Winter is the fattest time for dog claw snails, and those who love seafood are very enthusiastic about them.
Friends who have been to the beach, will try a local specialty seafood delicacies, we all know that the seashore abounds in seafood, there is a kind of growth in the seashore stone cracks in the strange shellfish, called the dog claw snail, the local people called the sea chicken feet, because of its appearance and the dog's paw is extremely similar to the name.
When the dog's claw snail was first discovered, it was known for its appearance like the devil's hand, and was also known in the West as the "seafood from hell".
They are crowded attached to the stone cracks, usually a cluster of a cluster of group growth, winter is the dog claw snail is the most fat, love to eat seafood friends are very keen on it, the following Xiao Xiao will introduce this strange shellfish seafood.
A, dog claw conch price
Dog claw conch in Fujian, Guangdong and other coasts are distributed in many coastal areas, many fishermen will specialize in the seaside rock crevice digging this dog claw conch, the wholesale price of most of the 300 yuan a catty or so.
But the dog claw conch on the market is far more than this price, in recent years, the dog claw conch has become a very rare seafood, the market price is also rising.
The current market price of dog claw conch is generally in the 200 euros a catty, the domestic price of about 500-1500 yuan / catty, the quality of a little higher dog claw conch can even be sold to about 4000-5000 yuan, can be said to be very expensive.
Two, why is the dog claw snail so expensive?
1, the dog claw snail on the growth of the environment and water quality requirements are very high, there is no artificial culture of dog claw snail successful cases, so can only rely on the dog claw snail picking to meet market demand.
2, because the dogfish snails live in the reef crevice of the island where the sea current exchange is more frequent, so it is extremely difficult to collect them.
3, in recent years, with the large number of dog claw snail feeding, dog claw snail drastically reduced the number of offshore almost no, to go to the reef around the island to be more, the scarcity of things is expensive, the dog claw snail prices have risen.
4, the dog claw snail not only Chinese people love to eat, Europeans also especially love to eat, dog claw snail taste sweet, rich in nutritional value, in Europe, a catty dog claw snail in 200 euros or so, is a real high-level seafood, the domestic price of course, more expensive.
5, with the decline in the number of dog claw snails, in order to protect the rare shellfish, some areas have been banned from picking dog claw snails.
Three, the dog claw snail practice
1, white burn
The dog claw snail meat is delicious, the best way to do it is to water white burn, do not need to put any other ingredients and seasonings.
This way out of the dog claw snail will maximize the retention of its most essential flavor.
Dog claw snails should not be cooked for too long, boiling water in the pot, about 5 minutes or so.
Fish it out and eat it while it's still hot. When you eat it, break the neck off and slowly pull out the fattest meat inside.
2, steamed
The dog claw snail cleaned and put on a plate, the water boiled and then put into the steamer basket, high heat and steam for about 8 minutes can be.
This practice can taste the most delicious flavor of the dog claw snail, and can be the dog claw snail loss of nutrition to a minimum.
3, soup
Use the dog claw conch as raw material for soup, the first with a brush to dog claw conch brush clean, ginger slices, when the water boils down the pot, high heat boil ten minutes on the pot.
No need to add other ingredients, the flavor is very fresh and sweet.
The above is a full introduction to the dog claw snail, dog claw snail are by eating microorganisms in the water to grow, a single dog claw snail is not much thicker than the thumb, about two or three inches long, can eat the place is about only the size of a peanut meter, and eating is also more laborious.
But dog claw snails are rich in iodine, calcium, protein and vitamins, and have a sweet flavor that makes them a rare seafood item in many upscale hotels.
Looking at the introduction of the dog claw snail, do you have the feeling that the dog claw snail is very expensive? And at present there is no artificial farming success of the dog claw snail, I hope that with the maturity of farming technology, more people can taste this delicious.