Did you know? Weihai has a specialty seafood: eagle claw shrimp. It's not big, it's very tasty. Steamed or used to make soup dishes, it is so fresh that people bite their tongues. Before May of each year, hawk claw shrimp begin to be marketed in large quantities.
In recent days, the downstairs aquatic market has been sold wholesale every afternoon with a cart of hawk claw shrimp. Fresh eagle claw shrimp jumping around in the frame, Rego asked about the price, 1 box 30 pounds, into a box to take the wholesale price of about 18 yuan per kilogram. So I wholesaled a box to go home, left some to taste and unsatisfied, and put the rest in the freezer to freeze.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="01" > the delicious taste of hawkfish</h1>
The scientific name of the hawk claw shrimp is 'hawk claw prawn', which belongs to a medium-sized economic shrimp of the genus P. Its body length is generally between 6 cm and 10 cm, and a shrimp weighs about 5 grams. The belly shape of the hawk claw shrimp is curved and looks like an eagle claw, hence the name. It is not only shaped like an eagle's claw, but also the color of the shrimp body is very similar to the eagle's claw.
Eagle claw shrimp live in shallow seas, although it is distributed in most of the coastal areas of China, but the main production areas are in Weihai and Yantai, Shandong. Weihai is the most productive sea area of hawk claw shrimp, and the quality of hawk claw shrimp produced here is also the highest, which can be regarded as a special seafood in Weihai.
There is a large piece of red paste in the shrimp brain of the eagle claw shrimp, and the middle of the shrimp meat extends to the tail of the shrimp, all red paste. The taste is fresh and fragrant. Its shrimp meat is very easy to digest, the nutrients contained are very rich, the calcium content is not small, and it is quite good for children who want to grow tall.
Eagle claw shrimp also contains a variety of trace elements, of which the content of magnesium is very high, magnesium has a good protective effect on heart activity, can also reduce cholesterol content, to prevent cardiovascular and arteriosclerosis problems are very helpful. Another benefit of the eagle claw shrimp is its lactation effect, which is a good tonic for female friends who are pregnant and breastfeeding.
The real fishing season for hawkfish is from May to August. But everyone should know that every year from the early morning of May 1, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea will enter a four-month fishing moratorium. In order to protect the reproduction and growth of marine fish and shrimp, all fishing vessels are returned to the port and are not allowed to carry out fishing operations.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic this year, fishing in the fishing industry has been greatly affected. However, according to the relevant notice of the Ministry of Agriculture, this year's fishing moratorium is still the same as in previous years, so there is less than half a month to enter the fishing moratorium. There are only a few days left to taste the live hawk claw shrimp.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="02" > golden hook sea rice from hawk claw shrimp</h1>
Although the eagle claw shrimp is so delicious and delicious, it is not famous in Weihai. This is mainly caused by two reasons.
First, eagle claw shrimp will die soon after leaving the water, and it is very difficult to keep fresh. You can only enjoy this delicacy locally, and it is difficult to eat fresh hawk claw shrimp in other places. Another important reason is that most of the hawk claw shrimp is dried into sea rice (also called dried shrimp).
Eagle claw shrimp is the best raw material for making sea rice because of its delicious shrimp meat and particularly high meat yield. The famous 'Golden Hook Sea Rice' in the shrimp industry is made of eagle claw shrimp after being salted, cooked, dried, dried, and dehulled.
There is also a kind of high-quality sea rice produced in Weihai Rongcheng Dragon Su Island, which is made of eagle claw shrimp caught in this sea, and the shrimp body is intact and the back is bright red. The title 'Golden Hook of Dragon's Whiskers' has become a symbol of the highest quality sea rice.
The biggest feature of 'Golden Hook Sea Rice' is that it not only retains the original deliciousness of the eagle claw shrimp, but also has a unique flavor, which is easy to carry and preserve. In addition to being able to make coleslaws, soup dishes, or stir-fry dishes, it is also suitable for making gifts and souvenirs for shopping when visiting Weihai.
<h1 class="pgc-h-decimal" data-index="03" > tips for taste buds:</h1>
When buying shrimp and rice, it is not the bigger the better, but it depends on the origin and variety. If you take a sea rice and taste it, you will find that the smaller the shrimp, the more delicious it is.
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