Maybe many people in China don't know what puffed fish gills are. In fact, it is a benthic organism, whose real name is manta rays gills. Now some people will make Peng's internal organs into special food, especially in many Asian countries, and some people will eat puffed fish gills as medicine.

Fish gill pig lean meat expansion method: soak the fish gill for 2 hours, clean up the fine sand, cook with ginger slices for 2 minutes, and pick it up for later use. Boil lean pork with ginger for 2 minutes, and take it out for later use. Half a pot of cold water, add ginger slices to boil, then add swollen fish gills and lean pork 1.5 hours, and add salt to taste.

Brief introduction of puffed gill

Manta ray gills, also known as puffed gills, hornfish gills or betta gills, are found in coastal areas and distributed in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea. Their protozoa are Japanese manta rays, stingless manta rays and double-kissed manta rays. There are many microorganisms on the seabed, and different species have different practical functions. Expanded fish gill is a kind of fish gill. Because of its powerful function and efficacy, it is considered as a very valuable deep-sea health care product.

Manta ray gills and swollen fish gills have not been included in People's Republic of China (PRC) Pharmacopoeia, and their efficacy has not been recognized by the authority of traditional Chinese medicine. At the same time, according to a research report in the United States in 2009, manta rays contain high concentrations of heavy metal elements such as mercury, arsenic and cadmium, and eating manta rays is harmful to health.