times more disgusting than earthworms. Because the sandworm is thicker than the earthworm, the body is naked and hairless, and it also has a checkered pattern, black and red, just like a large earthworm that is swollen by the blisters, especially after squirming, it can also be deformed, which is really numbing, so the sandworm is also called "sand intestine". But it is such a seeming earthworm but not an earthworm, more terrifying and disgusting than earthworm, in fact, it is not only a rare top seafood food in the minds of Zhanjiang people, but also a delicious seafood in the hearts of many people who have eaten sandworms. At the current price on the market, the price of fresh sandworms is as high as 70 to 100 yuan / kg; and the price of dried sand worms is as high as 500 ~ 1000 yuan / kg. This shows that although sandworms look ugly, they are indeed a very precious seafood delicacy.
Zhanjiang sandworm soup
Caotan Town, Suixi County, Zhanjiang City, has always enjoyed the reputation of "the first township of sandworms". Because there are vast and deep beaches suitable for the life of sandworms here, the area of artificially cultivated sandworms is as high as 20,000 mu. Locals love sandworms, and it can be said that whenever they hear the word sandworms, they will salivate. Every year from the winter to the spring of the second year, Zhanjiang people think that it is the best season to eat sandworms, the sandworms at this time, not only fat and tender, but also sweet and delicious to eat, the more chewy in the mouth, the more fragrant, the more chewy the more chewy. Although the appearance of the sandworm looks ugly and disgusting, the real cooked sandworm not only does not look ugly, but also very beautiful, looks white and clean, and smells fragrant.
Zhanjiang people dig sand worms on the beach
There are many ways to eat sandworms, and the method is very simple, the locals call sandworms "MSG in the sea", that is to say, to make sandworm dishes, no matter which cooking method is used, there is no need to add too many spices. For example, the very famous "Zhanjiang sandworm soup", "Zhanjiang garlic steamed sandworm", etc., is made of large and thick high-quality sandworms, and the taste is very sweet and fresh. When making sandworm dishes, there is no need for complex cooking processes, as long as you pay attention to the key point, that is, to cut off the sand intestines in the sandworms, remove the sediment inside, eat the sandworms to eat its fresh and sweet taste, whether it is fried, fried, steamed, boiled, roasted, can let you feel the unique flavor of the sandworms.
Steamed sandworms with minced garlic
Writing here, today's article is coming to an end, I can only sigh: the world's cuisine, there is no wonder, we can not use a standard to measure the quality of every food in the world, since it exists, it must be valuable. Or that old saying, what you like, is the best!
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