We can smell and taste whether the sea cucumber is salty or moldy. If it tastes slightly moldy and bitter, it is moldy, and vice versa. Sea cucumber returning to salt is that sea cucumber gets wet, which causes salt to absorb water and make it ferment. Dry sea cucumber can generally be preserved for 2 years, so you don't have to worry about its deterioration if you store it in a dry and ventilated place.

How to distinguish whether sea cucumber is salty or moldy? Sea cucumber is an invertebrate, which contains high protein and low fat, and has extremely high nutritional value, mainly distributed in tropical areas. Dry sea cucumber is sold in the market as a nourishing health care product. It contains a lot of trace elements needed by human body. Proper consumption can improve immunity, resist bacteria and cancer, and also has a certain effect on brain development.

The color of fresh sea cucumber is mostly dark gray or gray-black, with sufficient moisture, and the color after drying is mostly gray. If the sea cucumber is moldy due to improper storage environment, there will be some white spots on the surface of the sea cucumber and the smell will be abnormal, so don't eat the sea cucumber after it is moldy, so as not to cause harm to the body.

Children and people with rheumatoid diseases should eat as little or no sea cucumber as possible, and sea cucumber should not be eaten with persimmon cakes, hawthorn, grapes and other foods. When purchasing sea cucumbers, you should choose sea cucumbers with full meat and thin skin. After taking them home and soaking them in water, they should be full of elasticity, bright color and no sand. The storage time of dry sea cucumber can be up to two years, and it is best not to exceed three days after soaking.