Scallop is commonly known as dried scallop, dried scallop, river mother-of-pearl, ma jia zhu, jade mother-of-pearl, honey ding, river scallop and so on, actually is a variety of shellfish closed-shell muscle dried products general term. Pry open a Jiang Yao only fingertip-sized dried scallop, in ancient times is the tribute to the royal treasures.

It is listed as one of the "eight treasures of the sea" because of its delicious flavor, known as "seafood" reputation. Nowadays, although supermarkets can be bought everywhere, but the large dried scallops are still expensive, especially in the shape of the grain belly swelling round, light yellow color, feel dry and fragrant, tender taste and sweet and so on for the best.

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Nutritional value of scallop

Scallop is sweet, salty and flat in nature, and functions to nourish yin and tonify the kidneys, strengthen the spleen and regulate the middle.

For candidates, laborers, night shift workers, or people with conditions such as restless nerves, easily fatigued eyes, shoulder pain, headache, etc., you can eat scallop for a few days in a row to make up for the loss in the body. Scallop and radish soup, soup fresh and delicious, high nutritional value, is a suitable for a family to drink tonic soup.

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