Shrimp mayfly, English name Mantis Shrimp (Mantis Shrimp), originated in the Mesozoic Jurassic, all marine, the vast majority of species living in tropical and subtropical waters, a small number of seen in temperate waters. People in different regions for the shrimp mayfly often called different ways, such as: shrimp mayfly, shrimp aunt, shrimp crawler, crawling shrimp, shrimp tiger, setter shrimp, piss shrimp, pulling shrimp, shrimp dog bomb, bomb shrimp, rich shrimp, silkworm shrimp, water scorpion, Pipi shrimp, official hat shrimp and so on.

To the beach to eat seafood, white scorched shrimp aunt is a very common dish.

Local history books use the phrase "the tail spits red seeds, the color of durian flowers" to describe shrimp with paste. Pictured here is a picture of raw pickled shrimp with red heart, a dish from the Teochew Cuisine Research Association.

As far as aquatic food is concerned, the importance of shrimp is second only to fish and stronger than crabs and other crustaceans, the so-called fish, shrimp and crab is also. Shrimp and crab represent the shellfish because of the meat less shell more, delicious flavor, their consumption is easily from daily to non-daily. In other words, crustaceans are excellent food for drinking, and often move away from the role of hunger to become a delicacy for the leisure dietary life of the affluent. Most of the famous and legendary dishes in history are related to shellfish, such as the raw and pickled shrimp goo mentioned in this article. So the most subtle way to eat shrimp is not the common white seared, but pickled specifically for the wine.

The local history books of Chaoshan, there are also many accounts of shrimps, such as the Republic of China "Nan'ao County Records" recorded lobster, shrimp lady (pipa shrimp), shrimp aunt (mantis shrimp), white shrimp, Wu shrimp, grass shrimp, sand shrimp, sword shrimp, cockerel shrimp, yellow branch of the rice, white whiskers male, coarse chaffing shrimp, seedling shrimp, red-tailed, big-footed and other varieties. Similar to the shrimp grandmother, shrimp aunt means shrimp aunt, bigger than shrimp, elder than shrimp. To shrimp spawning season, but also with the "tail spit red, the color of pomegranate" to describe. As for the eating method, often due to shrimp and different, such as white shrimp "taste good", coarse bran shrimp "dry meat for the rice", Miao shrimp "can be sauce" and so on. Most often mentioned is eaten raw, such as the Qianlong "Chaozhou Province," said the Chaozhou people: "most of the food taken from the sea, so oysters, fish, shrimp, and so on, always for the most flavorful."

One of the varieties of shrimp aunt

Tiger pattern shrimp aunt. Some Southeast Asian seafood restaurants are afraid of shrimp nuns kill each other, respectively, stuffed into used Coke bottles.

Shantou food market to see the red silk shrimp nun.

A casual look at Baidu will show you different shrimp goo in various shapes and sizes.

Second, the physiology of the shrimp aunt

The shrimp aunt is known as the mantis shrimp because of its appearance and attack appendages similar to a praying mantis, and studies have said that the shrimp aunt's attack power is the top of the same mass of animals.

Three, shrimp aunt eating

1, pick a good shrimp aunt

There are a lot of shrimp aunt in front of you, what is a good shrimp aunt?

Simply put, the first good shrimp to live, the second to have paste, and the third to large. Selection of shrimp can be turned over to see the lower abdomen, full of cream can be seen at a glance, the neck if there are three white lines are usually cream. Shrimp aunt good and bad price difference is often ten times, the picture of this catty to hundreds of dollars per catty.

2, white scorched is the simplest way

Pot with water and put a tsp of salt, put shrimp nun, water switch fire, with the residual heat soak 5 minutes to pick up that is complete.

I get together with friends, and sometimes use the white burnt shrimp goo under the wine.

3, gold and silver garlic steamed

Gold and silver garlic steamed.

4. Legendary Segui Beef Balls

While Teochew hand-beaten beef balls are the most authentic, the Segui Beef Balls are really just a figment of the literary imagination.

5, raw pickled

The highest grade of raw pickled shrimp goo must be found with paste, commonly known as chixin shrimp goo. Just like the raw pickled crab, without paste what to pickle ah! If there is no fish spring, and where is the caviar! So any pickled shrimp pickled crab, if there is no paste are rogues.

No paste not pickled, this is the principle.

Raw pickled shrimp nuns seen in ordinary stalls. Common marinades include white wine, soy sauce, garlic, chili peppers and coriander heads.

Marinated for serving, it is often difficult to make your own after one bite 。。。。

The Teochew Cuisine Research Association's raw pickled Red Heart Shrimp Nun, can't tell you how many people have been poisoned, and how much drool has been allowed to clatter off the tongue!