When people hear such animals as snakes and scorpions, their first reaction is to feel very scared, because such animals are not only ugly in appearance, but also aggressive. Cantonese soup, water snake scorpion soup, will feel particularly horrible at the sight of the name. When you fully understand the daily life of Guangzhou people, you will find that scorpions and water snakes are very common to Guangzhou people. Today, Bian Xiao will show you what Cantonese soup and water snake scorpion soup are. Does it taste good？ Is this soup really made of snake and scorpion?

1. What is Cantonese soup with snake and scorpion? Cantonese-style soup with snake and scorpion is a kind of soup that Guangdong people like very much, because this soup is not only delicious, but also has the effect of eliminating dampness and detoxifying. Because the weather in Guangdong has always been humid, if you drink this soup often, it can also help the human body to eliminate dampness and detoxify, and it has the function of nourishing and beautifying. Cantonese-style soup with snake and scorpion is made of water snake, scorpion and appropriate amount of Smilax glabra in Phnom Penh.

Second, the production method of Cantonese-style soup snake scorpion soup The raw materials needed to make Cantonese-style soup snake scorpion soup are: live scorpions, Phnom Penh water snakes, fresh Smilax glabra, lean meat, ginger slices, salt and so on. Water snakes are generally treated when they are bought back. They just need to be washed and cut into small pieces. Put live scorpions directly into the pot, scald them to death with boiling water, take them out, wash them and drain them for later use. Fresh Smilax glabra should be peeled and sliced after washing, and lean meat should be cut into pieces. All the prepared ingredients should be put into the soup pot and boiled with enough water. In the process of cooking, skim off the floating foam first, and then add the ginger slices. When the ginger slices are put in, simmer for about 90 minutes, and then add salt to taste.

3. Precautions for Making Guangdong Soup Snake and Scorpion Soup When making Guangdong Soup Snake and Scorpion Soup, you can also change the water snake into a poisonous snake, which will have a better effect of eliminating dampness, but because the price of poisonous snake is too expensive, it is not suitable for ordinary people to eat. However, the water snake in Phnom Penh must be chosen, because the abdomen of the water snake in Phnom Penh has obvious golden thick lines, and the effect of eliminating dampness is much higher than that of other kinds of water snakes. The function of scorpion in soup is mainly to enhance the efficacy of water snake soup in eliminating dampness and detoxifying. Adding appropriate amount of Smilax glabra has the effect of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, and has a good effect on joint pain.