To determine the dead and alive mussels: mussels in the water, there are bubbles coming out of the raw, in the raw fry will open the shell.

Fresh mussels, mussels shells are tightly closed, not easy to break open, smell no strange fishy odor. Open the mussels inside the shell color bright, white meat for fresh mussels. If the mussels are not tightly closed, a hand break open with a fishy smell rushing out, and gray meat is dead mussels.

Sea mussels are rich in protein with the maintenance of potassium-sodium balance, eliminate edema. Improve immunity, buffer anemia is conducive to growth and development, sea mussels are rich in phosphorus, with the composition of bones and teeth, to promote the growth and repair of body tissues and organs, supply of energy and vitality, involved in the regulation of acid-base balance.

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Note:

1, because the mussel meat itself is extremely rich in fresh flavor, so in the cooking should not be added to the monosodium glutamate (MSG), and should not be put more salt, so as to avoid loss of fresh flavor.

2, dead mussels rotting meat will also decompose a variety of rotten substances, should not be eaten, light gastrointestinal discomfort easy diarrhea, may be food poisoning.

3, can not eat uncooked mussels.

4, in cooking mussels should pay attention to clean. Because the mussels contain sand, their intestines also contain a lot of dirt inside, so the intestines should be cut open to remove all these dirt before cooking, only then can we eat delicious healthy mussels delicacies.

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