The tide table of 2019 is coming, and I love to dig clams and fish in Tangshan!

The meat of the clams is tender, sweet and fresh, and it is rich in nutrients and inexpensive. Now that spring is melting and the sea is warming up, it's time to eat clams again.

The tide beach of Caofeidian is full of a variety of clams, including white clams, yellow clams, green clams, flower clams, clams, hair clams, mud snails, sea melon seeds and so on. The early coastal fishermen of Caofeidian made six treasures of "three cows and three oils": cowhide tied boots, cowhide tied, cowhide pants, oil coats, oil pants and oil shoes, worn to prevent waves, rain and frost. In the mid-winter season of The Ninth Dynasty, they put on these homemade clothes and braved the cold to "catch the little sea" to make a living. The mouth came out of the mist of water, along the path, intermittently on the road. At that time, most of the "catching small sea children" were people who could not go to the "far seas" without big boats, inverting nets, casting swirling nets, catching crabs, touching shrimps, digging eight belts, and picking up conchs... One of the most important is digging for clams. In the morning, the beach is still frozen with armor-like ice ballast, only to see the rake rising and falling in mid-air, and people rarely speak during labor, afraid of delaying their work.

The spring wind blows the early summer, and it is the season to dig clams in Caofeidian. How about, do you want to experience the happy journey of blowing the wind by the sea and harvesting fat clams? Eager to try it ~ Xiaobian presents the most complete strategy for everyone ~

When is the best time to dig clams?

First of all, we will present you with the Chao flood folk proverb that caofeidian fishermen have inherited to this day

The fifteenth day of the first month falls brightly, and one falls a "leaning";

After the first forty-ninth meal, start with it, and look at the head under the net;

In the first eighty-three, the Internet smoked, and the cabin was busy with joy;

Twenty-four or five tight eyes, can not sleep, once out of control to take a nap, the most afraid of the captain knocking the beam;

Twenty-seven eight, in the middle of the night, two delays in eating and sleeping;

Seven dead, eight alive, nine rising, changing the water and adjusting the tide is authentic, dry in the morning and stop at night.

The folk proverb was created by Caofeidian fishermen based on production experience, and there are many local slang words, which translate into a general and helpful content for digging clams as follows:

According to the old calendar, 29, 30, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and the corresponding second half of the month 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, the longest of the nineteen days of the month, the best clam digging.

The 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th of the Old Calendar, as well as the 24th, 27th, 28th, and 29th tidal hours of the second half of the month, have the shortest drying time, and may not even have had the lowest tide. However, it is not worth the trip, at that time and place, you can also look at the sea and close your eyes to listen to the sea.

The low tide time in the chart above is the most suitable time for digging clams in the Caofeidian sea area, which is available at any time of the year.

What are the common clam products in Caofeidian?

White clams

Flower clams

Clams

clam

Hairy cockles

What tools do you need?

Rake: Many fishing villages near Caofeidian are sold, such as Liuzan, Silkworm Shakou, Ten Mile Sea, South Fort, North Fort, etc. Before digging clams, you can go to the nearby fishing village shop to search, or find a shoulder-rubbing aunt to ask. Don't forget to prepare plastic toy shovels, rakes and other household items for your children.

Shoes: If the water is cold, bring a pair of rain boots. If it's warm, slippers and discarded tennis shoes are better.

Tools: When digging clams, simpleists can bring snakeskin bags, food bags, more demanding buckets, or fishing net pockets.

All of the above tools can be purchased online.

So, where is the specific location?

There are the following good choices: the southeast side of the Caofeidian Eco-city Sohe Bridge, the white clams in the south of the bridge are mostly white clams, and the clams in the north of the bridge are mostly. Caofeidian Industrial Zone three plus, six plus, flower clams mostly. South Fort, North Fort, Tsui East, flower clams, white clams, green clams are available.

In addition to the above locations, you can also simply drive along the seashore, stopping wherever there are many people on the beach.

The location marked above is an excellent location that Xiaobian obtained from the fishermen's mouth. Once near the site, look for yourself towards the coastline or ask enthusiastic fishermen.

Remind everyone that in the process of digging clams, there will be unexpected surprises from time to time, such as sea melon seeds in the crevices of rocks on the shore, oysters on bridge piers and stone walls, small crabs, pippi shrimp, bamboo clams, conch snails, mud snails, sea urchins, clams and so on in the mudflats.

The excavated clams often contain sediment and cannot be eaten immediately, how to dispose of it?

The excavated clams should be placed in a basin of open diameter and filled with water, preferably before the clams. Not too much, more will drown without oxygen. Add salt and mix to form seawater concentration. Remember to put more, the clam mouth is heavy.

If you want the clams to spit sand faster, put an iron in the basin, such as a nail, the clams are tired of rust, or a few drops of sesame oil, and the clams are tired of oil and meat. Both can cause clams to regurgitate and spit sand.

In the meantime, auxiliary means can also be used to induce clams to spit sand faster, such as shaking the basin with a small force to make it dizzy.

Note: Regardless of the type of clam, the survival time after digging out is about one day, so eat it as soon as possible.

What are the practices of clams?

Clams are known as "the world's first fresh", "the crown of taste", commonly known as shell vegetables, mussels, sea lady, Xi Shi tongue, etc., the meat is delicious, rich in nutritional value such as protein, fat, iron, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, vitamins, amino acids, etc., is a low calorie, high protein excellent food.

Joke: According to the "Houshan Tancong" record, due to traffic restrictions in the Song Dynasty, a clam sent to the capital by a distance costs one thousand yuan, and Song Renzong had to save food every time, and occasionally eat a meal that was not embarrassed to eat more than ten. The most "generous" emperor in history can be seen.

1. Original clams: half a pot of water, cold water under the pot, after the water boils, the clam shell is opened and eaten. Or freshly fried, put the clams directly into the pot, without adding water, and eat them immediately after opening the shell.

2. Spicy fried clams: First, you can put a little oil in the pot, fry chives, ginger, dried peppers, put in the clams and stir-fry a few times, add a little sugar, then add water or half a cup of beer, cover the pot, after the clam shell is opened, throw a few coriander before cooking.

The second is to boil the clams in water, after cooking, the shelled clams are put into the utensils for later, and then put the onions, ginger, dried peppers and stir-fry, the routine is the same, but no longer add water and beer. Comparatively speaking, the former is more vivid than the latter, and the latter is better than the former.

3. Clam custard: When steaming ordinary custard, add clams, add salt, sesame oil, cover the utensils with plastic wrap, and then tie five or six small holes, and then put them into the steamer.

The custard processed by this method is like gelatin, the taste is smooth and tender, and the two umami flavors of eggs and clams blend with each other in the mouth, which can be described as "the freshness of the world".

4. Fried clam meat: If you dig too many clams and are not easy to dispose of, you can cook and peel the meat and put it in the refrigerator for preservation. Take it out when you eat it, preferably with sauce, cold mix, and egg scramble.

Other mainstream practices include soup, as well as clam soup, clam porridge, iron pot clams, steaming, dumplings, barbecue, etc.