It is best not to use tap water for soaking sea cucumbers, but try to use pure water or mineral water. Because there are many minerals and bleaching substances in tap water, it will inhibit the foaming of sea cucumber to some extent. This will not only affect the foaming rate of sea cucumber, but also affect the taste of sea cucumber, resulting in the phenomenon that sea cucumber is not big, sticky and peeling.
There are many ways to soak sea cucumbers. You can put it in a cold water pot, cover it and boil it, then soak it in the pot. If it is soaked in cold water, it needs to be soaked in pure water for about 3 days. The sea cucumber should be soaked until it is soft. Take out the intestinal impurities and peritoneum by laparotomy, and then soak it in clear water until it is soft and hard enough to be processed and eaten.
Soaking your hair in cold water is a waste of time. If you are in a hurry, you can directly cook with cold water, which will shorten the soaking time. However, it needs to be cooked twice Soak it for 12 hour after the first boiling, then boil it with clear water, soak it with a pot cover for 4-5 hours, then wash it with clear water, then boil it with clear water, soak it for several hours, then take it out, and finally take out the intestinal impurities and peritoneum by laparotomy.