There is a saying in Fujian: There are winter worms in the mountains and star worms in the sea. Winter worms are very familiar to everyone, which is what we usually call Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis was originally a bug, and then parasitized by plants, and slowly became a grass, with high medicinal value.
Star Worm estimates that everyone will hear very little, if it is not to go to fujian and other coastal cities, it is estimated that many people will not know what this is for a lifetime. The star worm is not a plant that is transformed from a bug, it is a real bug.
There is a big brother in Fujian, every day to purchase 500 pounds of star worms to make seafood snacks - earth shoot jelly, because of the very clean processing, the star worm made of earth shoot jelly is popular with the major five-star hotels, and the boss has opened 8 branches.
The 3rd generation of municipal descendants
The owner said that his family has been processing star worms for 63 years, before his grandfather and his father did this, he is the third generation of people, star worm food production has now become an intangible cultural heritage.
The first process: wash three or four times
In addition to larvae , adult starworms generally live in the intertidal zone to the depths of the sea at 6,000 m below the seafloor. The star worms that have just been caught are all fat and rolling, and they are covered with mud, and when they get them back, they have to wash it three or four times to wash away the sediment on their bodies, and people with dense phobias say that they dare not look at it, let alone eat it.
The second process: fine washing
After the first process of cleaning, a lot of the sediment on the surface of the star worm has been washed out, but because in the process of washing, the star worm will curl up out of its own protection, resulting in the sediment at the head and tail has not been cleaned. So the boss will put all the star worms into a rotating container, and there is an iron pillar in the middle of the container, which is specially designed for easy cleaning.
When the container rotates, the boss will spray water on the star worm, and the worm will continue to curl up and stretch its body when stimulated, and the sediment at the end and end will be brought out. After doing this step, the Star Worm was a few points cleaner.
The third process: machine press insects
People eat star worms, only eat the surface of the skin, the things in the abdomen can not be eaten, so after cleaning, the boss will put all the bugs into the machine one by one flattened, and then collect the flattened bugs, waiting for the next process.
I don't dare to eat it even if it's washed clean
The squashed bugs, the dirt inside the abdomen and the outer skin are connected together, so it must be washed at this time until the contents of the abdominal cavity are separated from the outer skin. At this time, the bugs had to be placed in a large basin, which was quickly stirred by the machine, and each time it had to be stirred for more than half an hour. After half an hour, you have to change the water, and you have to change it 5 times to really wash it.
After washing, you have to choose by hand to ensure that the soil shoot jelly is made without a trace of impurities. The jelly of the earthen shoots had to be washed more than a dozen times from the time it was dug out to the time it entered the mouth of the guest, and the diner said that it was very safe to eat. However, some netizens said: "I dare not eat it again when I wash it clean." ”
Boil the star worm and pour the mold
After all washed, you can put it in the pot to cook, each pot should be boiled for ten minutes, cooked and then put aside to cool, and then the star worm soup is scooped into a mold, and then the mold is put aside and solidified for 12 hours. The star worm poured out of the mold, like a jelly, which is the soil shoot jelly, but the outer skin of the star worm is still clearly visible.
Taste, how to eat
The jelly of the earth shoots should be dipped in garlic, mustard, or chili sauce to eat, the skin of the insect is crunchy and crunchy, dipped in the sauce will not be very fishy, if eaten alone, many people may not be able to eat it. The nutritional value of star worms is very high, but many people still dare not eat, and some people say: after watching the production process, they feel very clean, even if it is scary, they are willing to try it.