Melon seed, also known as thin shell, is a kind of shellfish and seafood, which is a small light-colored clam with a small triangular shell and a thin and transparent shell. The top of the shell is located on the back side near the front end, and the distance to the front end is about a quarter of that of the dumpling part. The belly edge is straight, the middle part is slightly concave inward, the two shells are extremely expanded, the shell surface is yellowish brown or greenish brown, and there are brown or purple brown radial patterns and wavy patterns from the top to the rear edge of the shell.

Life habits of sea melon seeds

Sea melon seeds are a kind of small aquatic products with the size and shape like melon seeds. They are delicious when grown on the beach, so they must be cleaned when eaten. Because sea melon seeds grow on the beach, there will always be sediment in their shells, so soak them in salt water in advance, let them spit out sediment and then wash them with water.

It is a unique seafood in Chaoshan area of Guangdong and southeastern Fujian. It lives in the tidal flats of outer bays or islands with high salinity, likes to gather in groups, often sticks together in pieces, and is attached to the sediment with sufficient silk (commonly known as ingot). When mature, the female is orange and the male is milky white. There are two kinds of wild and artificial stocking.

Chaoshan is the first to breed thin shells, and Fenggang Village in Dahao is the most famous. Its meat is delicious and rich in protein. In fact, the whole body of the thin shell is a treasure.