folk food-vegetarian fried sea worms

? Qi fengchi

after winter, a large number of snow shrimps came into the market near my home, and those fresh live snow shrimps became a bright spot in the market. The stalls selling snow shrimp are next to each other from the south end of the market to the north end of the market. On the first day of the white snow shrimp's listing, the lively white snow shrimp sold for six yuan a catty, but it dropped to five yuan in a few days, and it will be five yuan a catty in a few days.

We locals are used to eating snow shrimp with eggs spread out, and some of them are fried with strands of leeks in snow shrimp and eggs. The purpose of putting leeks is to enhance the taste. In fact, no matter how you eat snow shrimp, you can't eat new tricks.

There are a lot of snow shrimps on the seashore near us every year until this season. Why is it called snow shrimp? I asked the fishermen. Every year when it snows, the sea water is low in oxygen and the air pressure is low. A lot of snow shrimps flock to Bohai Bay, which is the last season for shrimp fishing. Shrimps die after eating snowflakes, so it is called snow shrimp.

actually, the snow shrimp is very fresh. But no matter what is delicious, it will not be fresh as long as it is always eaten, and snow shrimp is no exception. Our local people think that what is really delicious is the dog shrimp and sea worms picked out from the snow shrimp.

I remember that in the past, people who sold snow shrimps picked out dog shrimps and sea worms. Because those who bought shrimps didn't want them, they had to pick them out and leave them to eat at home. But now it's the other way around. Shrimp sellers are singled out and sold separately. And the selling price is much more expensive than snow shrimp.

Fresh dog shrimp with fresh meat, thick skin and big claws. It tastes delicious after steaming and is a good dish for drinking. Dog shrimp cooked in seawater costs ten yuan a catty. Fresh raw dog shrimp costs eight yuan a catty. The pink and purple-black sea worms are more expensive. It costs ten yuan per catty. However, there must be a small amount of dog shrimp and sea earthworm picked out from the white snow shrimp.

There is a special seller of cooked sea worms in the market, which costs 2 yuan per catty. Last year, when it was the most expensive, it reached 3 yuan a catty. Most people who buy sea worms are men. They buy sea worms for 35 yuan to go home and drink, which is an absolute good dish to drink. I used to like eating sea worms and drinking, but now there are many kinds of seafood, so I seldom buy earthworms to drink. Cooked earthworms are black, slender, flat and bent, with two rows of small claws like centipedes. Those who haven't eaten sea worms will feel a little sick. According to the doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, sea worms can clear away heat and detoxify. Used for carbuncle, sore and swelling. Sex and taste return to meridian, bitter and cold. Heart meridian According to the data, earthworms, also known as red silk worms and red nematodes, belong to aquatic oligochaetes in annelids, and their body color is bright red or bluish gray. Most of them live in the sludge on the shore or at the bottom of rivers, which is dense with the surface of sludge. One end is fixed in the sludge, and the other end gives birth to sludge that vibrates in the water. When it is disturbed, it immediately retracts into the sludge. The nutritional value of earthworm is extremely high, and it should be rinsed repeatedly in clear water before feeding. It is a favorite bait for goldfish and koi fish, and also the main bait for eel fry. After the sea ebbs, a large number of water worms are born in the sludge on the shore, and a large number of people catch them every spring and autumn.

Actually, drinkers don't pay attention to this. They just think that sea worms can drink wine. Every time I go to the market, I see some fresh sea worms from the snow shrimp piled in a corner of the iron plate, and say half a catty more, because they are picked out from the snow shrimp, and the quantity is very small. If you want to eat, you have to gather together from several stalls selling snow shrimp.

as for how to eat sea worms, even the snow shrimp seller can't say it well. I heard fishermen selling shrimp say that fried leeks with sea worms taste delicious. Later, I asked the chef again. The chef said that there are many ways for sea worms to cook, such as stir-frying or making soup.

There is a white snow shrimp seller in the market who is a classmate of my middle school. I greeted him in advance, and I kept the selected sea worms for me. I go to the market every day and take a look at his booth. I will buy it by the way when I have it.

When I went to the market on the weekend morning, my classmate saw me say hello from a distance. I walked over and saw him picking earthworms with a fork in the shrimp box. He rummaged through it several times, and only about half a catty was found. He packed it in a plastic bag and handed it to me, saying, take it home and eat it, and don't charge. Let me weigh the weight. Just throw him five dollars, and he didn't refuse again.

when I got home, I washed the sea earthworm, controlled the moisture, cut it into inches, cut the leek into inches, and then wok it with leek roots. After the leek smells, I put the sea earthworm in a frying spoon and stir-fry it several times, then put the salt flavor in it. Finally, I put the leek in the spoon. When I saw that the leek had been fried, I immediately put a few drops of sesame oil on it. Remember, never fry the leek, keep the color of the leek, and don't put soy sauce. It is necessary to maintain the delicacy of sea earthworms, the fragrance of leeks and the green color, so that the fried sea earthworms are delicious and have an appetite.