Grasshoppers (grasshoppers, locusts) can be said to be a pest that threatens crops, and the farmer uncle is a very annoying insect. But such bugs have actually been brought to the table and turned into a delicacy, becoming a drink in people's mouths! Let's talk about how this grasshopper has become delicious on the table!
The first thing to know is what kind of bug a grasshopper is. Grasshoppers are a common plant-eating insect whose main food comes from the leaves or rhizomes of plants. It is also very destructive to crops, and people are very troubled by their destructive power.
Their mouths resemble a very large and prominent chewing mouthpiece, and the hind legs are very powerful. When encountering danger and predators, it will bounce forward violently.
There are many species of grasshoppers, and there are thousands or even tens of thousands of species known worldwide, which are distributed in tropical, temperate and desert areas. Can the grasshoppers eat them? How to eat? What is the harm to the body after eating? Please read on!
Can grasshoppers be eaten?
Grasshoppers are a common insect that is not poisonous, and it eats the leaves and rhizomes of plants, plants and crops that are not poisonous. And human beings, as the top of the food chain, want to taste everything.
Since there were few pesticides in the past, there were many grasshoppers in the field. When I was a child, I also saw that others specially caught grasshoppers in the field and went home to eat. So I think grasshoppers are edible, and there are a lot of restaurants outside that also have this grasshopper dish. It also proves that grasshoppers are edible! To be honest, I have never eaten it, and I dare not eat this thing!
How to make delicious grasshoppers?
To make delicious grasshoppers, you need to be patient, and in the process of making, you have to empty the grasshoppers for two days, which means to starve it for two days. The main purpose is to let the grasshopper expel the dirt from the body.
Then cut off the wings and little paws and soak them in warm water for a few minutes. Soaking in water can play a role in cleaning, cleaning up the dust and other garbage on the grasshopper.
The most common method of grasshoppers is to fry the pepper and salt, and the grasshoppers that come out of this are very fragrant. It is especially suitable for drinking wine, and it can also be fried with chili peppers, which many people say is very good. But this is also someone else's blessing, and I dare not enter it for me.
Is there any harm to the human body from grasshoppers?
Grasshopper is a high-protein insect, many insects are composed of protein, grasshopper protein content is relatively rich, so eating grasshoppers is good for the body. And the taste of grasshoppers is also delicious and delicious. So eating grasshoppers can boost protein!
And grasshoppers are low-calorie and low-fat insects, and many people are most afraid of excessive intake of human fat, resulting in body deformation and fat. Nowadays, people in society pursue perfection in a physically and mentally healthy body shape, and are reluctant to eat too many foods with high calories and fats for fear of affecting the body. Grasshoppers are low-calorie and low-fat ingredients that do not produce a lot of fat to the human body.
In particular, the mother grasshopper carries a rich body of soy lecithin. Soy lecithin is very helpful to the physical and mental health of the body, soy lecithin can not only strengthen the maintenance of our blood vessels, but also improve people's memory ability, promote the physical and mental health of the human brain.
Grasshoppers have become valuable Chinese medicinal materials in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and such insects have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and aiding digestion. For example, people with weak stomach can take grasshoppers can play a role in strengthening the spleen and stomach, and people who always cough and accompany asthma eat grasshoppers and have the effect of coughing and asthma. In addition, grasshoppers can also dredge the meridians and correct diseases such as tics. Eating grasshoppers should be harmless to the body, and there are certain benefits! Therefore, grasshoppers are also the same treasure in Chinese herbal medicine!
Grasshoppers have a certain help to the human body, whether in taste or role. However, not everyone can eat grasshoppers, such as people with physical allergies, and people with other physical diseases can't eat it! Friends after reading this article, do you dare to eat grasshoppers?
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