Yaozhu, commonly known as scallop, dried Yaozhu, Jiangyan Zhu, Majia Zhu, Yuyan Zhu, Honey Ding, Jiangyao Zhu, etc., is actually the general name of many kinds of shellfish closed shell muscle dried products. Yaozhu tastes sweet and salty, and has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, strengthening spleen and regulating middle energizer.

Prying open a scallop the size of Jiang Yao's fingertips was a tribute to the royal family in ancient times. Because of its delicious taste, it is listed as one of the "eight treasures of the sea" and is known as the "best seafood".

Nowadays, although it can be bought everywhere in the supermarket, the big scallops are still expensive, especially those with full belly swelling, light yellow color, dry and fragrant hand feel, tender and delicious taste and sweet taste.

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Some people like to eat scallops, but they don't necessarily choose them. Most of them are imported products. When purchasing, you should pay attention to:

1, the color is bright yellow, it can't turn black or white, and it has a strong umami flavor with hoarfrost;

2, the shape is as complete as possible, short cylindrical, solid and full, and the meat is dry and hard.

3, don't have incomplete cracks.

High-quality fresh, pale yellow, as big as a child's finger. The smaller the particles are, the darker the color is, and the longer they are kept, the worse. Good quality dry, complete particles, uniform size, light yellow and slightly shiny.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Yaozhu