Dead abalone meat softened can not be eaten, because it has deteriorated, in general, fresh abalone will harden after death, this time it can be eaten as soon as possible, and if the ambient temperature is relatively high, this hardened dead abalone and will slowly become soft, and there will be a strange odor, indicating that the abalone has been deteriorated, it is not suitable for consumption.

How to determine whether the abalone is dead? First of all, if it is a fresh abalone, it will shrink when touched, so if there is no shrinkage when touching the abalone, it means that the abalone is dead.

Secondly, in general, live abalone will be held together when they are taken out of the water, and they are soft to the touch, whereas if they are dead abalone, they will not appear this way when they are taken out of the water, and they are relatively hard.

Because abalone is sensitive to salt, so if the salt is sprinkled on the fresh abalone, the abalone will move, on the contrary, if the abalone is dead, sprinkle more salt will not move.

In addition to this, if you want to fresh abalone turned over, feet up, the abalone will move, and if the abalone is already dead, it will not move.