The delicacies of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival are all related to local harvests, specialties or historical stories. In the Pearl River Delta, why is fried field snail a must-eat dish during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Below is the recipe for stir-fried snails during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope you like it!

There is a record in "Shunde County Chronicle" during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty: "Looking at the sun in August, people eat taro and eat snails." Folks believe that mid-autumn snails can improve eyesight. According to analysis, snail meat is rich in nutrients, and the vitamin A it contains is an important substance for the visual pigment of the eyes. Eating snails can improve eyesight, which makes sense.

But why must we be particularly keen on eating during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the time when the snails are empty and there are no small snails in the belly. Therefore, the meat is particularly plump and it is the best time to eat snails. Nowadays, among the people in the Pearl River Delta, many families have the habit of frying snails during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

I would like to remind readers that CCTV has recently reported that there may be parasites in snails. Everyone should do their homework before eating snails

How to fry snails:

< p> 1. Soak the snails in a basin with clean water for three days. Change the water two or three times a day. Finally, wash the snails and chop off the pedicles;

2. Put the tempeh, garlic, Pound the perilla leaves together into puree;

3. Heat a wok over high heat, add oil, add tempeh, garlic, and perilla leaves, sauté until fragrant, and serve;

4. Wash Clean the wok, heat it up over high heat, add oil, pour in the snails, then stir the refined salt with water, pour it into the pan and stir-fry evenly, cover it for about 3 minutes, add the tempeh, garlic and perilla paste and stir-fry once, then add Cover for about 3 minutes and stir-fry until cooked through.

Cooking skills:

1. If you like spicy food, you can add a little chili pepper for a better taste;

2. You can use seafood sauce or Zhuhou sauce instead of tempeh.

Dietary taboos

Field snails: snail meat should not be taken with the Chinese medicine gecko and the western medicine oxytetracycline; it should not be taken with beef, mutton, broad beans, pork, clams, noodles, corn, and winter melon. , cantaloupe, fungus and sugar should be eaten together; do not drink ice water after eating snails, otherwise it will cause diarrhea.