The scientific name of the cereal worm is Nereis verrucosa, which only grows in the topsoil of the paddy field in the estuary waters, feeds on rotten roots, and matures sexually when the rice is heading and blooming in the morning and evening, hence the name "cereal worm".

There are no side effects. Now, as a famous Cantonese dish, Cordyceps sinensis is soft, delicious and nutritious, and it is a favorite delicacy of many Cantonese people. Most of them are distributed in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea estuaries. In Fujian and Guangdong provinces, Shanghai and Nanjing, fishermen often catch and sell a large number of mature alien nereis for people to eat or as bait. Because the body is full of gonads, it is a favorite bait for fish.

Insects are also called "Cordyceps sinensis" in water, which has always been regarded as a dish in the Pearl River Delta region, and many places have always had a tradition of eating and caring for insects. The growth of cereal insects requires extremely high water quality, which is only found in Zhongshan, Foshan, Jiangmen and Panyu in Guangdong.

Extended information The insects can be steamed, stewed, fried or fried, or burnt and delicious, or sweet and smooth. Shenwan Insect Soup is cooked with fresh insects and dried insects, and its fragrance and umami taste are also taken. Many people only know that insects are nutritious and natural, but they don't know that the days of catching insects are basically fixed.

Every spring and autumn, mature grasses drill out of the mud and float on the water. At this time, they can be caught. However, in March and April of the lunar calendar, they are called "litchi worms". During this period, the grasses are small in size and have a little fishy smell when eating. In August and September of the lunar calendar, the "golden flower worms" are not only abundant, but also fat and good in quality. "Generally, there will be insects after August 15th, and at the beginning of November of the lunar calendar".

When catching insects, they are usually released into the insect beach on the first and fifteenth nights when the tide is high. When the tide ebbs, the insects will "break out" from the soil of the river beach, appear on the water surface and go with the current. This time is a good time to catch them.

People's Network-Zhongshan Shenwan focused on the listing of insects, and there was an endless stream of diners.