Because of its high nutritional value, unique style, good taste and various nourishing and medicinal functions to human body, cicadas have long been compared to "Tang monk meat" that can make people live forever. The Tang Priest in The Journey to the West, one of China's four classical masterpieces, was originally reincarnated as the second disciple of Buddha Buddha, who knew the monkey. Tang Sanzang was reincarnated as a monk in the Tang Dynasty, which means "knowing the monkey to shell". Therefore, people transformed the cicada from its shell as a symbol of immortality and rebirth, so it was eaten in the journey to the west.
Today, people put the nutritious "cicada slouching monkey" on the table, calling it "Tang monk meat". Obviously, this is a full affirmation of the nutritional value of cicada monkeys. Rich and unique nutritional value; According to the physical and chemical analysis of China Institute of Food Nutrition, cicada monkey nymphs are rich in protein 72g, fat 15g and ash1.8g per 100g; In addition, it also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins and trace elements necessary for human body. According to scientific analysis, grasshoppers are rich in amino acids, protein and trace elements, among which essential amino acids account for 46.63% of the total amino acids.
If the protein content of cicada monkey, which is also 100g, is compared with that of other animals, the displayed figures will really let us know how high its nutritional value is: the protein content of cicada monkey nymph is 3.5 times that of lean beef (of which protein content is 20.2%), 4.3 times that of lean pork (16.7%) and 3 times that of mutton. 8 times, 3 times that of chicken (23.3%), 4 times that of carp (17.3) and 6 times that of egg (1 1.8%). It can be seen that the protein content of monkey nymphs is much higher than that of meat and eggs of any animal. Because it contains a variety of nutrients necessary for human body, it has an excellent auxiliary treatment effect on promoting growth and development, supplementing metabolic consumption and rehabilitating patients with physical weakness, so it has become a rare natural and pollution-free advanced nutritious food. Eating too much is a waste and there will be no side effects.