Do you know the difference between a flower clam and a flower shell? Tell you the answer, and stop being silly and confused
Recently I wandered around the Internet, found that many friends can not distinguish the difference between clams and flower shells, many northern and inland friends think that the southerners say that the flower shell and the northerners say clams are the same, today I will give you a detailed introduction to the difference between the two, although they are small shellfish, but they are very different.
Flower clams (flower shells) are actually folk colloquial names for several small shellfish. People in different places, the species mentioned is not the same.
Most northerners or inland friends say that the flower clams are actually Filipino clams, which can be bought all over the country. It is characterized by a rough shell and an irregular pattern.
This flower clam is distributed along the coast of China, but it is generally farmed in Fujian and Shandong and some seas in the north. Due to the influence of marine protection factors in some regions, its production in the South China Sea is relatively small, and most people can eat goods mainly from the north.
In Cantonese, "flower clam" and "flower shell" are pronounced the same, both called "flower shell". However, many southerners refer to Buffy clams, not Filipino clams. Because its appearance is very smooth, like a layer of oil, so it is also called oil nails, and it does not look as rough as the Philippine clams.
The pattern of the two of them is also very different, and it is very easy to recognize together. The origin of the Buffy clam and the origin of the Philippine clam are also different, the Buffy clam is a warm water shellfish, distributed in the northernmost sea of China until the south of Zhejiang, mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan coast.
Many people believe that the shellfish produced in the south are not as good as those produced in the north. Similarly, there are many senior foodies who think that Buffy clams are much more delicious than Filipino clams from the north. On this issue, let me share with you the comparison between the two of them, and everyone will judge for themselves.
Judging from the thickness of the shell, the shell of the Philippine clam is significantly thicker than that of the Buffy clam. In the case of buying the same weight, the meat yield of Buffy clams is obviously higher.
From the point of view of selling, the visual feeling of Buffy clams should be cleaner and more sven, the color is more attractive, and it is more smooth and tender to look at.
Many people think that shellfish that grow up in the sea will have sand, but this is not the case. The Buffy clam is a benthic shellfish with almost no sand, so many merchants will use it as a selling point. The Philippine clam has both sandy and sandless varieties on the market, but most of them still have sand, which is also the origin of its name "sand beetle".
Buffy clams are tender and crisp to eat because of their tender flesh than other shellfish, while Filipino clams are a bit spongy and have no highlights.
However, there is still a difference between seafood and other ingredients, which are eaten in the place of origin and eaten in other places, and have a certain relationship with the season, so everyone still has to choose according to their own preferences.
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