Pipi shrimps are cold in nature.

Pipi shrimp is mantis shrimp. People in different regions of China have different names for mantis shrimp, such as: mantis shrimp, shrimp crawler, crawling shrimp, goby, belt shrimp, shrimp mother, shrimp Male, urinating shrimp, peeing shrimp, urinating shrimp, rich shrimp, pipa shrimp, small shrimp springworm, silkworm shrimp, shrimp not only, water scorpion, Pipi shrimp, Penglai Dajijia and other places also call it "official hat shrimp" ”, named because its tail looks like a black gauze hat when turned upside down.

Generally, shrimp is a warming food, neither a hot food nor a cooling food. Cold food among aquatic products include field snails, river frogs, and shrimps are rich in nutrients and their meat is soft. Easy to digest, freshwater shrimp is warm in nature, sweet and slightly warm in taste, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. Shrimp meat has the functions of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening yang, clearing breasts and resisting toxins, nourishing blood and fixing essence, removing blood stasis and detoxifying, replenishing qi and nourishing yang, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain, appetizing and reducing phlegm.

Nutritional value of mantis shrimp (Pipi shrimp):

Mantis shrimp is a nutritious, juicy and tender seafood. The meat contains more water, the meat tastes sweet, tender, light and soft, and has a special and attractive umami taste. Every spring is the season when they lay eggs, and it is best to eat them at this time. The plump mantis shrimp has a brain full of grease, and the meat is very tender and delicious. Unfortunately, it has more shells and less meat.

But its protein content is as high as 20%, fat 0.7%, as well as vitamins, inosinic acid, aminopropionic acid and other nutrients needed by the human body. Mantis shrimp is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, aphrodisiac, and detoxifying the breasts.

References for the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia - Pipi Shrimp (Animals belonging to the family Mantisidae), Ifeng.com - Beware of 5 cold foods that damage yang energy