Family members who often eat snails pay attention.

Seafood cold knowledge

1. What should snails not eat?

1. It is not advisable to drink beer when eating snails. Drinking too much beer can lead to high uric acid, gout and even kidney calculi and uremia.

2. Snails should not eat with beef and mutton, broad beans, pork, clam noodles, corn, melon, cantaloupe, fungus and sugar, and should not drink ice water, otherwise it will lead to diarrhea.

3. Snail meat should not be eaten with clams and oxytetracycline.

Second, the species of snails.

Snails, commonly known as "Hua snail", "Dongfeng snail", "Sea pig snail" and "Nanfeng snail" in Guangdong, are very popular high-quality marine shellfish in domestic and foreign markets in recent years.

The main species are Babylonia quadrata, Babylonia mud and Babylonia Taiwan Province. Each kind has its own characteristics, with little difference in taste, delicious meat, crisp and refreshing, and the more common methods are frying, steaming and boiling.

3. What's the difference between a flower snail and a sweet snail?

Flower snail is a kind of villain, named after its shell is covered with patterns. Snails are common in food stalls in ordinary restaurants, and the price is quite ordinary. Their meat is delicious and refreshing, with many ingredients and seasonings.

Sweet snails are big, their shells are as big as horns, and their meat is thick and fat, which makes them a treasure under the sea. Generally, it will be encountered in high-end restaurants, and the price is naturally higher.

Fourth, how to judge whether snails are fresh?

1. There is a slippery liquid outside the shell of a live snail, which usually exposes the body and tentacles, and the fingers will retract when they touch the snail.

2. Cooked snail meat will protrude due to high temperature, so the snails on the table can only be seen from the appearance whether they are fresh or not. As long as the snail meat is exposed outside the shell and the screw cover does not fall off, pick out the snail meat with a toothpick and pull out the tail at the same time, the snail will be fresh.

Five, snail cleaning method

1, first put it in the pot to remove the soil and spit out the impurities in the body.

2. Soak in salt water for 3 to 4 hours, clamp off the tail with pliers and rinse with clear water.

3. Put the snail in a cold water pot, boil it and take it out.

Six, how to eat snails

1, iced snails

Preparation materials: 500 grams of snail, Japanese mustard and soy sauce.

Step 1: Cook the processed snail for about 2~3 minutes, and be careful not to overcook it, otherwise it will taste excellent. Take out, soak in ice water for 5 minutes, and serve.

Step 2: Eat with Japanese mustard and soy sauce. The umami taste of snail and mustard soy sauce make it fresh and tender, and the whole dish brings a fresh and pleasant atmosphere.

2, spicy wine boiled snails

Prepare ingredients: snail, ginger slices, minced garlic, onion, green and red pepper, red and red pepper, cinnamon, star anise, pepper, bean paste and carved wine.

Step 1: First, saute minced ginger and garlic in an oil pan, put a little underwater octagonal cinnamon pepper and cook for ten minutes on low heat.

Step 2: Add bean paste and carved wine. When the water boils, add snails and cook for about four minutes.

Step 3: Add onion and green pepper, stir fry, add salt chicken essence to taste, and take out the pot.