<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > abalone is a symbol of power and wealth</h1>
Abalone is one of the precious sea treasures, delicious taste, rich in nutrients, known as the soft gold of the sea. Abalone has been regarded as the "crown of seafood" since ancient times, and its flesh is tender and smooth, and its taste is extremely delicious, which is not comparable to other seafood.
Abalone, abalone whose name is fish, is actually not a fish, but a biological shellfish creature, but it has long become the best food in Chinese food, is one of the "eight treasures" of seafood, and the first of the four sea flavors. Abalone is a valuable ingredient in the Chinese tradition, the meat is tender, fresh but not greasy, nutritious, clear and flavorful, cooking vegetables, soup, wonderful taste.
According to historical documents, at least from the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, Chinese began to eat abalone. Historical records record that the people who ate abalone were not rich or noble, either emperors or powerful courtiers. Therefore, in history, abalone has a deeper meaning beyond food and has become a symbol of power and wealth.
Su Dongpo, a Northern Song dynasty poet who called himself "Old Food", loved to eat abalone and wrote a seven-ancient poem "Eel Line": "ShanTian Shanzhi Recommends Huatang, sits and makes the carving glow, the flesh and stone ears are insufficient, and the wax pen fish skin really leans on the wall." "Saying that with such a precious seafood as abalone, the cutting board is brightened, and the chef brings the cooked abalone dish to the table, and all the delicacies are eclipsed."
In the Qing Dynasty, abalone became one of the precious seafood, and has developed to the status of royal court banquets, with the record of "full abalone banquet". It is said that at that time, when the high officials in the coastal areas came to see each other, most of them paid tribute to abalone as gifts, one pin official paid tribute to one abalone, seven pin officials paid tribute to seven abalone, and so on. Because entering the emperor's kitchen cannot be a living thing, it is obvious that the only thing that pays tribute can be dry abalone.
It can be seen that the reason why abalone has ascended to the throne of the top of the delicacy is not because of the taste, but because the production and boiling process of dried abalone, which is rare and expensive, is difficult to remember, and it must be a large household with a cook, so eating abalone has become a "symbol of status".
It can be said that from the beginning of the history of abalone eating to today, the value of abalone has always been superior and noble, representing food, power and wealth. It is not so much the taste that is eaten, but rather the status and power that are eaten.
In China, the abalone that "successfully ascended to the top" has been attached with many extraordinary meanings and effects. Abalone also has a good meaning in China, it is said that its harmonic pronunciation "abalone baoye, fish yuye", "abalone" sound is the same as "full of surplus", Chinese eat abalone in the New Year, it means "rich and noble". Therefore, abalone is not only a high-class auspicious gift for friends and family, but also one of the must-have "auspicious dishes" for banquets, feasts and Festive tables. Later, The Chinese abalone-eating culture spread to Japan and Korea, and later the East Asians spread the abalone eating custom to the whole world.
Secondly, Chinese medicine has a very high evaluation of abalone, saying that it has the effect of "leveling the liver and latent yang, relieving fever and eyesight, quenching thirst and drenching", and treating "liver fever upside down, dizziness, bone steaming fever, green blindness internal disorders, fundus bleeding caused by hypertension" and other symptoms.
If it is only because things are rare and expensive, then there are many things that are rare! Why is abalone so expensive? Today's world is popular to eat abalone, and the price of abalone is pushed so high, in fact, because of China's food culture. Abalone has become a symbol of high-class Chinese food culture.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="12" > abalone contempt chain</h1>
Thousands of years ago, abalone lying on the beach may not have dreamed that it would one day be classified by humans and classified as a top ingredient, and since then it has been worth a hundred times.
Abalone produced in different seas has its own first level. In the global production area, Abalone is produced in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and China, and the abalone produced in Japan is the best.
Abalone can be processed in a variety of forms, namely "dried abalone", "fresh abalone", "frozen abalone" and "canned abalone". Dried abalone is a product of sun-dried abalone. Therefore, under the same conditions of origin, the different morphological aspects of abalone are divided into a strong chain of contempt: dried abalone > fresh abalone> frozen abalone> canned abalone.
And the size of the head, but also so that the abalone is once again graded layer by layer. In the abalone world, "several heads" means that a Sima Jin (600 grams) contains several abalones, for example, there are 4 abalones in a Sima Jin, which is called 4 heads of abalone. And so on. The smaller the number, the higher and more expensive the natural representation.
At present, the so-called most expensive abalone in the world is Japanese dried abalone. In fact, in the past, the transportation conditions were insufficient, so I had to make dried abalone. Today, coupled with sentiment, ingenuity or the dried secret recipe of abalone that is known as "never passed on", it has made dry abalone once a collection comparable to "gold".
In addition to these complex terms, which make the dry abalone draw a line from the ordinary people, there are also head-starter cooking methods, eating methods, and matching etiquette.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="19" How far is > from abalone freedom? </h1>
In the past, the number of abalone was scarce, and the living environment was large, especially the large abalone, which took 20-30 years to fish out. Therefore, the scarce abalone naturally gradually becomes a symbol of identity and status.
Since abalone was first successfully farmed in Dalian, China, in 1987, abalone production in Chinese mainland has increased nearly 30-fold, reaching a record 7,500 tons in 2002, accounting for 90% of the world's total. China has become a big country for abalone farming, and many foreigners eat abalone from China.
So, has there been any change in modern people's perception of abalone? Is abalone high or not? What is the value of abalone in the minds of modern people? How far are the poor from "abalone freedom"?
It should be said that today, abalone is not a rare ingredient, but the poor may still be some distance away from the real "abalone freedom". Quite simply, because abalone is not big and the cost of raising is high, a two-headed abalone in the world is now an absolute treasure. There are still many Chinese who have not eaten abalone. Even in modern times, a foodie's paradise, perhaps only one percent of the population can enjoy abalone, even those who live by the sea all year round.
Nutritionists today believe that abalone does not exceed conventional nutritional value. In fact, whether it is artificial breeding or wild under the sea, fresh abalone or dry abalone, 4 or 12, there is really not much difference. Abalone is really not so divine, but in order to meet the needs of rich people to label themselves, abalone has been given a unique set of food culture.
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Abalone itself is extremely nutritious, and abalone meat is rich in globulin.
Because it is a deep-sea creature with the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing, Chinese medicine believes that it is a kind of seafood that is tonic but not dry, and there are no side effects such as toothache and nosebleeds after eating, and it is no harm to eat more.
The meat of abalone also contains an ingredient called "abalone", which is able to destroy the metabolic substances necessary for cancer cells. Abalone is also an anti-cancer food on the table.
The role of abalone is not to lower blood pressure, but to regulate blood pressure in both directions, because abalone can "raise yin, flat liver, solid kidney", and can adjust the secretion of the adrenal glands.
Abalone has the effect of regulating menstruation, moisturizing and moisturizing the intestines, and can treat menstrual irregularities, constipation and other diseases.
Suitable for:
The average person can eat abalone. Frequent nocturnal urination, qi deficiency asthma, blood pressure instability, and mental difficulty concentrating are suitable for eating more abalone. Patients with diabetes can also use abalone as an adjunctive therapy, but they must be prepared with stew to have a curative effect.
Applicable amount:
1 at a time.
Tips:
Be sure to cook thoroughly, and do not eat half-cooked.
Some people have stomach pains every time they eat abalone, because of its high protein and difficult to digest.
Patients with gout and high uric acid should not eat abalone meat, and only drink a small amount of soup.
Although abalone is loved by everyone, it is not suitable for people with cold fever or yin deficiency and sore throat.