The so-called "bird's nest" is called red dish. It is a natural fine seaweed. Because of its high nutritional value, its gum is as thick as bird's nest and grows on the seabed reef. Therefore, it is called "underwater bird's nest", and its growth is not single, but a long cluster. It makes people feel as bad as bird's nest. It looks red and grows fast. The scientific name of this algae is "Luohaicai", which has different names in different regions, and the southern region is commonly known as "red vegetable". Cattle hair is commonly known in the north, and our local Fujian dialect is called "red dish", which is a kind of cash crop with rapid growth and short growth period. Because it grows on underwater reefs and is affected by weather and tides, the number is very small.
"Seabed bird's nest" grows under the impact of waves, with high salinity, vertically distributed on rocks and growing in many directions in the light. Coastal reefs are more suitable for growth. It is difficult to get out of the water at low tide in the sea. It is time-consuming and laborious to pick them up one by one with professional tools. There is no way to pick the sea water at high tide, so all the picking efficiency is limited and the labor cost is relatively high.
After the "bird's nest under the sea" is picked from the reef, it should be washed and dried in fresh water. After about five times, the color changed from dark red to black and finally to white. This is also called "bleaching".
After the finished product is completely completed, there may be Jamlom sand in the treatment process, which needs further cleaning. You don't have to put it in the refrigerator. It is best to eat within one year of the normal shelf life. After this "sea bird's nest" is dried, the market price has reached 3000 yuan a catty. Although it sounds ridiculous, it is true. So we have to admit that whatever it is, it is reasonable as long as it exists, and it is valuable as long as it exists.
"Underwater Bird's Nest" is one of the secrets of longevity along the coast of Southeast Asia. Can help digestion and enhance human immunity. "Undersea Bird's Nest" is a magical food. When eating, you can take a little, brew or cook with boiling water, and add some sugar. You can make jelly in summer. If autumn comes and the weather is dry, you can moisten your throat with sugar water and dry it. You can also add some red dates, which is a very good sugar water for women! "Undersea Bird's Nest" tastes good and sticky. Because it is a pure wild product, it will smell a little fishy.
In the ocean, there is also a kind of red algae called "bird's nest under the sea". The scientific name is Haihua. It also grows on underwater reefs and has very good nutritional value. But red vegetables are more valuable than sea flowers. Judging from its growing environment, nutritional value and market demand, it is much larger than coral flowers. So I think it is more appropriate to call red vegetables "underwater bird's nest". Because of the limited supply every year, red vegetables are also called "sea shark's fin" in some areas. Things are rare!