Of course you can eat it

1, family genus

Mollusca

2, origin

Russia, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia countries are distributed.

3, aliases

clams, yellow corbicula, cicada, sand snails, sand lah, crayfish

4, introduction

River corbicula shell medium size, round bottom triangular, shell height and shell length is similar to the expansion of the two shells, the top of the shell is high, slightly biased toward the front. The shell surface is glossy, the color varies according to the environment, often brownish-yellow, yellowish-green or blackish-brown. The shell surface has rough ring ribs. The ligament is short and protrudes outside the shell. The stranded part is well developed, with obvious closed-shell muscle scars and deep and conspicuous coat scars. River corbicula inhabits freshwater lakes, ditches, ponds and rivers where salt and fresh water meet, and is widely distributed in China's inland waters.

5, pictures

Nutritional value of river corbicula, the benefits of eating river corbicula

Nutritional value: river corbicula meat flavor, nutrient-rich, in addition to fresh food, but also can be processed into dried corbicula, canned clams, frozen corbicula meat, or pickled salted corbicula. These clams are popular not only in China, but also in Japan, Korea and some Southeast Asian countries. Clams are rich in nutrients and can be eaten fresh or used as medicine. There are appetizers, lactation, eyesight, urinary tract, foot fungus, dampness and sobering effect, but also the treatment of liver disease, measles fever, and so on.

1, blood and gas: high iron content, good absorption.

2, clearing heat: can clear the heart and fire, clearing heat in addition to annoyance, can eliminate the blood in the heat of the toxin. It is suitable for people who are prone to fire.

3, detoxification: clean up the body of long-term accumulation of toxins, improve health. Moderate consumption of river clams can treat boils and poisons, damp-heat jaundice, dysuria and other diseases.

4, beneficial to the liver: clams in vitamin B12 and animal liver content is equal to the anemia has a special effect on the recovery of liver function also has an auxiliary effect.

5, other effects: clams contain vitamins and other treatment of jaundice, night blindness, as well as to promote the mother's milk secretion, accelerate the recovery of maternal strength.

Best time to eat clams

All year round

How to buy clams

Look, look at the shells of the clams, whether the shell surface is glossy, if the color is positive, glossy, fresh, if the color is dark, do not buy.

Touch, gently touch the mouth of the clams, if you can quickly close the mouth, indicating that the clams are fresh, if the clams "sense" slower, also indicates that not too fresh. Also, clams are usually closed-mouthed, so if you see a lot of clams with their mouths open in front of a clams stall, it may indicate that they're not quite as fresh as they should be.

Palming, fishing a few clams and weighing them, if there is weight in your hand, it means that the clams are plump, if you weigh them lightly, it means that the meat is thin, and the taste is not good, so don't buy them.

Smell, smell the fresh flavor of clams is natural, if there is a fishy smell, even if it is very light means that the clams are not too fresh, at least a large part of them are not fresh, so do not buy.

Side effects of river clams

River clams contain bacteria if not cooked. The germs in clams are mainly Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which is heat-resistant and can only be killed at over 80 degrees Celsius. In addition to the bacteria in the water, there may also be parasitic eggs in the clams, as well as germs and viral contamination from processing. Generally speaking, it takes 4-5 minutes in boiling water to sterilize them completely.

The reason why people with skin diseases should not eat river clams is that the proteins contained in river clams, after entering the body, can act as an allergen and produce allergic reactions in the body, such as itching and lumps, or make the original skin disease recur and worsen.

River clams are cold in nature, it is best to avoid eating with some cold food **** with food, such as cabbage, cucumber, etc., after eating should not immediately drink some of the like soda, ice water, ice-cream such as ice cream, but also pay attention to eat less or do not eat watermelon, pears and other fruits of the nature of the cold, so as not to cause discomfort.