Chinese Medicine Classroom: True and False Sea Cucumber Identification Method
Last time, sea cucumber with high protein, low fat characteristics, as well as rich health care active substances, so that its therapeutic health value is gradually recognized by the public, more and more commonly appear on the people's table. (Sea Cucumber in Chinese Medicine Classroom (Part 1))
As the market demand for sea cucumbers increases day by day, its price is also rising, and some unscrupulous businessmen have also seen this "business opportunity", using inferior sea cucumbers as high-quality sea cucumbers, or using farmed sea cucumbers as wild sea cucumbers, and even adulterating and weight gaining in sea cucumbers to make huge profits. Therefore, learn a few ways to identify sea cucumbers, polish your eyes and choose sea cucumbers, so as to be a savvy consumer.
The sea cucumbers sold in the market are generally dried sea cucumbers that have been processed and concocted. When buying dried sea cucumbers, you should choose sea cucumbers with large bodies, complete bodies, thick and uniform flesh walls. The appearance of high-quality sea cucumbers should be black gray or gray and lustrous, there is no salt frost on the body surface, there is less charcoal ash or grass ash attached, and there are no residual internal organs, salt crystals, sediment and other impurities in the chamber. Many unscrupulous businessmen are "feeding" when processing sea cucumbers, filling the chamber with impurities to increase weight.
Then, we look at the back of the sea cucumber, the biggest feature of the sea cucumber is that its back is full of flesh thorns, good quality sea cucumber, the meat thorn should be complete and damaged, and the thorn tip should be straight. Wild sea cucumbers, due to their activity, the flesh thorns are generally thicker and larger. Turn the sea cucumber upside down and look at its abdomen, the incision in the abdomen is small but clear and neat, and the feet are dense and clear. Weighing the sea cucumber by hand, it feels dry and hard, firm and heavy, with a charcoal sensation (a special crisp sound) on the ground, elastic and echoing, and it is the best product.
Before eating dried sea cucumbers, it is necessary to soak the hair with water, high-quality sea cucumbers, after foaming, the degree of expansion is large, the taste is soft and smooth, elastic, and there is a strong seafood flavor; the quality of sea cucumbers, the expansion is small, the taste is old and tough or loose bubbles are crisp, and even sandwiched with sand grains.
Recommended today - fried rice with sea cucumber and vegetables
Ingredients: 2 to 3 dried sea cucumbers, 100 grams of carrots, 60 grams of hollandaise beans, 3 to 4 shiitake mushrooms, 2 to 3 bowls of rice, peanut oil, soy sauce, salt to taste.
Method:
(1) Soak dry sea cucumber: soak in cool water for 48 hours, change the water once every 12 hours. Remove, bring to a boil with water and reduce heat to low heat for 30 minutes. After the water temperature has cooled to room temperature, remove the sea cucumber, use a toothbrush to gently brush the surface to remove sand and skin, cut it along the incision, remove the sand spout, cut the tendons, and wash. Add cold water and ice cubes, refrigerate, change the water every 24 hours, and after 2 to 3 days of foaming, the sea cucumber can be used.
(2) After soaking the mushrooms, cut them into small pieces with sea cucumber, carrot and dutch beans.
(3) Heat the oil, sauté the shiitake mushrooms, carrots and hollandaise beans, scoop up and set aside.
(4) Add an appropriate amount of peanut oil to the pot, stir-fry the rice, add the above materials, add a little soy sauce, salt and stir-fry, and you can eat it.
Professor Yang Zhimin, a special health expert and vice president of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Expert Comments:
Sea cucumber is a treasure in the sea, which can nourish the kidneys and blood, warm and dry, and is easy to digest and absorb by the human body, which is a good tonic ingredient. Paired with healthy spleen and carrots for medium and healthy liver, as well as shiitake mushrooms and dutch beans with very high nutritional value, the color is beautiful and nutritious. The whole meal is full of color and fragrance, suitable for the whole family to enjoy together.
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Xiang Jun, Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacist of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Specialty: Chinese medicine drug consultation, including common chinese medicine decoction and taking methods, compatibility contraindications, rational drug consultation, commonly used Chinese medicine tablet identification, commonly used toxic Chinese medicine research, Chinese proprietary medicine drug consultation, etc.
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