Friends returned from a vacation in Qingdao, and as soon as they met, they showed us the "booty" of this trip to Qingdao - being stung by jellyfish full of red envelopes, which made the little brother of the rat smile badly for a long time. As a foodie, The Little Mouse asked his friend, "Jellyfish are so delicious, is it so difficult that you haven't tasted it in the sea?" The friend silently clenched his fists, frightening the little brother of the rat into fleeing.
1 Jellyfish and jellyfish, silly and unclear
Speaking of jellyfish, I believe that many friends, like the rat brother, have always thought that jellyfish and jellyfish are the same thing, but is this actually the case?
jellyfish
Jellyfish is an invertebrate planktonic marine animal belonging to the order Phytophthora spp., with about 250 species of jellyfish worldwide. The body of the jellyfish is like an umbrella, one by one, in addition to the transparent jellyfish, there are some colorful jellyfish, very beautiful and moving.
There are also many beautiful legends about jellyfish, and Western legends have long ago that the Earth had two moons, the Moon and Zeus. Together, they protected the earth, and they fell in love with each other in the midst of millions of years of waiting. One day, a huge meteorite flew towards Earth. If it collides with the Earth, the consequences are unimaginable, and the moon will also be hurt. Finally, zeus resolutely rushed to the meteorite and died with it. The moon wept bitterly, and the tears fell into the sea on the earth, and they transformed into sea and moon jellyfish.
Chinese legends are also associated with love. Legend has it that an orphan was hidden by his parents under a monk's hat and placed on the beach, rescued by an old fisherman, and the orphan grew up to become a fisherman. One day he hit a weeping fish from the sea, and he couldn't bear to hurt the little fish, so he released the fish back into the sea. In order to repay the kindness of the orphans, this fish became a beautiful girl to repay the favor. After the Dragon King found out, he sent shrimp soldiers and crabs to arrest the girl in the future, and the orphan hid her under the monk's hat, but was forever locked under the monk's hat by the Dragon King's spell, and could not turn over. The girl eventually turned into a monk-hat jellyfish and swam back to the sea with stingers and shrimp soldiers and crabs to circle and wait for the orphans.
jellyfish
Jellyfish belong to the jellyfish species of jellyfish in the genus Jellyfish, that is, jellyfish are a type of jellyfish. Edible jellyfish include face stings, macular jellyfish, rod jellyfish, leaf-wrist jellyfish, and mouth-crowned jellyfish.
Jellyfish can be roughly divided into two parts, the upper hemispherical umbrella-shaped part is commonly known as jellyfish skin after processing, and the part hanging down below the umbrella is the jellyfish head after processing. And there are many small tentacles on the mouth and wrist, and there are many thorn cells on the small tentacles, and there are needles on them. When a human body or small animal touches a needle, the coiled spines in the stinging cells will eject, injecting venom into the human body or animal, and the tentacles of the dead jellyfish can still release toxins, which is why the jellyfish are poisonous. Therefore, when playing at the beach, you must pay more attention.
2 jellyfish delicacies
Jellyfish is a long-standing delicacy, and as early as the Jin Dynasty, coastal fishermen began to eat jellyfish. Summer is the season for jellyfish growth, and summer and early autumn are the best seasons to eat jellyfish. Fresh jellyfish are poisonous and need to be eaten dry after being treated and dried with salt and other raw materials. Jellyfish are generally made into dried to preserve, so they can be eaten in other seasons.
Nutrition and contraindications of jellyfish
Jellyfish are rich in protein, carbohydrates, calcium, iodine and a variety of vitamins, which can lower blood pressure, prevent arteriosclerosis, treat tracheitis, and prevent tumors. Chinese medicine believes that jellyfish have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, soft and firm phlegm, lowering blood pressure and reducing swelling. Friends with high blood pressure, asthma, and stomach ulcers can often eat some jellyfish.
Chinese medicine believes that jellyfish belong to cold food, so when eating jellyfish, try to avoid pairing with cold foods, such as pears, watermelons, bitter melons, etc.; in addition, jellyfish belong to seafood, and try to avoid drinking beer when eating, so as not to produce uric acid and cause gout; friends with allergies to the skin also try to eat less jellyfish, because the protein contained in jellyfish is easy to cause allergies.
Cold jellyfish
Cold jellyfish is a cold dish that we are very familiar with, cool and refreshing, accompanied by wine. Compared to other cold dishes, cold jellyfish are also easy to make.
Soak the dried jellyfish skin with water one day in advance, wash it clean, cut the soaked jellyfish into strips, blanch it in boiling water, and immerse it in cold water to cool.
Wash and shred the cucumbers, mash the garlic, mince the ginger, and place the cucumber shreds, minced garlic, ginger and jellyfish into the container; add balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil and stir. Because jellyfish themselves are salty, they generally do not need to add salt.
It is also possible to replace the jellyfish skin with a jellyfish head, which is more tough and chewy than the jellyfish skin, but also more crisp, yellow in color, crisp and tender in chewing, salty and sweet, and rich in green onions.
Friends who like meat can also add cooked shredded pork, shredded chicken, etc. when mixing cold, and the nutrition is more balanced;
Friends who like to eat spicy can also add more chili oil, red oil jellyfish is very under the rice;
You can also add shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, kale, etc. according to the taste, which is more crisp and refreshing.
Fresh jellyfish soup
This dish is said to be a favorite of friends by the sea, and the taste is similar to that of cold powder, but it is more crisp and cool than cold powder.
Wash and shred jellyfish and put them in ice water to set aside; chop the parsley, mash the garlic and add a large spoonful of aged vinegar; put the jellyfish shreds together with some ice water into a container, pour in the garlic juice, sprinkle with chopped coriander, and drizzle with sesame oil.
Burst double crisp
Fried double crisp, also known as stir-fried crisp, is one of the delicacies of Fujian, of which double crisp refers to jellyfish and pork loin flowers. This dish is properly matched with meat and vegetables, the taste is crisp and nutritious, and it is very suitable for sticking autumn fat.
Salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, white pepper, corn starch and water to make a juice; jellyfish shredded, pork loin cut flowers, jellyfish and waist flowers are quickly blanched in boiling water;
Put a small amount of oil in the pot, add the onion and green pepper and stir-fry, add the jellyfish and waist flowers when the green peppers are slightly soft, pour the prepared soup into the pot, and when the soup is thick, you can get out of the pot.
Celery stir-fried jellyfish
Like jellyfish, celery is crisp and tender in texture and rich in plant fiber, which has a good weight loss effect. Stir-fry jellyfish with celery can play a role in clearing heat, dispelling wind and detoxifying. At the same time, the blood pressure lowering effect of this dish is also very good, and it is a health dish. Celery stir-fried jellyfish is actually very simple to make, soak the jellyfish and cut it into strips, according to your own taste and stir-fry it with celery.
Onion oil sting head
Jellyfish, especially jellyfish skin, is particularly easy to melt when heated for a long time, so when making jellyfish skin, it is generally cold mixed or stir-fried to ensure shape. In contrast, jellyfish heads are heated for a little longer, such as this onion oil sting, which is drizzled with hot oil.
Cut the jellyfish head into pieces, blanch it in boiling water, add cooking wine, vinegar, sugar and soy sauce and set aside; chop the green onion leaves and pour on top of the mixed jellyfish head;
Stir-fry the shallot white with oil, remove the shallot white, and pour the hot oil of the stir-frying on the jellyfish head and the green onion leaves and stir well;
Jellyfish soba noodles
Jellyfish are nutritious, fat-free, high in protein content, low in fat and low in calories, making it the best choice for dinner for weight loss and crush.
Blanch the soba noodles in boiling water and put them into the container, and put a little salt when blanching the water to ensure that the soba noodles are more smooth; the roots of the enoki mushrooms are quickly blanched with boiling water;
Marinate the jellyfish in shreds with soy sauce and balsamic vinegar, pour the jellyfish shreds, soba noodles and enoki mushrooms into a container, drizzle with sesame oil and stir well, and finally sprinkle with green onions to serve.
3 How to pick jellyfish
Fresh jellyfish are toxins, so generally the jellyfish we buy are processed dried jellyfish products, which need to be soaked with water when making. You also need to pay more attention when choosing jellyfish.
Pick jellyfish skins
High-quality jellyfish skin is white or light yellow, shiny, naturally round, large and flat; no variety, mildew or sediment; the flesh is thick and uniform and tough; no fishy odor, crunchy and delicious taste. Inferior jellyfish have darker skins, poor hand-pinched toughness and are easily broken.
Pick a jellyfish head
High-quality jellyfish heads are white, yellow-brown or red amber in color, natural, shiny, similar to jellyfish skin, high-quality jellyfish heads are intact shape, thick and tough flesh, and crunchy in taste. Inferior jellyfish heads are purple-black in color, have poor hand kneading toughness, are easily broken when picked up, and have a peculiar odor and pus-like liquid.
Identify artificial jellyfish
There are now many people on the market to make jellyfish, we need to be careful to distinguish, artificial jellyfish are generally made of sodium alginate plus anhydrous calcium chloride and alum, basically no nutrition, and alum is also harmful to the brain. Artificial jellyfish are generally transparent rather than natural white or light yellow; artificial jellyfish are generally particularly tough, difficult to pull off, and do not have the faint salty taste of real jellyfish.
ps, what to do if you are stung by jellyfish
Jellyfish generally appear in shallow water, if you are accidentally stung by the jellyfish while swimming at the seashore, stay calm, swim to the shore as soon as possible, use the sea water to wash away the jellyfish tentacles, do not use clear water, otherwise it will aggravate the spread of venom; then contact the nearest bathing staff as soon as possible. Generally speaking, 90% of adults will heal themselves in about 10-20 days after being stung, but allergies and children should be sent to the hospital in time to avoid danger.
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